Volume 16, Issue 16
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ارسال های اخیر
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology versus Concurrent Core Needle Biopsy in Evaluation of Intrathoracic Lesions: a Retrospective Comparative Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Background: Transthoracic fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology and core needle biopsy (CNB) are twocommonly used approaches for the diagnosis of suspected neoplastic intrathoracic lesions. This study comparedthe ...
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Comparison of Efficacy in Abnormal Cervical Cell Detection between Liquid-based Cytology and Conventional Cytology
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)This study was conducted to 1206 women who had cervical cancer screening at Chonburi Cancer Hospital.The spilt-sample study aimed to compare the efficacy of abnormal cervical cells detection between liquid-basedcytology ...
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Program: a Needed Intervention in Saudi Arabia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)
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Concurrent Chemoradiation with Weekly Cisplatin for the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers: an Institutional Study on Acute Toxicity and Response to Treatment
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Background: Concurrent chemoradiation with three weekly high dose cisplatin is the non-surgical standard ofcare for the treatment of locally advanced head and neck cancers. Although this treatment regime is ...
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Evaluation Frequency of Merkel Cell Polyoma, Epstein-Barr and Mouse Mammary Tumor Viruses in Patients with Breast Cancer in Kerman, Southeast of Iran
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Roles of the Epstein-Barr, Merkelcell polyoma and mouse mammary tumor viruses in breast carcinogenesis are still controversial although anyrelationship would ...
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Importance of FISH combined with Morphology, Immunophenotype and Cytogenetic Analysis of Childhood/ Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Omani Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Genetic changes associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) provide very important diagnostic andprognostic information with a direct impact on patient management. Detection of chromosome abnormalities byconventional ...
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Community Participation in Cholangiocarcinoma Prevention in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand: Relations with Age and Health Behavior
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)A high prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini infection is usually found in wetland geographical areas ofThailand where people have traditional behavior of eating uncooked freshwater fish dishes which results incholangiocarcinoma ...
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Acquired JAK-2 V617F Mutational Analysis in Pakistani Patients with Essential Thrombocythemia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Background: Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a clonal hemopoietic stem cell myeloproliferative neoplasmcharacterized by persistent thrombocytosis along with megakaryocytic hyperplasia. In the last decade followingthe ...
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Weekly Cisplatin-Based Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Treatment of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: a Single Institution Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Background: The organ preservation approach of choice for the treatment of locally advanced head and neckcancers is concurrent chemoradiation with three weekly high doses of cisplatin. Although this is an ...
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Relationship between Spiritual Health and Quality of Life in Patients with Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)As the essence of health in humans, spiritual health is a fundamental concept for discussing chronic diseasessuch as cancer and a major approach for improving quality of life in patients is through creating meaningfulnessand ...
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Assessment of Relationship between Wilms’ Tumor Gene (WT1) Expression in Peripheral Blood of Acute Leukemia Patients and Serum IL-12 and C3 Levels
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Background: Leukemia is a common cancer among children and adolescents. Wilms’ tumor gene (WT1)is highly expressed in patients with acute leukemia. It is found as a tumor associated antigen (TAA) in varioustypes of ...
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Long Term Outcomes of Preoperative versus Postoperative Concurrent Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Experience from Ramathibodi Medical School in Thailand
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Objectives: The study analyzed and compared the long term outcome in locally advanced rectal cancer treatedwith preoperative and postoperative concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT). Materials and Methods: ...
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Lung Cancer in a Rural Area of China: Rapid Rise in Incidence and Poor Improvement in Survival
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Background: Lung cancer has been a major health problem in developed countries for several decades,and has emerged recently as the leading cause of cancer death in many developing countries. The incidence oflung ...
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Histologic Outcomes in HPV-Positive and Cervical Cytology- Negative Women - Screening Results in Northern Thailand
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of significant lesions defined as high gradesquamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) and invasive carcinoma in women whohad HPV-positive ...
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Shikonin Induced Necroptosis via Reactive Oxygen Species in the T-47D Breast Cancer Cell Line
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Breast cancer, the most common cancer in the women, is the leading cause of death. Necrotic signalingpathways will enable targeted therapeutic agents to eliminate apoptosis-resistant cancer cells. In the presentstudy, the ...
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Radiosensitization Effects of a Zataria multiflora Extract on Human Glioblastoma Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Background: Although radiotherapy is one of the most effective strategies in the treatment of cancers, it isassociated with short and long term side effects on normal tissues. Zataria multiflora Boiss (Laminacea) ...
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AXIN2 Polymorphisms, the β-Catenin Destruction Complex Expression Profile and Breast Cancer Susceptibility
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Background: The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is an important regulator of cellular functions suchas proliferation, survival and cell adhesion. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is associated with tumor initiation andprogression; ...
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Quantitative Analysis of Enlarged Cervical Lymph Nodes with Ultrasound Elastography
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Purpsoe: To investigate the diagnostic value of quantitative analysis of a tissue diffusion and virtual touchtissue imaging quantification (VTIQ) technique with acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastographyfor ...
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Cytogenetic Profile of De Novo B lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Determination of Frequency, Distribution Pattern and Identification of Rare and Novel Chromosomal Aberrations in Indian Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)Background: Chromosomal aberrations identified in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have an importantrole in disease diagnosis, prognosis and management. Information on karyotype and associated clinical parametersare ...
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Is Age an Independent Predictor of High-Grade Histopathology in Women Referred for Colposcopy after Abnormal Cervical Cytology?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2015-12-01)This study was conducted to determine whether advancing age is an independent predictor of increased risk ofhigh-grade pathologies among women referred for colposcopy after abnormal cervical cytology. Medical recordswere ...
