• The Effect of Health Behavior Modification Program for Liver Fluke Prevention among the Risk Group in Rural Communities, Thailand 

  Panithanang, Benchapan؛ Srithongklang, Wirangrong؛ Kompor, Pontip؛ Pengsaa, Prasit؛ Kaewpitoon, Natthawut؛ Wakkhuwattapong, Parichart؛ Kaewpitoon, Soraya J (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  This quasi-experimental research aimed to study the effect of health behavior modification program in relation toknowledge, self-efficacy, expectation, and practice for liver fluke prevention among the risk group ...

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• Gene Silencing of TGFβRII Can Inhibit Glioblastoma Cell Growth 

  Ordoni aval, Farzane؛ Askarian Amiri, Shaghyegh؛ Azadmehr, Abbas؛ Oladnabi, Morteza؛ Saadat, Payam؛ Ebrahimi, Hadi؛ Baradaran, Behzad؛ Mansoori, Behzad؛ Pourabdolhossein, Fereshteh؛ Torabian, Pedram؛ Hajiahmadi, Mahmoud (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Objective: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant and aggressive type of glioma, associated with a high rateof mortality. The transforming growth factor-β receptor II (TGFβ RII) is involved in glioma initiation and ...

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• Aiding the Digital Mammogram for Detecting the Breast Cancer Using Shearlet Transform and Neural Network 

  P, Shenbagavalli؛ R, Thangarajan (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Objective: Breast Cancer is the most invasive disease and fatal disease next to lung cancer in human. Early detectionof breast cancer is accomplished by X-ray mammography. Mammography is the most effective and efficient ...

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• Cytotoxicity Enhancement of Paclitaxel by Loading on Stearate-g-dextran Micelles on Breast Cancer Cell Line MCF-7 

  Ghaffari, Fatemeh؛ Bahmanzadeh, Maryam؛ Nili-Ahmadabadi, Amir؛ Firozian, Farzin (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Objective: Paclitaxel (PTX) is a chemotherapeutic agent used for treating breast cancer. The study aimed to preparePTX loaded dextran stearate (Dex-SA) and evaluate its efficacy against human breast cancer cell line ...

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• Koreans’ Awareness and Preventive Behaviors Regarding Colorectal Cancer Screening 

  Lee, Shin-Young (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Background: Koreans in the Republic of Korea had high incidence and mortality rates of colorectal cancer (CRC),late stage of CRC diagnosis, and low CRC screening. The purpose of this study was to gain a more thorough ...

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• Clinical Significance of Circulatory miRNA-21 as an Efficient Non-Invasive Biomarker for the Screening of Lung Cancer Patients 

  Abu-Duhier, F M؛ Javid, Jamsheed؛ Sughayer, M A؛ Mir, Rashid؛ Albalawi, Tariq؛ Alauddin, M Shahid (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Dysregulation in the miRNA-21 expression has been previously observed in a number of malignancies and not onlyin the tumor cell itself but also in the body fluids of the cancer patients. The present study aimed to ...

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• Association of Autophagy Gene ATG16L1 Polymorphism with Human Prostate Cancer and Bladder Cancer in Turkish Population 

  Budak Diler, Songül؛ Aybuğa, Fatma (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Background: Urological cancers (prostate cancer and bladder cancers) are the most common cancers in Westernpopulation and its rate is increasing in the Eastern World. Autophagy has appeared as a fundamental repair ...

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• The Architectural Design of Deblocking Filter for Image Enhancement in the Diagnosis of Cancer 

  K S, Neelu Kumari؛ S, Vijayabaskar (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Objective: This method is to reduce the risk of imprecise diagnosis associated with poor-quality CT images, thispaper presents a new technique designed to enhance the quality of medical CT images. The main objective ...

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• Nutrient Patterns and Risk of Breast Cancer among Iranian Women: a Case- Control Study 

  Sadat Fereidani, Samira؛ Eini-Zinab, Hasan؛ Heidari, Zeinab؛ Jalali, Saba؛ Sedaghat, Fatemeh؛ Rashidkhani, Bahram (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Objective: To explore the role of nutrient patterns in the etiology of breast cancer (BCa) among Iranian women.Methods: The study included 134 newly diagnosed cases of BCa and 267 hospitalized controls. A validated

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• Comparative Analysis of the Effects of 17-Beta Estradiol on Proliferation, and Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Hep G2 and LCL-PI 11 Cell Lines 

  Sanaei, Masumeh؛ Kavoosi, Fraidoon؛ Dehghani, Faeze (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Background: Phytoestrogens are a group of natural compounds with estrogen-like activity and similar structureto estradiol that structurally mimic the mammalian estrogen 17-β estradiol (E2). They have a biphasic effect ...

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• Involvement of microRNA-423 Gene Variability in Breast Cancer Progression in Saudi Arabia 

  Mir, R؛ Al Balawi, I A؛ Abu Duhier, F M (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Aim: microRNA-423 is an oncogenic factor which is frequently upregulated in cancer. However, associations withbreast cancer risk remain inconsistent. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence of microRNA-423 ...

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• Impact of Nutritional and Environmental Factors on Vitamin D Deficiency 

  Altowijri, Albaraa؛ Alloubani, Aladeen؛ Abdulhafiz, Ibrahim؛ Saleh, Abdulmoneam (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Background: Vitamin D can be obtained through a variety of food sources; however, ultraviolet rays in the sunlightcan convert a natural substance in the skin known as ergosterol to vitamin D. Aim: This study aims to ...

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• Taking Refuge in Spirituality, a Main Strategy of Parents of Children with Cancer: a Qualitative Study 

  Abdoljabbari, Morteza؛ Sheikhzakaryaee, Neda؛ Atashzadeh-Shoorideh, Foroozan (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Background: Due to the rise in prevalence of childhood cancer the impact on family caregivers is increasing.Spirituality may be an alleviating factor for improving the quality of parent life. There is a lack of ...

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• Effects of Exergaming in Cancer Related Fatigue in the Quality of Life and Electromyography of the Middle Deltoid of People with Cancer in Treatment: A Controlled Trial 

  Oliveira, Paulo Furtado de؛ Iunes, Denise Hollanda؛ Alves, Ricardo Silva؛ Carvalho, Jovana Maria de؛ Menezes, Flávia da Silva؛ Carvalho, Leonardo César (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Objective: In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effects an exergaming protocol for cancer patients whoundergo or have already undergone cancer treatment. We sought to evaluate changes in cancer-related ...

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• Association of C3435T, C1236T and C4125A Polymorphisms of the MDR-1 Gene in Egyptian Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia 

  Talaat, Roba M؛ El-Kelliny, Medhat Y K؛ El-Akhras, Basima A؛ Bakry, Rania M؛ Riad, Khaled F؛ Guirgis, Adel A (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Background: P-glycoprotein (P-gp), a membrane transporter encoded by the multidrug resistance-1 (MDR1) gene,influences pharmacokinetics and metabolism of anticancer drugs and contributes to multidrug resistance ...

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• Immunohistochemical Characterization Improves the Reproducibility of the Histological Diagnosis of Ovarian Carcinoma 

  Missaoui, Nabiha؛ Salhi, Said؛ Bdioui, Ahlem؛ Mestiri, Sarra؛ Abdessayed, Nihed؛ Mokni, Moncef؛ Yacoubi, Mohamed Tahar (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Background: Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of gynecologic cancer-related death. Histologicalassessment remains the standard clue for the diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma. Misinterpretation and inconsistent

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• Expression Analysis of Serum microRNA-34a and microRNA-183 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma 

  Bharali, Dipu؛ Jebur, Hakim B؛ Baishya, Debabrat؛ Kumar, Suresh؛ Sarma, Manash P؛ Masroor, Mirza؛ Akhter, Juheb؛ Husain, Syed A؛ Kar, Premashis (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Background/objective: HCC is a multistep process starting from chronic hepatitis that progress through cirrhosisto HCC. MicroRNA expression level was found to be deregulated in HCC. To find out whether the expression ...

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• The Anti-Angiogenic Effect of Atorvastatin in Glioblastoma Spheroids Tumor Cultured in Fibrin Gel: in 3D in Vitro Model 

  Bayat, Neda؛ Izadpanah, Reza؛ Ebrahimi-Barough, Somayeh؛ Norouzi-Javidan, Abbas؛ Ai, Arman؛ Mokhtari Ardakan, Mohammad Mehdi؛ Saberi, Hooshang؛ Ai, Jafar (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Purpose: Glioblastoma multiform (GBM) is the most aggressive glial neoplasm. Researchers have exploited thefact that GBMs are highly vascularized tumors. Anti-angiogenic strategies including those targeting VEGF ...

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• HLA-G Expression is Associated with an Unfavorable Prognosis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma 

  Imani, Reza؛ Seyedmajidi, Maryam؛ Ghasemi, Nafiseh؛ Moslemi, Dariush؛ Shafaee, Shahryar؛ Bijani, Ali (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Background: HLA-G, a major histocompatibility complex of non-classical class Ib, plays a key role in thedevelopment of the primary tumors to metastatic stages. The aim of this study was to investigate HLA-G expression ...

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• Analysis of Delays in Breast Cancer Treatment and Late-Stage Diagnosis in Kazakhstan 

  Chukmaitov, Askar S؛ Kaidarova, Dilyara R؛ Talaeyva, Shnar T؛ Sheppard, Vanessa B؛ Xu, Haiyong؛ Siangphoe, Uma؛ Ettner, Susan L (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-09-01)

  Objective: Although Kazakhstan has made significant investments to improve health and life expectancy of itspopulation, high cancer rates persist, with breast cancer being the most prevalent type. Factors contributing ...

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