Volume 12, Issue 9
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Association between Glycodelin and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Iranian Breast Cancer Patients: Impact of Environmental Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Breast cancer affects Iranian women one decade younger than their counterparts in other countries and the underlying risk factors have remained controversial. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) mediates the effects of ...
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Assessment of Risk Factors Affecting Recurrence of Patients with Gastric Cancer in the Presence of Informative Censoring in Iran
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Background: In some survival studies, several events are taken into consideration. If the events are independent then the ordinary methods such as Kaplan-Meier, Cox or parametric models can be used. If one of the ...
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Healthcare Utilization in Patients with Esophageal Cancer in a High Risk Area in Northeast of Iran
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Introduction: Golestan, a province located north of Persian Gulf in northeastern part of Iran is a well known area for high risk of esophageal cancer (EC) in the world. There is no information about healthcare ...
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Low Frequency of Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus 1 Antibodies in Iranian Gastric Cancer Patients in Comparison to Controls
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)There is some evidence that human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) infection has a reverse association with gastric cancer (GC). Data about this association in the Iranian population are scarce. In this study we therefore ...
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No Association of the Exonuclease 1 T439M Polymorphism and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development in the Turkish Population: a Case-control Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Exonuclease 1 (Exo 1) is an important nuclease involved in the mismatch repair system that contributes to maintaining genomic stability, modulating DNA recombination and mediatingcell cycle arrest. A cytosine (C)/thymine ...
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Accuracy of Colposcopically Directed Biopsy in Diagnosis of Cervical Pathology at Srinagarind Hospital
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Objective: To determine the accuracy of colposcopically directed biopsy (CDB) in diagnosis of precancerous or cancerous lesion of the uterine cervix as a quality index of the institute. Materials and ...
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Estimating Prevalence of Genital Warts in Turkey: Survey among KETEM-affiliated Gynecologists across Turkey
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Background & Purpose: In order to develop cost effective health strategies regarding HPV screening and prevention methods, determining the incidence and prevalence of HPV as well as the diseases it gives rise to such as ...
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MDR1 Gene C3435T Polymorphism is Associated with Clinical Outcomes in Gastric Cancer Patients Treated with Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Objective: To evaluate the impact of the multi-drug resistance 1(MDR1) C3435T polymorphism on clinical outcomes in gastric cancer patients treated with postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. Methods: ...
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Prevalence of Obesity among Women in Turkey: Analysis of KETEM data
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Background & Purpose: Determining the prevalence of obesity is a crucial step in combating with obesity and devising national health strategies. It is particularly important to better understand prevalence of obesity among ...
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Personal Use of Hair Dyes - Increased Risk of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Thailand
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)The use of hair dyes has been inconsistently associated with an increased risk of lymphomas. To further evaluate this possibility, we examined hair dye use and lymphoma risk in a case-control study in the Thai population. ...
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Knowledge, Attitude and Preventive Practices of Women for Breast cancer in the Educational Institutions of Lahore, Pakistan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Breast cancer incidence rates, pattern of presentation and survival rates vary worldwide. High incidence, advanced stage disease presentation and low survival rates have been reported from Pakistan. Lack of awareness and ...
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Predictive Role of Molecular Subtypes in Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients in Northeast China
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Introduction: Breast cancer is increasingly regarded as a heterogeneous disease which can be classified into distinct molecular subtypes with prognostic significance. Materials and methods: ER, PR, HER2 and ...
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The Risk of Colorectal Cancer is Associated with the Frequency of Meat Consumption in a Population-based Cohort in Korea
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Objective: To date, there have been few prospective cohort studies that have investigated the association between meat consumption and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Asian countries. A large, population-based ...
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Nutritional Epidemiology of Cancer in Korea: Recent Accomplishments and Future Directions
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Because diet is closely related to cancer incidence and mortality, recent studies in cancer epidemiology have focused on dietary factors. The results of studies on nutritional cancer epidemiology in Korea are discussed in ...
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Multivariate Disease Mapping of Seven Prevalent Cancers in Iran using a Shared Component Model
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Background: The aim of this study was to model the geographical variation in incidence and risk factors of seven prevalent cancers in Iran. Methods: The data for cancers of esophagus, stomach, bladder, ...
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Setting Research Priorities to Reduce Burden of Cancer in Iran: an Institutional Experience
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Objective: The aim of this study was to draw a set of priority areas of cancer research in order to utilize these priorities as broader policy for decision-making on a comprehensive cancer control program at ...
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Survival Analysis of Patients with Esophageal Cancer using Parametric Cure Model
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Background & Objectives: Esophageal cancer is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the Caspian littoral north-eastern part of Iran. The aim of this study was to calculate cure function as well as to ...
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XRCC1 Polymorphisms and Risk of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: a Meta-analysis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Objective: Previous studies on the association between X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 1 (XRCC1) polymorphisms and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) risk showed inconsistent results. The aim of this study ...
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Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Patients in Yemen
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Objective: the objective of this study is to determine the quality of life among breast cancer patients in Yemen based on socio-demographic and clinical characteristics. Methodology: This study was designed as ...
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Reasons for Clinical Breast Examination in Women Applying at a Cancer Screening Center in Erzurum
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-09-01)Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the reasons for application of women for Clinical Breast Examination (CBE). Methods: This descriptive study involved 155 women who applied to Cancer Screening and ...
