Background: This study was performed to gather data on second-hand smoke (SHS) concentrations in a rangeof public venues following the implementation of partial Smoke-Free Legislation in Malaysia in 2004. Materialsand ...

Background: The glutathione S transferase (GST) family of enzymes plays a vital role in the phase IIbiotransformation of environmental carcinogens, pollutants, drugs and other xenobiotics. GSTs are polymorphicand ...

Background: Cigarette smoking is the largest single recognized cause of human cancers. In Western countries,many epidemiologists have reported risk factors for kidney cancer including smoking. However, little is ...

Background:The aim of the research was to explore a cost effective, fast, easy to perform, and sensitive methodfor epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation testing. Methods: High resolution melting ...

Background: Fatal adverse events (FAEs) have been reported with sorafenib, a vascular endothelial growthfactor receptor kinase inhibitor (VEGFR TKI). We here performed an up-to-date and detailed meta-analysis ...

One-carbon metabolism plays an important role in colorectal carcinogenesis. Meta-analyses have suggestedprotective associations of folate and vitamin B6 intakes with colorectal cancer primarily based on studies inCaucasians, ...

Breast cancer accounts for one third of new cancer cases among women. The need for biomarkers for earlydetection is the stimulus to researchers to evaluate altered expression of genes in tumours. Cancer-testis (CT)genes ...

Background: Gastric cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths all over the world and themost important reason for its high rate of death is its belated diagnosis at advanced stages of the disease. ...

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 ...

Through retrospective analysis of 13 cases of magnetic resonance image (MRI) manifestations of atypicalmeningiomas confirmed by operation and pathology in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang MedicalUniversity, the ...

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 ...

Background: Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) are a relatively common malignancy in young men. Theaim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological features and survival of young Turkish patientswith ...

Kisspeptins (KPs) encoded by the KiSS-1 gene are C-terminally amidated peptide products, including KP-10, KP-13, KP-14 and KP-54, which are endogenous agonists for the G-protein coupled receptor-54 (GPR54).Functional ...

In this research, we used GdCl3 (gadolinium chloride) to restrain the function of Kupffer cells and assessedeffects on hepatocarcinogenesis and metastasis in the Kunming mouse. A 0.25% GdCl3 solution (10 mg/kg b.w.)was ...

To evaluate the relationship between alcohol drinking, XRCC1 codon 194 and 399 polymorphisms and riskof colorectal cancer, we conducted a case-control study with 315 colorectal cancer cases (105 colon, 210 rectal)and 439 ...

Background: The goal of this retrospective study was to evaluate patient characteristics, treatment modalitiesand prognostic factors in Turkish patients with pancreatic cancer. Materials and Methods: ...

Background: Music therapy is a common complementary and alternative therapy in addition to medicaltreatment for patients with cancer. If music therapy, which is known has a positive effect on human emotionsand ...

Background: Although the PSA test has been used in Korea for over 20 years, the incidence of prostatecancer has risen, and the associated mortality has increased about 13-fold over the 20-year period. Also, ...

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the top cancer among women worldwide and the most frequent malignancyamong Iranian women over the past few decades. The increasing trend and high mortality rate of BC in thedeveloping ...

Background: WEE1 is a G2/M checkpoint regulator protein. Various studies have indicated that WEE1could be a good target for cancer therapy. The main aim of this study was to asssess the tumor suppressivepotential ...