Volume 15, Issue 9
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ارسال های اخیر
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Potential Impact of Atelectasis and Primary Tumor Glycolysis on F-18 FDG PET/CT on Survival in Lung Cancer Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: Atelectasis is an important prognostic factor that can cause pleuritic chest pain, coughing ordyspnea, and even may be a cause of death. In this study, we aimed to investigate the potential impact of ...
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Under-use of Radiotherapy in Stage III Bronchioaveolar Lung Cancer and Socio-economic Disparities in Cause Specific Survival: a Population Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: This study used the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) to analyze Surveillance,Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) bronchioaveolar carcinoma data to identify predictive models and potentialdisparity ...
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Assessing Misdiagnosis of Relapse in Patients with Gastric Cancer in Iran Cancer Institute Based on a Hidden Markov Multi-state Model
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: Accurate assessment of disease progression requires proper understanding of natural diseaseprocess which is often hidden and unobservable. For this purpose, disease status should be clearly detected.But ...
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Association of the XRCC1 c.1178G>A Genetic Polymorphism with Lung Cancer Risk in Chinese
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)The X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 protein (XRCC1) plays important roles in the DNA baseexcision repair pathway which may influence the development of lung cancer. This study aimed to evaluatethe potential ...
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8-60hIPP5m-Induced G2/M Cell Cycle Arrest Involves Activation of ATM/p53/p21cip1/waf1 Pathways and Delayed Cyclin B1 Nuclear Translocation
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) is a major serine/threonine phosphatase that controls gene expression andcell cycle progression. The active mutant IPP5 (8-60hIPP5m), the latest member of the inhibitory molecules forPP1, has ...
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Increased Argonaute 2 Expression in Gliomas and its Association with Tumor Progression and Poor Prognosis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: Previous studies have showed that argonaute 2 is a potential factor related to genesis of severalcancers, however, there have been no reports concerning gliomas. Methods: Paraffin specimens ...
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Survival Analysis for White Non-Hispanic Female Breast Cancer Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: Race and ethnicity are significant factors in predicting survival time of breast cancer patients. Inthis study, we applied advanced statistical methods to predict the survival of White non-Hispanic female ...
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No Detection of ‘High-risk’ Human Papillomaviruses in a Group of Iranian Women with Breast Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)The presence of viral DNA in breast cancer cells is controversial. However, some studies have revealed apossible role for the human papillomavirus in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. The aim of the present studywas to ...
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The COX-2 -765 G>C Polymorphism is Associated with Increased Risk of Gastric Carcinogenesis in the Chinese Hui Ethnic Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: The Chinese Hui ethnic group has diverse origins, including Arab, Persian, Central Asian,and Mongol. The standardized mortality rate of gastric cancer in the Hui population is higher than the overallChinese ...
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Role of TGF-β1 in Human Colorectal Cancer and Effects after Cantharidinate Intervention
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Effects of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) were investigated in human colorectal cancer, and theinfluence of cantharidinate in inhibiting TGF-β1 expression was explored. Relationships among TGF-β1 andsex, age, tumor ...
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Lack of Association Between CYP1A1 Polymorphisms and Risk of Bladder Cancer: a Meta-analysis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: The effects of CYP1A1 gene polymorphisms on the risk of bladder cancer (BC) remaincontroversial. We carried out a meta-analysis to clarify the role of CYP1A1 gene polymorphisms in BC. Materialand ...
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Significance of ABO-Rh Blood Groups in Response and Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: To evaluate whether ABO-Rh blood groups have significance in the treatment response andprognosis in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively ...
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Low Expression of the FoxO4 Gene may Contribute to the Phenomenon of EMT in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Because of its importance in tumor invasion and metastasis, the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)has become a research focus in the field of cancer. Recently, evidence has been presented that FoxO4 might beinvolved ...
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Coping and Quality of Life in Turkish Women Living with Ovarian Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: This study investigated the utilization of both problem and emotion focused coping strategiesand their association with aspects of quality of life among Turkish women with ovarian cancer undergoingchemotherapy. ...
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Are Bladder Neoplasms More Aggresive in Patients with a Smoking-related Second Malignancy?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: Relationships between smoking and bladder neoplasms, one of the common malignancies, arewell-known. Different smoking-related malignancies may occur together. In this study, we evaluated the stageand ...
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5-Fluorouracil and Interleukin-2 Immunochemotherapy Enhances Immunogenicity of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer A549 Cells through Upregulation of NKG2D Ligands
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-cancer effects and mechanisms ofimmunochemotherapy of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)A549 cells. ...
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Cisplatin Combined with Metformin Inhibits Migration and Invasion of Human Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells by Regulating E-cadherin and MMP-9
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Metformin has been shown to be useful in reducing insulin resistance by restoring sensitivity. Recentevidence suggests that metformin might also possess anti-tumour activity. This study aimed to investigate theeffects of ...
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of miR-205 in Colorectal Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Emerging evidence has shown associations of microRNA-205 (miR-205) with crucial cell processes such as theepithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and aberrant expression with tumorigenesis in many types of humanmalignancy. ...
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The Metabolic Syndrome is Associated with More Aggressive Prostate Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze any association between the metabolic syndrome (MetS) andrisk of prostate cancer (PCa) and cancer grade among men undergoing radical prostatectomy for PCa. Materialsand ...
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Diabetes Mellitus as a Risk Factor for High Grade Renal Cell Carcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-09-01)Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by impaired fasting blood glucose that leads todisturbances in various organs. In this study, we evaluated relationships between tumor size and grade in ...
