Volume 15, Issue 10
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Smoking Intentions among Non-smoking and Smoking Adolescents in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Intention to smoke is a valid and reliable factor for predicting future smoking habits among adolescents. Thisfactor, however, has received inadequate attention in Malaysia. The present paper elaborates the prevalenceand ...
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Is the Combination of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratios a Useful Predictor of Treatment Response and Prognosis in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)
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The Potential Role of Human Papillomavirus in Colorectal Carcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)
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Expression and Clinical Significance of Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)We here document discovery of expression profile of myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in chronichepatitis B (CHB) patients and changes in the course of disease. The study population was composed of 75outpatient HBV ...
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A Novel Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Derivative, N25, Exhibiting Improved Antitumor Activity in both Human U251 and H460 Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)N1- (2, 5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N8-hydroxyoctanediamide (N25) is a novel SAHA cap derivative of HDACi,with a patent (No. CN 103159646). This invention is a hydroxamic acid compound with a structural formulaof RNHCO(CH2)6CONHOH ...
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Phospholipase C Epsilon 1 (PLCE1 rs2274223A>G, rs3765524C>T and rs7922612C>T) Polymorphisms and Esophageal Cancer Risk in the Kashmir Valley
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Background: Phospholipase C epsilon 1 (PLCE1) encodes a member of the phospholipase family of proteinsthat play crucial roles in carcinogenesis and progression of several cancers including esophageal cancer (EC). ...
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Molecular Target Therapy of AKT and NF-kB Signaling Pathways and Multidrug Resistance by Specific Cell Penetrating Inhibitor Peptides in HL-60 Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Background: PI3/AKT and NF-kB signaling pathways are constitutively active in acute myeloid leukemia andcross-talk between the two has been shown in various cancers. However, their role in acute myeloid leukemia ...
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Prevalence of Oral Pre-malignant Lesions and its Risk Factors in an Indian Subcontinent Low Income Migrant Group in Qatar
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Background: The expatriate population in Qatar largely comprises workers from the Indian subcontinentwhich has a very high rate of oral malignancy. Social and cultural habits and as well premalignant risk factorsin ...
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Clinical, Laboratory Biomarkers and Imaging Findings of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma in Iran
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Background: Pancreatic cancer has a high mortality rate because it is usually diagnosed late. Since little isknown about this cancer in Iran, with the aim of improving this knowledge deficiency, we evaluated ...
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Advantages of Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection for Anastomotic Recurrence of Rectal Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Background: Surgery offers the only potential for cure and long-term survival of recurrence of rectal cancer.Few studies about laparoscopic recurrent lesion resection have been reported. This study was designed to ...
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Cancer Awareness among University Students in Turkey
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Background: One of the most important reasons for the high mortality rates of cancer is the low level ofawareness, which can lead to a late diagnosis and treatments starting too late. Therefore, it is necessary ...
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A Potential Target of Tanshinone IIA for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Revealed by Inverse Docking and Drug Repurposing
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Tanshinone IIA is a pharmacologically active ingredient extracted from Danshen, a Chinese traditionalmedicine. Its molecular mechanisms are still unclear. The present study utilized computational approaches touncover the ...
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Cytotoxic Activity of Biosynthesized Gold Nanoparticles with an Extract of the Red Seaweed Corallina officinalis on the MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cell Line
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Background: Nano-biotechnology is recognized as offering revolutionary changes in the field of cancertherapy and biologically synthesized gold nanoparticles are known to have a wide range of medical applications.Materials ...
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Calculation of Life-Time Death Probability due Malignant Tumors Based on a Sampling Survey Area in China
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Purpose: To calculate the probability of one person’s life-time death caused by a malignant tumor andprovide theoretical basis for cancer prevention. Materials and Methods: The probability of one person’s ...
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No Association between BRCA1 Immunohistochemical Expression and Tumor Grade, Stage or Overall Survival in Platinum-Treated Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Background: The aim of this work is to assess the frequency of BRCA1 protein immunohistochemical (IHC)expression in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and to evaluate the association of BRCA1 expression with clinicaland ...
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Association Between Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Subsequent Risk of Cancer: a Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Purpose: This study aimed at summarizing epidemiological evidence of the association between gestationaldiabetes mellitus (GDM) and subsequent risk of cancer. Materials and Methods: We searched Medline, ...
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Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus crispatus Culture Supernatants Downregulate Expression of Cancer-testis Genes in the MDA-MB-231 Cell Line
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Lactobacilli are probiotics shown to have antitumor activities. In addition, they can regulate gene expressionthrough epigenetic mechanisms. In this study, we aimed to assess anti tumor activities of Lactobacillus ...
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Use of Blood Transfusion at the End of Life: Does it Have Any Effects on Survival of Cancer Patients?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Background: Treatment of anemia is an important issue in the palliative care setting. Blood transfusion isgenerally used for this purpose in supportive care. However the place of blood transfusion in terminally ill ...
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miR-186 Regulates Glycolysis through Glut1 During the Formation of Cancer-associated Fibroblasts
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Emerging evidence has suggested that glycolysis is enhanced in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF), andmiR-186 is downregulated during the CAF formation. However, it is not clear whether miR-186 is involved in theregulation ...
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Influence of Curcumin on HOTAIR-Mediated Migration of Human Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-10-01)Background: This study investigated the influence of curcumin on HOX transcript antisense RNA (HOTAIR)-mediated migration of cultured renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells. Materials and Methods: Five RCC ...
