• Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Based on Cervical Cytology Specimen 

  Sangpichai, Soracha؛ Patarapadungkit, Natcha؛ Pientong, Chamsai؛ Ekalaksananan, Tipaya؛ Chaiwiriyakul, Surachat؛ Thongbor, Ratchaneekorn؛ Sirivech, Phannatorn؛ Jangsiriwitayakorn, Porntip؛ Triamwittayanon, Tippawan (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Objective: High-risk human papillomavirus (HR HPV) was associated with the development of cervical cancer. Asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) infection is the most common bacterial, sexually-transmitted ...

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• Natural Killer Cell Expansion with Autologous Feeder Layer and Anti-CD3 Antibody for Immune Cell Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma 

  Hosseinzadeh, Faezeh؛ Ai, Jafar؛ Ebrahimi-Barough, Somayeh؛ Seyhoun, Iman؛ Hajifathali, Abbas؛ Muhammadnejad, Samad؛ Hosseinzadeh, Fatemeh؛ Shadnoush, Mahdi؛ Dabiri Oskouei, Farnaz؛ Verdi, Javad (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Background: one of the promising approaches for treatment of some cancers is adoptive cell therapy using natural killer (NK) cells. Various methods have been investigated for ex vivo expansion of NK cells in large-scale, ...

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• Design and Development of In-House Multichannel Applicator for HDR Vaginal Brachytherapy and Dosimetric Comparision with Single Channel Applicator 

  Govindaraj, Kesavan؛ Shanmugam, Senthilkumar؛ Sampathrajan, Sowmiya (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Introduction: Endometrial cancer (EC) is a leading cause of female cancer in developed countries. The total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection is the primary ...

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• Is High Definition MLC Dosimetrically Superior to Standard Definition MLC for SIB-SBRT for Carcinoma Prostate 

  T K, Bijina؛ Ganesh, K M؛ A, Pichandi (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Objective: The study was conducted to quantitatively evaluate the dosimetric effects of high definition (2.5 mm) and standard definition (5.0 mm) MLC on the quality of SBRT plans using SIB-IMRT and SIB-VMAT technique for ...

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• Trends in the Incidence of Breast Cancer Following the Radiological Accident in Goiânia: A 25-Year Analysis 

  Rahal, Rosemar Macedo Sousa؛ Rocha, Marina Elias؛ Freitas-Junior, Ruffo؛ Correa, Rosangela da Silveira؛ Rodrigues, Danielle؛ Martins, Edesio؛ Soares, Leonardo Ribeiro؛ Oliveira, Jose Carlos (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Background: The largest radiological accident to occur in any urban area happened in Goiânia, Brazil, in 1987. One major concern regarding deleterious effects in the population was a possible increase in the breast cancer ...

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• Prevalence of Atrophic Gastritis in Kazakhstan and the Accuracy of Pepsinogen Tests to Detect Gastric Mucosal Atrophy 

  Mezmale, Linda؛ Isajevs, Sergejs؛ Bogdanova, Inga؛ Polaka, Inese؛ Krigere, Anna؛ Rudzite, Dace؛ Rudule, Aiga؛ Kikuste, Ilze؛ Parshutin, Sergei؛ Tazhedinov, Altynbek؛ Mushinskiy, Dmitry؛ Sametayev, Darkhan؛ Belikhina, Tatyana؛ Igissinov, Nurbek؛ Park, Jin Young؛ Herrero, Rolando؛ Leja, Marcis (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Background: Atrophic gastritis is considered precursor condition for gastric cancer. There is so far limited evidence on the performance of pepsinogens for atrophy detection in Central Asia. The aim of our study was to ...

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• Exosomes as a Surrogate Marker for Autophagy in Peripheral Blood, Correlative Data from Phase I Study of Chloroquine in Combination with Carboplatin/Gemcitabine in Advanced Solid Tumors 

  Abdel Karim, Nagla؛ Gaber, Ola؛ Aljohani, Hashim M؛ Eldessouki, Ihab؛ Bahassi, El Mustapha؛ Morris, John (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Background: Autophagy is a catabolic process, utilized constitutionally by body cells to recycle nutrients and to remove unwanted/damaged intracellular constituents. It is enhanced during periods of stress, such as starvation ...

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• AMPK Activation of Apoptotic Markers in Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines with Different p53 Backgrounds: MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 and T47D Cells 

  El-Masry, Omar S؛ Brown, Barry L؛ Dobson, Pauline R M (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Background: Downregulation of AMPK has been established as a major contributor to carcinogenesis in many types of human cancer. We sought to investigate the influence of activated AMPK on apoptotic markers in human breast ...

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• Association of XPO1 Overexpression with NF-κB and Ki67 in Colorectal Cancer 

  Aladhraei, Mohammed؛ Kassem Al-Thobhani, Abdulla؛ Poungvarin, Naravat؛ Suwannalert, Prasit (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Objectives: Exportin 1(XPO1), a nuclear exporter protein, has been gaining recognition in cancer progression and treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the association between the overexpression of XPO1 with NF-κB, Ki67 ...

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• Forgone Health and Economic Benefits Associated with Socioeconomic Differences in Organized Cervical Cancer Screening 

  Hsieh, Vivian Chia-Rong؛ Chen, Zih-Jhen؛ Liu, Chin-Chen؛ Chiang, Jen-Huai؛ Shieh, Shwn-Huey؛ Hsieh, Ming-Shun (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Objective: To describe cervical cancer screening participation among women in Taiwan under its population-based screening policy and to estimate the economic burden of disease attributable to avoidable disparities in ...

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• Analysis of Decision Tree and K-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm in the Classification of Breast Cancer 

  Rajaguru, Harikumar؛ S R, Sannasi Chakravarthy (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Objective: The death rate of breast tumour is falling as there is progress in its research area. However, it is the most common disease among women. It is a great challenge in designing a machine learning model to evaluate ...

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• Antibacterial and Anticancer Activities of Fenugreek Seed Extract 

  Al-Timimi, Lina A Naser (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  This work is about the utilization of fenugreek seed as an antibacterial and anticancer agents. The antibacterial activity of fenugreek seed extract on six pathological bacteria strains were specified through conventional ...

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• The Role of Stem Cell Factor in Hyperpigmented Skin Lesions 

  Atef, Aliaa؛ El-Rashidy, Mohamed A؛ Abdel Azeem, Amal؛ Kabel, Ahmed M (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Background: Skin hyperpigmentation usually results from an increased number, or activity, of melanocytes. The degree of pigmentation of skin depends on the amount and type of melanin, degree of skin vascularity, presence ...

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• The Evaluation of Intra-Operative Frozen Section Diagnosis Accuracy of Ovarian Tumors; Old Fashioned Not Out of Fashion 

  Muruthapongsatorn, Piyanat؛ Inploy, Narong؛ Prommas, Sinart؛ Smanchat, Buppa؛ Bhamarapravatana, Kornkarn؛ Suwannarurk, Komsun (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Background: The accuracy of intra-operative decision in confirming ovarian tumor malignancy during the operation is vital. Frozen sections are an important intra-operative tool to determine the provisional diagnosis and ...

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• Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer and the Pathways of Care: A Mixed Methods Study from a Tertiary Cancer Centre in North East India 

  Kumar, Arvind؛ Bhagabaty, Srabana Misra؛ Tripathy, Jaya Prasad؛ Selvaraj, Kalaiselvi؛ Purkayastha, Joydeep؛ Singh, Ravikant (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Introduction: In India, mortality rate in breast cancer is high because more than half are diagnosed late at locally advanced or metastatic stages. This might be due to presentation delay (recognition of symptoms to first ...

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• Prognostic Value of c-Myc Immunohistochemical Expression in Muscle Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder: A Retrospective Study 

  Elwy, Amira Emad؛ Elsaba, Tarek Mohamed؛ Abd Elzaher, Ahmed Refaat؛ Nassar, Mahmoud Ismail (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Objective: This study aimed to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of c-Myc in muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC) of the urinary bladder and to evaluate the correlation of c-Myc expression with different ...

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• Knowledge of Cancer Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Barriers to Seeking Medical Help among Omani Adolescents 

  Al-Azri, Mohammed؛ Al-Saadi, Waleed Ibrahim؛ Al- Harrasi, Abdulaziz؛ Murthi Panchatcharam, Sathiya (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Objective: Raising cancer awareness among adolescents should lead to early diagnosis and improve their survival rate into adulthood. This study aims to identify knowledge of cancer risk factors, symptoms and barriers to ...

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• Downregulation of TMPRSS4 Enhances Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cell Radiosensitivity Through Cell Cycle and Cell Apoptosis Process Impairment 

  Assani, Ganiou؛ Segbo, Julien؛ Yu, Xiaoyan؛ Yessoufou, Akadiri؛ Xiong, Yudi؛ Zhou, Fuxiang؛ Zhou, Yunfeng (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Background: Radioresistance remains a challenge for cancer radiotherapy. The present study aims to investigate the role of TMPRSS4 in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell radiosensitivity. Materials and Methods: After ...

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• Validity and Reliability of Tamil translated University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire for Head and Neck Cancers 

  Ganesan, Sivaraman؛ Thulasingam, Mahalakshmy؛ Gunaseelan, K؛ Kalaiarasi, R؛ Penumadu, Prasanth؛ Ravichandran, Surya؛ Alexander, Arun؛ Rogers, Simon N (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Background: Quality of life is an important outcome measure used both in research and patient care across all cultural healthcare settings. Objective: This study is aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of ...

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• Quantification of Nicotine and Cotinine in Plasma, Saliva, and Urine by HPLC Method in Chewing Tobacco Users 

  Shaik, Fareeda Begum؛ Nagajothi, G؛ Swarnalatha, K؛ Kumar, C Suresh؛ Maddu, Narendra (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-12-01)

  Background: Nicotine acts as major alkaloid of all tobacco products including smokeless tobacco (SLT) forms. The mode of SLT consumption is in the form of chewing under the cheek or lip and induced biochemical alterations ...

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