Volume 14, Issue 11
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Development of a Community-Based Approach to Opisthorchiasis Control
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)A liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrrini (OV), is the major cause of the high incidence of cholangiocarcinoma inNorth-eastern Thailand. The prevalence of OV infection remains high in various parts of the country, especiallyin ...
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Obesity, Diet and Physical Inactivity and Risk of Breast Cancer in Thai Women
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)To evaluate the relationship between obesity, diet, physical activity and breast cancer in Thai women, weconducted a case control study with 1,130 cases and 1,142 controls. Informed consent was obtained from allparticipants ...
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Negative Association of the HLA-DQB1*02 Allele with Breast Cancer Development among Jordanians
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: In the literature, data concerning the relationship between breast cancer and HLA class IIgene polymorphisms are limited, so the aim of this study was to determine if HLA-DQB1 and HLA-DRB1 MHCclass-II ...
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Survival of Cholangiocarcinoma Patients in Northeastern Thailand after Supportive Treatment
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a very common cancer in Northeastern Thailand. Most CCApatients see a physician at a late stage when curative surgery is not possible. After diagnosis, they generally aretreated ...
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Gastrointestinal, Liver and Biliary Tract Pathology: A Histopathological and Epidemiological Perspective from Pakistan with a Review of the Literature
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Aim: To present an epidemiological and histological perspective of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract(including liver and biliary tract) at the Section of Histopathology, Department of Pathology, AKUH, Karachi,Pakistan. ...
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Smoking Prevention for Adolescents in Romanian Schools
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)This study had two objectives. The first was to assess the frequency and content of school-based anti-smokingeducation received by Romanian adolescents aged 14-15. Secondly, the study aimed to evaluate to what extentthe ...
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Laryngeal Cancer in Kazakhstan - Ethnic, Age and Gender Differences over Time
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)The purpose of the present study was to provide an assessment of the incidence of cancer of the larynx inKazakhstan with especial attention to ethnicity and gender, as well as age. The retrospective design covered allnew ...
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Association between Praziquantel and Cholangiocarcinoma in Patients Infected with Opisthorchis viverrini: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: The liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, and the associated incidence of subsequentcholangiocarcinoma (CCA) are still a public health problem in Thailand, and praziquantel (PZQ) remainsthe antihelminthic ...
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Time Trend of Out-of-pocket Expenditure among Cancer Inpatients: Evidence from Korean Tertiary Hospitals
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: This study aimed to examine out-of-pocket expenditure for cancer treatments of hospitalizedpatients and to analyze changing patterns over time. Materials and Methods: This study examined data ...
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Correlates of Susceptibility to Smoking among Secondary School Students in Kota Tinggi District, Johor, Malaysia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: Smoking among adolescents has been linked to a variety of adverse and long term healthconsequences. “Susceptibility to smoking” or the lack of cognitive commitment to abstain from smoking is animportant ...
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Suitability/Unsuitability of Cell Proliferation as an Indicator of Malignant Potential in Oral Lichen Planus: an Immunohistochemical Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is categorized as premalignant lesion although its malignant potentialis a matter of controversy. The objective of this study was to investigate Ki67 expression in OLP, oral ...
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Human Papillomavirus Genotypes and Cervical Cancer in Northeast Thailand
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major cause of cervical cancer. More than 100 HPV genotypes have beenidentified; however the distribution varies geographically and according to ethnicity. The purpose of this studywas to ...
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Socioeconomic Inequality in the Prevalence of Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco use in India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: Tobacco consumption has been identified as the single biggest cause of inequality in morbidityand mortality. Understanding pattern of socioeconomic equalities in tobacco consumption in India will help ...
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Antioxidant and Anti-cancer Cell Proliferation Activity of Propolis Extracts from Two Extraction Methods
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Antioxidant activity, total phenolic, total flavonoid compounds and cytotoxicity to cancer cell lines of propolisextracts from two extraction methods were investigated in this study. Propolis was collected from Phayaoprovince ...
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Prognostic Model in Patients with Early-stage Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: A Combination of Invasive Margin Pathological Characteristics and Lymphovascular Space Invasion
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: This study aimed to develop a prognostic model in patients with early-stage cervical squamouscell carcinoma based on clinicopathological features, including invasive margin characteristics. Materials ...
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Diosgenin Inhibits hTERT Gene Expression in the A549 Lung Cancer Cell Line
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: Diosgenin, a steroidal saponin from a therapeutic herb, fenugreek (Trigonellafoenum-graceumL.), has been recognized to have anticancer properties. Telomerase activity is not detected in typical healthy ...
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Inhibitory Effects of β-Cyclodextrin-Helenalin Complexes on H-TERT Gene Expression in the T47D Breast Cancer Cell Line - Results of Real Time Quantitative PCR
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: Nowadays, the encapsulation of cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents is attracting interest as amethod for drug delivery. We hypothesized that the efficiency of helenalin might be maximized by encapsulationin ...
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PAMAM Dendrimers Augment Inhibitory Effects of Curcumin on Cancer Cell Proliferation: Possible Inhibition of Telomerase
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: Despite numerous useful anticancer properties of curcumin, its utility is limited due to itshydrophobic structure. In this study, we investigated the comparative antiproliferative effect of PAMAMencapsulating ...
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No Detection of Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Viruses in Prostate Cancer in Sanandaj, West of Iran
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)Background: Multiple etiologies have been hypothesized for prostate cancer, including genetic defects andinfectious agents. A recently reported gamaretrovirus, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV)has ...
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Epidemiology and Survival of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in North-east Peninsular Malaysia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-11-01)The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is relatively high in Southeast Asia. Globally, HCC hasa high fatality rate and short survival. The objectives of this retrospective cohort study were to review theepidemiology ...
