Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is prevalent among individuals with cancer, especiallybreast cancer survivors. This study was conducted among 394 breast cancer survivors in selected regions ofPeninsular ...

B7-H3 is a newly discovered member of the B7/CD28 superfamily which functions as an important T-cellimmune molecule. It has been reported recently that B7-H3 is highly expressed in many cancer cells, the dataindicating ...

Background and Aim: Polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) are known to beassociated with predisposition for certain cancers. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of lifestyle factors,family history ...

Purpose: Any association between the CYP1A1 Ile462Val polymorphism and endometrial cancer risk remainsinconclusive. For a more precise estimate, we performed the present meta-analysis. Methods: PUBMED, OVIDand ...

The Nm23 gene is a metastatic suppressor identified in a melanoma cell line and expressed in different tumorswhere their levels of expression are associated with reduced or increased metastatic potential. Nm23 is one ofthe ...

Background: Many studies have investigated possible association between the methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism and ovarian cancer risk, but the impact is still unclear owing tothe obvious ...

Background and Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health problem in the Kingdom of SaudiArabia (KSA). Our aim was to characterize the epidemiology of CRC in the Saudi population. Design andSetting: ...

Background: An association between the ABO blood group and the risk of certain malignancies, includingpancreatic and gastric cancer, has been reported previously. However, it is unclear whether this association is ...

In Malaysia, colorectal cancer is the most common cancer in males and the third most common in females.Mortality due to colorectal cancer can be effectively reduced with early diagnosis. This study was designed tolook into ...

A role for the xenotropic murine leukemia virus (XMRV) in prostate cancer development has been postulated.To answer questions regarding the prevalence of XMRV in Iranian patients with prostate cancer and its associationwith ...

Background: The objective of this study WAS to describe cancer incidence rates and trends among THE HongKong population for the period 1983-2008. Methods: Incident cases and population data from 1983 to ...

The authors present five cases of combined oral mucosa-mandible defects reconstructed with thevascularized internal oblique-iliac crest myoosseous free flap. This technique has many advantages comparedto other conventional ...

Objective: To investigate the effects of CD4+, IL17 and Foxp3 expression on prognosis of operable non-smallcell lung cancer (NSCLC) with different pTNM stages. Methods: Expression of CD4+, IL17 and ...

Background: A number of effective prevention measures have been introduced in attempts to substantiallyreduce both the incidence and mortality due to many kinds of cancer. The search for new anti-cancer compoundsin ...

Objective: Findings for associations between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) A1298C genepolymorphism and head and neck cancer risk have been conflicting. We therefore performed a meta-analysisto ...

In this study, the aim was to examine the effects of caring burdens of family caregivers of cancer patients ontheir quality of life in the east of Turkey. Data were collected at the Chemotherapy unit of Yakutiye ResearchHospital ...

Backgrouds: The hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is composed of patched (PTCH) and smoothened (SMO),two transmembrane proteins, and downstream glioma-associated oncogene homolog (Gli) transcription factors.Hh signaling plays ...

4-Nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4-NQO) a potent oral carcinogen, widely used for induction of oral carcinogenesis,has been found to induce lipid peroxidation in vivo and in vitro. Green tea contains a high content of polyphenols,which ...

In previous studies we predicted future trends in cancer incidence for each prefecture in order to plan cancercontrol. Those predictions, however, did not take into account the characteristics of each prefecture. We ...

Background: Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a key enzyme in the metabolism of folate,and the role of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism in pancreatic carcinogenesis is still controversial. Method: ...