Background: The high incidence and relatively good prognosis of breast cancer has made it the most prevalentcancer in the world today. A large number of distinct mutations and polymorphisms in the p53 gene have ...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the opinions of Turkish adolesecent girls and their parentsabout HPV vaccination and the consistency. Methods: This descriptive study covered 301 girls and their ...

Colon cancer is the third most common malignant neoplasm in the world and it remains an important causeof death, especially in western countries. The toxic environmental pollutant, 1, 2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH), isalso a ...

This study aimed to screen for anal cancer and to determine its cytomorphology using liquid-based cytology(LBC) with specimens preserved in 95% ethyl alcohol. Anal swabs were collected for cytological examinationfrom 177 ...

Objective: The guidelines on indications for prophylactic use of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) against nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) have changed over the years. In order to assess the impact on ...

While associations between trace elements and heavy metals with prostate cancer are still debatable, theyhave been considered as risk factors for prostate cancer. Thus, this study aimed to detect any links betweenselected ...

Objective: Previous studies of the association between X-ray cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) genepolymorphisms and the gliomas risk have yielded conflicting results, and thus a meta-analysis was performedto ...

Aim: XRCC1 and XPD are two major repair genes involved in nucleotide excision repair (NER), whichis reported to be associated with risk of several cancers. We explored the association of XRCC1 and XPDpolymorphisms with the ...

Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine the breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screeningrates and the influencing factors in a group of Turkish females. Methods: This descriptive ...

Background: In the Middle East, including Iran, breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy among women.Without treatment, a malignant breast tumor advances in stage, diminishing a woman’s chances of survival. ...

Background: Prognosis of breast cancer depends on classic pathological factors and also tumor angiogenesis.This study aimed to evaluate the clinicopathological factors of breast cancer in a tertiary centre with a ...

Objective: To explore serum angiogenic factor expression in patients with osteosarcoma and its relationshipwith metastasis. Methods: Immunohistochemistry was used to test the expression of CD34 and ...

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the efficacy and safety of different doses of thalidomide(Thal) plus dexamethasone (Dex) as the initial therapy in elderly patients with newly diagnosed ...

Objectives: To assess the efficacy, side effects, and the impact on quality of life with Qinin® (Cantharidinsodium) injection combined with chemotherapy for gastric cancer patients. Method: A ...

Objectives: The purposes of this study were to determine the prevalence and predictive value to detectsignificant neoplasia and invasive lesions, and to evaluate the correlation between clinical and histopathology ...

Introduction and Purpose: The frequency of bilateral breast cancer is 1.4-11.0% among all breast cancers.It can present as synchronous (SC) or metachronous (MC). Data regarding clinical course of bilateral breastcancer are ...

Colon cancer continues to be one of the most common cancers, and the importance and necessity of newtherapies needs to be stressed. The most important proto-oncogen factors for colon cancer appear to beepidermal growth ...

Background: Opisthorchis viverrini infection is a serious public-health problem in Southeast Asia. It isassociated with a number of hepatobiliary diseases and the evidence strongly indicates that liver fluke infection ...

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy and safety of intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPC) for patients withgastric cancer and to compare effects between different regimens of IPC. Method: Randomized controlledtrials ...