Colorectal cancer remains one of the most widespread malignancies in the world. However, there is a lackof comprehensive studies considering colorectal cancer risk factors among Russian populations, particularlyin Siberia. ...

Introduction: There is epidemiological evidence indicating that the metabolic syndrome increases the riskof colorectal cancer. Since there is little information about this issue in Iran, the present study was ...

Background: Genetic mutation is a significant factor in colon CA pathogenesis. Familial adenomatous polyposis(FAP) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease characterized by multiple colorectal adenomatous ...

Since cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and there is an urgent need to find bettertreatment. In recent years remarkable progress has been made towards the understanding of proposed hallmarksof cancer ...

Background: The liver is one of the most common metastatic sites of breast cancer, hepatic metastasesdeveloping in 6%-25% of patients with breast cancer and being associated with a poor prognosis. The aim ofthis ...

The serum level of soluble CD30 (sCD30) is known to be increased with several lymphomasand to correlate with prognosis. Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a highly aggressive malignant lymphomawith poor prognosis, but the ...

To assess the awareness of cervical cancer among couples, data were collected from two urban slums communityin Mumbai. A total of 1958 married women aged from 18 to 49 and their husbands were selected using simplerandom ...

Purpose: Chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA) is one of the most important causes of anemia in cancerpatients. This study was conducted to describe the prevalence and characteristics of CIA in solid cancer patientsin the ...

The incidence of malignant melanoma increases with age. One significiant effect of aging processes is anaccumulation of oxidative damage in the genetical material. In this study, the relationship between malignantmelanoma ...

Economic decision models are being increasingly used to assess medical interventions. Advances in this fieldare mainly due to enhanced processing capacity of computers, availability of specific software to perform thenecessary ...

The present study was designed to explore the anti-cell proliferative efficacy of ferulic acid by analysing theexpression pattern of cell proliferative markers, proliferating cellular nuclear antigen (PCNA) and cyclin D1,in ...

Osteopontin (OPN) is an integrin-binding protein, believed to be involved in a variety of physiological cellularfunctions. The physiology of OPN is best documented in the bone where this secreted adhesive glycoprotein ...

Objectives: Global cancer statistical data show that India has one of the highest incidence rates of oralcancer worldwide. Early detection is extremely important as it results in lower morbidity and death ...

Background: Many observational studies have assessed the possible association between occupational cookingand uveal melanoma risk, but reported results are controversial. Our goal was to evaluate the association ...

Objective: To assess associations of Type II DM with hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence in Nepal. Materialsand Methods: This case control study was carried out using data retrieved from the register ...

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy of women in Kashmir. This study was conductedwith the objective of assessing hormone receptor positivity and its correlation with age at diagnosis, tumor ...

Aim: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers of women in India with high fatality rate. Over a 1year study period 105 consecutive biopsy or fine needle aspiration cytology confirmed breast cancer patientswere ...

The xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group C gene (XPC) has been identified as important forrepairing UV-related DNA damage. Some subtle changes in this gene may impair repair efficiency and influencesusceptibility to ...

Introduction : The objective of this study was to analyze the complication rates after completion thyroidectomyand compare them with primary total benign and malign thyroidectomy causes in total of 647 patients. Patientsand ...

Background: Prostate cancer (Pca) is one of the most common complex and polygenic diseases in men. TheX-ray repair complementing group 1 gene (XRCC1) is an important candidate in the pathogenesis of Pca. Thepurpose ...