Background: Multiple complex pathways are operable in the evolution of cutaneous T cell lymphomas(CTCLs). These pathways involve interaction between neoplastic T cells and cells of the immune system (especiallydendritic ...

This study aimed to investigate the correlation between ß-catenin immunoexpression and histopathologicalgrades of lower lip squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). β-Catenin abnormal expression was found in 29% of thesquamous cells ...

Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among males worldwide, and is the second leading causeof cancer death among men in United States. According to GLOBOCAN (2012), an estimated 1.1 million newcases and 307,000 ...

Background: Brain metastases are the most common intra-cranial neoplasms. The incidence is on a rise dueto advanced imaging techniques. Aims: The objective of the study was to analyse the clinical and demographicprofile ...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of white blood cells (WBC),the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet indices including mean platelet volume (MPV), plateletdistribution ...

Background: Providing care for hematologic cancer patients may lead to many negative complications indifferent aspects of life in their family caregivers. Based on a wide review of relevant literature, there are ...

Background: Previous studies evaluating the association between the excision repair cross complementinggroup 5 (ERCC5) gene rs17655 polymorphism and colorectal cancer susceptibility generated controversial results.To ...

Fascin-1 (FSCN1) is an actin-bundling protein that induces cell membrane protrusions, increases cell motility,and is overexpressed in various human epithelial cancers, including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).We ...

This case series study was performed for all 83 children below 14 years old suffering from cancer during2010-2013 who were registered in Ardabil pediatric cancer registry (APCR). The required data were collectedby questionnaire ...

A partial response or resistance to chemotherapeutic agents is considered as a main obstacle in treatmentof patients with cancer, including breast cancer. Refining taxane-based treatment procedures using adjuvantor combination ...

Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng (MC) has been used in traditional medicine due to its high carotenoidcontent. The objective of this study was to investigate mechanisms underlying apoptotic effects of MC on humanMCF-7 ...

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been reported to be associated with inferior prognosisin hepatocellular and pancreatic carcinoma cases, but has not been studied with respect to non small cell ...

Background: Cancer has important social consequences with cancer registration as the basis of movingtowards prevention. The present study aimed to estimate the completeness of registration of the ten most commoncancers ...

Purpose: To examine the effectiveness of serum free-to-total prostate specific antigen ratio (%fPSA) forthe detection of prostate cancer (PCa) in men with different serum total PSA (tPSA) categories. Materials and

Background: One of the most prevalent cancers in whole world is skin cancer and its prevalence is growing.The present research sought to estimate relative risk of morbidity and mortality due to skin cancer. Materialsand ...

Background: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to compare the post-recurrence survivalwith hepatic re-resection versus transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) ...

Background: Nursing focuses on the development of an empathic relationship between the nurse and thepatients. Compassionate competence, in particular, is a very important trait for oncology nurses. The currentstudy ...

Purpose: To research the association between pre-treatment elevated platelet count and clinicopathologiccharacteristics in breast cancer (BC), as well as explore the relationship between pre-treatment elevatedplatelet count ...

To determine the efficacy of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel plus cisplatin (Taxol +DDP, TP therapy) for stage IIA esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and to investigate the expressionof RUNX3 in ...