Volume 16, Issue 10
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ارسال های اخیر
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Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) Q192R Gene Polymorphism and Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis Based on 30 Publications
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Common genetic variation Q192R in the paraoxonase 1 (PON1) gene has been considered to be implicated inthe development of many cancers. Nevertheless, results from the related studies were inconsistent. To elucidatethe ...
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Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Cancers in Iran: A 6-year Report
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: Nasopharyngeal cancer is a disease with distinct ethnic and geographical distribution. The aimof this review was to describe the epidemiological characteristics of nasopharyngeal cancer in Iran from ...
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Awareness and Knowledge of Oral Cancer and Potentially Malignant Oral Disorders among Dental Patients in Far North Queensland, Australia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: Public awareness/knowledge on oral and pharyngeal cancer (OPC), potentially malignantdisorders (PMODs) and their risk factors is crucial for prevention and early detection of OPC and PMODs.Yet, there are ...
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Increased Micronucleus Frequency in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Contributes to Cancer Risk in the Methyl Isocyanate-Affected Population of Bhopal
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)The Bhopal gas tragedy involving methyl isocyanate (MIC) is one of the most horrific industrial accidentsin recent decades. We investigated the genotoxic effects of MIC in long-term survivors and their offspring bornafter ...
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Quantitative Assessment the Relationship between p21 rs1059234 Polymorphism and Cancer Risk
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)p21 is a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, which can arrest cell proliferation and serve as a tumor suppressor.Though many studies were published to assess the relationship between p21 rs1059234 polymorphism andvarious ...
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Village Voices: Lessons about Processes for Disease Prevention from a Qualitative Study of Family Health Leaders in a Community in Northeastern Thailand
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: Cancer is a primary source of concern in Thailand and other countries around the world,including the Asian-Pacific region. Evidence supports that an important contributing cause of cancer and otherchronic ...
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Somatostatin Receptor 2 and 5 Expressions in Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors in Turkey
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GNs) are slow growing and although theirincidence has increased in recent years, they are relatively rarely seen. Somatostatin analogues are used inthe ...
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Expression Pattern and Prognostic Significance of Claudin 1, 4 and 7 in Pancreatic Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: Tight junctions (TJs) organise paracellular permeability and they have an important role inepithelial and endothelial cell polarity and permanence of barrier function. It has been demonstrated that ...
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Prognostic Evaluation of Tumor-Stroma Ratio in Patients with Early Stage Cervical Adenocarcinoma Treated by Surgery
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: The tumor-stroma ratio (TSR) represents the percentage of neoplastic cell components comparedto the combined area of neoplastic cells and the surrounding tumor-induced stroma. A low TSR (predominationof ...
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Radical Intermediate Generation and Cell Cycle Arrest by an Aqueous Extract of Thunbergia Laurifolia Linn. in Human Breast Cancer Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Thunbergia Laurifolia Linn. (TL) is one of the most familiar plants in Thai traditional medicine that is usedto treat various conditions, including cancer. However, the antitumor activity of TL or its constituents has ...
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Comparison between Radiological and Invasive Diagnostic Modalities in Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: Breast cancer is the most common cause of deaths of cancer in women. Nowadays, followingcompletion of imaging methods, mainly fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and core biopsy methods havebeen used ...
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High Efficacy of Levofloxacin-Dexlansoprazole-Based Quadruple Therapy as a First Line Treatment for Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Thailand
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: Levofloxacin is an effective medication for second line Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication.However, limited studies have approved its use as an effective antibiotic in first line therapy. ...
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Semi-Quantitative Exposure Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Wood Dust and Nasopharyngeal Cancer Risk
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Occupational exposure to wood dust is one cause of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC); however, assessing thisexposure remains problematic. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop a semi-quantitative exposureassessment ...
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Effect of Cisplatin on the Frequency and Immuno-inhibitory Function of Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cells in A375 Melanoma Model
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: To investigate the change of frequency and immuno-inhibitory function of myeloid-derivedsuppressor cells (MDSCs) after treatment of cisplatin (DDP) in A375 human melanoma model. Materials andMethods: ...
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Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Associated Risk Factors in Jazan, Saudi Arabia: A Hospital Based Case Control Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: Oral cancer is the third most common malignancy in Saudi Arabia, the highest incidence ofwhich is reported from Jazan province. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of variouslocally ...
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No Association between the CCR5Δ32 Polymorphism and Sporadic Esophageal Cancer in Punjab, North-West India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: Chemokines and their receptors influence carcinogenesis and cysteine-cysteine chemokinereceptor 5 (CCR5) directs spread of cancer to other tissues. A 32 base pair deletion in the coding region of CCR5that ...
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Pap Smear Combined with HPV Testing: A Reasonable Tool for Women with High-grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Treated by LEEP
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: To evaluate HPV testing by Hybrid Capture II (HCII) in conjunction with cytology in detectingthe residual/recurrence disease after treatment of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN II-III) ...
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Dentatin from Clausena excavata Induces Apoptosis in HepG2 Cells via Mitochondrial Mediated Signaling
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary liver cancer with high global incidence and mortality rates.Current candidate drugs to treat HCC remain lacking and those in use possess undesirable side effects. In thisinvestigation, ...
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Could the Breast Prognostic Biomarker Status Change During Disease Progression? An Immunohistochemical Comparison between Primary Tumors and Synchronous Nodal Metastasis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Background: Prognostic biomarkers in breast cancer are routinely investigated in the primary tumors to guidefurther management. However, it is proposed that the expression may change during the disease progression,and ...
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Significance of Rumex Vesicarius as Anticancer Remedy Against Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Proposal-Based on Experimental Animal Studies
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-10-01)Rumex vesicarius is an edible herb distributed in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The whole plant has significantvalue in folk medicine and it has been used to alleviate several diseases. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), themajor ...
