Volume 16, Issue 8
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Cigarette Alternatives: Are they Safe?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)In spite of limited data regarding the safety or effectiveness of electronic cigarette introduced into themarket as a healthier alternative to tobacco smoking, its popularity has increased enormously. E-cigarettes ...
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Have we Comprehensively Evaluated the Effectiveness of Endoscopic Screening for Gastric Cancer?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Endoscopy has been increasingly used in clinical practice and as a standardized examination procedure forgastrointestinal diseases. However, only a few studies on endoscopic screening for evaluating mortality reductionfrom ...
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Universal Health Coverage for Cancer in Asia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)
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Breast Cancer Association with CYP1A2 Activity and Gene Polymorphisms - a Preliminary Case-control Study in Tunisia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relative contribution of CYP1A2 isoforms (-3860 G/A,-2467T/delT and -163C/A) in control subjects and breast cancer patients to the metabolism of caffeine in humanliver. ...
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SIRT7 Exhibits Oncogenic Potential in Human Ovarian Cancer Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Background: Sirtuin7 (SIRT7) is a type of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide oxidized form (NAD+)-dependentdeacetylase and the least understood member of the sirtuins family; it is implicated in various processes, ...
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Effects of Breast Cancer Fatalism on Breast Cancer Awareness among Nursing Students in Turkey
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and leading cause of death worldwide,including in Turkey. High perceptions of cancer fatalism are associated with lower rates of participation inscreening ...
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Anisotropic Patterns of Liver Cancer Prevalence in Guangxi in Southwest China: Is Local Climate a Contributing Factor?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Geographic information system (GIS) technology has useful applications for epidemiology, enabling thedetection of spatial patterns of disease dispersion and locating geographic areas at increased risk. In this study,we ...
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Signs, Symptoms and Complications of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma According to Grade and Stage in South Iran
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Background: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is a heterogeneous type of neoplasm of the lymphatic system.To have a more accurate and early diagnosis we need to know signs, symptoms and complications of lymphomain early ...
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Involvement of GRP78 in the Resistance of Ovarian Carcinoma Cells to Paclitaxel
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Background: Glucose regulated protein 78 (GRP78) is a type of molecular chaperone. It is a possible candidateprotein that contributes to development of drug resistance. We first examined the involvement of GRP78 ...
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High Frequency of Codon 12 but not Codon 13 and 61 K-ras Gene Mutations in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of Breast in a South Indian Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Background: Ras genes are thought to play an important role in human cancer since they have been foundto be activated frequently in several types of tumors including breast cancer, where the overall incidence ofK-RAS ...
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Influence of Residential Environment and Lifestyle on Multiple Primary Malignancies in Taiwan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Background: Multiple primary malignancies (MPM) have become increasingly prevalent worldwide. Thisinvestigation was aimed at establishing the clinicopathological characteristics of MPM patients and evaluatingthe ...
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Development of a Risk Index for Prediction of Abnormal Pap Test Results in Serbia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Background: Serbia is one of the countries with highest incidence and mortality rates for cervical cancer inCentral and South Eastern Europe. Introducing a risk index could provide a powerful means for targeting ...
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Promyelocytic Leukemia (PML) Gene Mutations may not Contribute to Gastric Adenocarcinoma Development
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide. Environmental as well asgenetic factors have been shown to be involved in its genesis. Among genetic factors, loss of function of a tumorsuppressive ...
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Induction of Apoptosis in Human Leukemic Cell Lines by Diallyl Disulfide via Modulation of EGFR/ERK/PKM2 Signaling Pathways
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Background: Diallyl disulfide (DADS) may exert potent anticancer action both in vitro and in vivo. Althoughits effects on cancer are significant, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. In this study, we sought ...
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Breast Cancer Screening Barriers from the Womans Perspective: a Meta-synthesis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Background: The principal aim of health service providers in the field of breast cancer is to detect andtreat lesions at an appropriate time. Therefore, identification of barriers to screening can be very helpful. ...
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TP53 Codon 72 Polymorphisms and Lung Cancer Risk in the Bangladeshi Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Objective: To assess associations between codon 72 polymorphisms (Pro or B and Arg or b alleles) of theTP53 gene and lung cancer risk among Bangladeshis. Materials and Methods: The distribution of ...
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Epidemiological Trends of GI Cancers in Patients Visiting a Tertiary Care Hospital in Chandigarh, North India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Background: Cancer has become an epidemic disease. Nearly ten million new cancer cases are diagnosedannually in the world and out of these about half are from the developing world. To appropriately plan fortreatment, ...
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Diagnostic Value of Endorectal Ultrasound in Preoperative Assessment of Lymph Node Involvement in Colorectal Cancer: a Meta-analysis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Background: Nodal invasion by colorectal cancer is a critical determinant in estimating patient survival and inchoosing appropriate preoperative treatment. The present meta-analysis was designed to evaluate the ...
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Application of Joint Detection of AFP, CA19-9, CA125 and CEA in Identification and Diagnosis of Cholangiocarcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Objective: To explore the application of joint detection of serum AFP, CA19-9, CA125 and CEA in identificationand diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma (CC). Materials and Methods: The levels of serum ...
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Sensitivity of Gastric Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy Drugs in Elderly Patients and Its Correlation with Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-08-01)Objective: To explore the sensitivity of gastric cancer cells to chemotherapy drugs in elderly patients andits correlation with cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in cancer tissue. Materials and Methods: ...
