• Rhinacanthin-C Extracted from Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Inhibits Cholangiocarcinoma Cell Migration and Invasion by Decreasing MMP-2, uPA, FAK and MAPK Pathways 

  Boueroy, Parichart؛ Saensa‑Ard, Sunitta؛ Siripong, Pongpun؛ Kanthawong, Sakawrat؛ Hahnvajanawong, Chariya (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Cholangiocarcinoma is a malignant tumor with high metastatic and mortality rates. We investigated the effectsof rhinacanthin-C on cell proliferation, migration, invasion and the expression of proteins regulating ...

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• Prevention of Malignant Transformation of Oral Leukoplakia and Oral Lichen Planus Using Laser: An Observational Study 

  Arora, Karandeep Singh؛ Bansal, Rahul؛ Mohapatra, Shreeyam؛ Verma, Akshay؛ Sharma, Sakshi؛ Pareek, Shubhangi (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Objectives: The present observational study was conducted with an aim to evaluate the efficacy of diode laser inmanagement of homogenous oral leukoplakia (OL) and reticular oral lichen planus (OLP), so that these ...

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• Risk Factors and Prognosis of Spontaneously Ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Thailand 

  Kerdsuknirun, Jitrapa؛ Vilaichone, Virunpat؛ Vilaichone, Ratha-Korn (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fatal cancer worldwide. Spontaneously Rupture remainsimportant complication of HCC. The incidence of spontaneous HCC rupture was high in ASEAN but limited studies

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• Lymph Node Ratio: Is It an Independent Prognostic Factor for Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma? 

  Salari, Abolfazl؛ Nili, Fatemeh؛ Jalaeefar, Amir Mohsen؛ Shirkhoda, Mohammad (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Objective: Lymph node ratio (LNR) is defined as the ratio of the number of metastatic lymph nodes to the dissectedlymph nodes. LNR is a prognostic factor for many tumor types. The present study aimed to evaluate the ...

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• Diagnostic Accuracy of Axillary Ultrasonography Compared with Intra-operative Pathological Findings in Patients with Breast Cancer 

  Rezvani, Alireza؛ Zahergivar, Aryan؛ Iranpour, Pooya؛ Akrami, Majid؛ Kazemi, Sepehr (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Objective: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and leading cause of mortality in women worldwide. Diagnosis ofaxillary lymph node involvement, frequently by axillary ultrasonography (AUS), is an important step ...

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• Factors Affecting Survival in Neuroendocrine Tumors: A 15-Year Single Center Experience 

  Sakin, Abdullah؛ Tambas, Makbule؛ Secmeler, Saban؛ Can, Orcun؛ Arici, Serdar؛ Yasar, Nurgul؛ Geredeli, Caglayan؛ Demir, Cumhur؛ Cihan, Sener (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Background: Neuroendocrine tumors are a heterogeneous group of tumors that can originate from all of theneuroendocrine cells in the body, mostly from the gastrointestinal tract. In addition to early diagnosis, ...

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• Automatic Approach for Cervical Cancer Detection and Segmentation Using Neural Network Classifier 

  P, Elayaraja؛ M, Suganthi (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Cervical cancer leads to major death disease in women around the world every year. This cancer can be cured if itis initially screened and giving timely treatment to the patients. This paper proposes a novel methodology ...

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• Topoisomerase II α Gene alteration in Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Its Predictive Role for Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy (Egyptian NCI Patients) 

  Eltohamy, Mahitab Ibrahim؛ Badawy, Omnia Mohammed؛ El kinaai, Naglaa؛ Loay, Iman؛ Nassar, Hanan Ramadan؛ Allam, Rasha Mahmoud؛ Sakr, Mona Ali (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Objective: Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive variant of breast cancer; it forms about 15% of breastcancer cases. It lacks the responsiveness to hormonal and targeted therapies. Anthracyclines remain the ...

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• Features of Microcalcifications on Screening Mammography in Young Women 

  Fushimi, Atsushi؛ Fukushima, Naoko؛ Suzuki, Toshimasa؛ Kudo, Rei؛ Takeyama, Hiroshi (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Background: There is no decrease in the number of breast cancer deaths if screening mammography is performedin women aged hereditary breast cancer. Therefore, more accurate screening mammography for young women is ...

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• The Role of Diuretics in Treatment of Aromatase Inhibitors Induced Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Women with Non Metastatic Breast Cancer 

  Alhanafy, Alshimaa Mahmoud؛ Labeeb, Alaa؛ Khalil, Ashraf (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Background: Around 50% of women receiving Aromatase Inhibitors (AIs) develop musculoskeletal symptomswhich may become severe causing interruption of treatment. Patients with AI-induced arthralgia had higher rates ...

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• A Pharmacological Strategy Using Stemofoline for more Efficacious Chemotherapeutic Treatments Against Human Multidrug Resistant Leukemic Cells 

  Umsumarng, Sonthaya؛ Mapoung, Sariya؛ Yodkeeree, Supachai؛ Pyne, Stephen G؛ Limtrakul Dejkriengkraikul, Pornngarm (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Our previous study reported that stemofoline (STF) exhibited a synergistic effect with chemotherapeutic drugs inhuman multidrug-resistant (MDR) leukemic cells (K526/Adr) by inhibiting the function of P-glycoprotein, ...

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• Malignancy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients 

  Cader, Rizna Abdul؛ Mei Yee, Amy Khoo؛ Yassin, Azrul؛ Ahmad, Ismail؛ Haron, Siti Nurfatin (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Background: Malignancies are among the leading causes of death in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)patients with studies reporting a higher prevalence of malignancy in SLE patients compared to the general population.

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• Prognostic Value of BCL2 in Women Patients with Invasive Breast Cancer 

  Ayadi, E-Z؛ Cherif, B؛ Ben Hamed, Y؛ Ben Yahia, N؛ Mokni, M؛ Rebai, A؛ Ayadi, H؛ Jlidi, R (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Background: Breast cancers are heterogeneous, making it essential to recognize several biomarkers for canceroutcome predictions especially in young women where the classical prediction parameters are not suitable. ...

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• Outcomes and Complications of Simultaneous Laparoscopic Cystectomy and Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy with Umbilical Reduced Port Surgery 

  Tanaka, Yutaro؛ Okamura, Takehiko؛ Chaya, Ryosuke؛ Nagai, Takashi؛ Kobayashi, Daichi؛ Kobayashi, Takahiro؛ Akita, Hidetoshi؛ Yasui, Takahiro (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Objective: In recent years, although reduced port surgeries (RPS) have been reported for many urological diseases,there have been no reports regarding simultaneous laparoscopic cystectomy and unilateral or bilateral ...

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• An Automatic Bone Disorder Classification Using Hybrid Texture Feature Extraction with Bone Mineral Density 

  S, Ramkumar؛ R, Malathi (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  A novel approach has been proposed to classify bone disorders for classifying the radiographic bone image asnormal, Osteopenia and Osteoporosis. The proposed system consists of three major stages to predict the ...

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• Enzymatic antioxidant and lipid peroxidation evaluation in the newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in Iran 

  Kangari, Parisa؛ Zarnoosheh Farahany, Tahereh؛ Golchin, Ali؛ Ebadollahzadeh, Somayeh؛ Salmaninejad, Arash؛ Mahboob, Soltan Ali؛ Nourazarian, Alireza (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Background: Breast cancer is caused by breast tissue malignant cells and it has become one of the main medical concerns with a socio-economic significance especially for women. Among the multiple factors involved in the ...

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• Molecular Targeting of Notch Signaling Pathway by DAPT in Human Ovarian Cancer: Possible Anti Metastatic Effects 

  Akbarzadeh, Maryam؛ Majidinia, Maryam؛ Fekri Aval, Sedigheh؛ Mahbub, Soltanali؛ Zarghami, Nosratollah (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Background: Ovarian cancer is one of the most important gynecological malignancies, causing significant mortality.Recently, there has been extensive attention to the involvement of signaling cascades in its ...

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• Expression of PAX-5 in B Cell Hodgkin and Non Hodgkin Lymphoma 

  Khan, Muhammad Rahil؛ Ahmad, Arsalan؛ Kayani, Naila؛ Minhas, Khurram (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Background: B-cell malignancies including Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia and HodgkinLymphoma show a wide spectrum of B-cell differentiation from early stage B-cell precursors to mature B-cells ending ...

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• Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Sibling Cancer Needs Instrument (SCNI) 

  Masoudifar, Zeynab؛ Khanali Mojen, Leila؛ Rassouli, Maryam؛ Nasiri, Maliheh؛ Patterson, Pandora؛ Mc Donald, Fiona؛ Eshghi, Peyman (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  The sibling cancer needs instrument (SCNI) is the first developed specifically for assessing psychosocial unmetneeds of adolescents having a sibling with cancer. The aim of this study is to evaluate the psychometric ...

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• Probably Benign Solid Breast Lesions on Ultrasound: Need for Biopsy Reassessed 

  Fatima, Kulsoom؛ Masroor, Imrana؛ Khanani, Samina (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-12-01)

  Objective: To determine the negative predictive value of ultrasound for breast masses with probably benignmorphology, and to assess whether follow-up may be an acceptable alternative to biopsy. Methods: After ...

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