Objective: To explore the influence of different ways of blood transfusion on the expression levels of interleukins(IL) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inperi-operative patients with esophageal cancer. ...

Background: Results from previous studies concerning the association of ERCC4 rs1800067 polymorphismwith risk of cancer were inconsistent. To explore the exact relation with susceptibility, we conducted the ...

Many studies have indicated possible associations between a polymorphism of adiponectin receptor 1(ADIPOR1) rs1342387 and risk of cancer, but contradictory results have been reported. The main aim ofthis study was to draw ...

This study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of significant cervical pathology among women whoare high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV)-positive/cytology negative, the most common combination ofpositive co-tests. ...

The Piwi subfamily comprises two argonaute (Ago) family proteins, which are defined by the presence of PAZand Piwi domains, with well known roles in RNA silencing. Hiwi, a human Piwi subfamily member, has beenshown to play ...

Saussurea involucrata is a Mongolian medicinal plant well known for its effects in promoting blood circulation,and anti-inflammation and analgesic functions. Earlier studies reported that Saussurea involucrata has ...

Aim: To report long term outcomes of laser conization for high grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)in Thai women. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in patients undergoing ...

Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is involved in estrogen metabolism and is vital to estrogen-inducedcarcinogenesis, including that of ovarian cancer. Although many recent epidemiologic studies have investigatedassociations ...

Krüppel-like factor 4 is a transcription factor which plays an important role in development and progressionof various carcinomas. Curcumin characterized by excellent anti-cancer properties is regarded as a serviceablenatural ...

Introduction: Khon Kaen Cancer Registry (KKCR) was established in 1984. KKCR aims to collect allcancer cases in Khon Kaen Province. The poorly qualified data may lead to distort the cancer burden andmisinterpretation ...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the value of serum gastric markers to differentiatebetween patients with precancerous lesions and nonatrophic chronic gastritis. Materials and Methods: ...

Background: Despite advances in radiotherapy, overall survival of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patientsis still poor. Moreover dosimetrical analyses with these newer treatment methods are insufficient. The currentstudy ...

Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women worldwide and the second most commoncancer in females in India. Receptor status may be important for survival. Objective: To analyse and ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate predictive role of risk of malignancy index in discriminatingbetween benign and malignant adnexal masses preoperatively. Methods: This retrospective ...

Radioprotective effects of amentoflavone were investigated by examining cell viability, apoptosis, cell cyclingconcentrations of intracellular ROS (reactive oxygen species), and relative mitochondrial mass by flow ...

Background: Neuroendocrine tumors have widespread and different clinical presentations and prognoses.This study was conducted to assess their survival time and prognostic factors in Iran. Materials and Met ...

Glutathione is a thiol compound that plays an important role in the antioxidant defense system of the celland its deficiency leads to an increased susceptibility to oxidative stress and, thus, progression of many diseasestates ...

This paper addresses cancer prediction based on radial basis function neural network optimized by particleswarm optimization. Today, cancer hazard to people is increasing, and it is often difficult to cure cancer. Theoccurrence ...

Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) has been used to treat various malignant tumors. However, the molecularmechanisms underlying the direct anti-proliferative activity of IFN-γ are poorly understood. In the present study,we examined ...

Background: There is paucity of studies defining the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD) riskfactors in Saudi Arabia despite the surging epidemic of obesity, change in dietary habits and sedentary ...