The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of RASSF1A methylation in renal cell carcinoma.Systematically search were performed using the Pubmed, ProQest and Web of Science for all articles on theassociation ...

Objective: To analyze clinicopathological characteristics, prognostic factors and survival rates of thepatients with urological soft tissue sarcomas treated and followed up in Turkey. Materials and Methods: ...

Alterations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been studied in various cancers. However, the clinical valueof mtDNA copy number (mtCN) alterations in gastric cancer (GC) is poorly understood. In the present study,we ...

Background: To explore the hospitalizations of breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy, and toprovide a basis for management, clinical prevention and treatment. Materials and Methods: We conductedan ...

Breast cancer still remains as the most frequent cancer with second mortality rate in women worldwide. Thereare no validated biomarkers for detection of the disease in early stages with effective power in diagnosis ...

Background: Due to the increase in morbidity and mortality rate, cancer has become an alarming threat tothe human population worldwide. Since cancer is a progressive disorder, timely diagnosis would be helpful ...

Purpose: To evaluate the correlation between cosmetic outcome (CO), body image, and quality of life in postbreast-conserving therapy (BCT) women. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study concerned ...

The precaution and treatment for cancer become inevitable with the rising of morbidity and mortality. Inthis article, a promising new methodology for cancer treatment, sono-dynamic therapy (SDT) was introduced.In addition, ...

The present investigation was designed to assess the anticancer activity of six different leaf extracts (ethylacetate, methanol, chloroform, petroleum ether, n-butanol, and water soluble) of Abelia triflora on A-549 humanlung ...

In this review we summarize the results of studies employing high-throughput methods of profiling ofHPV-associated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and squamous cell cervical cancers at key intracellularregulatory ...

Background: To investigate the effects of ASMase mediated endothelial cell apoptosis in multiplehypofractionated irradiations in CT26 tumor bearing mice. Materials and Methods: Thirty-five CT26 tumorbearing ...

Objective: To investigate the influence of offspring-related characteristics on the prevalence of depressivedisorders among cancer patients and those who survived cancer for at least 45 years. Materials and ...

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is becoming one of the most complicated challenges of human health,particularly in developing countries like Iran. In this paper, we try to characterize CRC cases diagnosed

Background: Palliative therapies have an important role in increasing the quality of healthcare and in dealingwith physical and psychosocial problems due to cancer. We here aimed to evaluate the managerial perspectivesand ...

Background: To investigate the inhibitory effect and the underlying mechanism of triptolide on culturedhuman endometrial carcinoma HEC-1B cells and corresponding xenograft. Materials and Methods: For in ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice of testicular self-examination(TSE) among male university students from low income (Bangladesh, Madagascar), middle income (South Africa,Turkey) ...

Background: This study aimed to determine the utility and a cut-off level of serum squamous cell carcinomaantigen (SCC-Ag) to predict lymph node metastasis in locally advanced cervical cancer cases. We also ...

Background: The tumor suppressor phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is an important negativeregulator of cell-survival signaling. However, available results for the prognostic value of PTEN expression inpatients ...

Echinodermata use saponins in chemical defense against pathogens and predators. The molecular mechanismsof antimetastatic effects of brittle star saponins are still unknown. The present study examined antioxidantcapacity ...

Background: Missense and frame-shift mutations within the dimer forming domain of the caspase 8 genehave been identified in several cancers. However, the genetic status of this region in precancerous lesions, likeoral ...