Volume 15, Issue 22
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ارسال های اخیر
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Differentiating Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules Using Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology as the Reference Standard
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: In Pakistan thyroid cancer is responsible for 1.2% cases of all malignant tumors. Ultrasonography(US) is helpful in detecting cancerous thyroid nodules on basis of different features like echogenicity, ...
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Tobacco Use, Beliefs and Risk Awareness in University Students from 24 Low, Middle and Emerging Economy Countries
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of tobacco use, beliefs and risk awareness andpsychosocial correlates of tobacco use among university students in 24 low, middle and emerging economycountries. Using ...
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Risk of Cancer Mortality according to the Metabolic Health Status and Degree of Obesity
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: We investigated the risk of cancer mortality according to obesity status and metabolic healthstatus using sampled cohort data from the National Health Insurance system. Materials and Methods: ...
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Curdione Inhibits Proliferation of MCF-7 Cells by Inducing Apoptosis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: Curdione, one of the major components of Curcuma zedoaria, has been reported to possessvarious biological activities. It thus might be a candidate anti-flammatory and cancer chemopreventive agent.However, ...
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Association of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms with Prostate Cancer Risk in the Pakistani Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene has been a subject of extensive pharmacogenetic researchrecently. Association studies between different types of cancers including prostate cancer (PCa) and VDR genepolymorphism ...
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Fentanyl Increases Colorectal Carcinoma Cell Apoptosis by Inhibition of NF-κB in a Sirt1-dependent Manner
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: Fentanyl is used as an analgesic to treat pain in a variety of patients with cancer and recentlyit has become considered to also act as an antitumor agent. The study present was designed to investigate ...
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Age of Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in China: Almost 10 Years Earlier than in the United States and the European Union
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: The study aimed to describe the age distribution of breast cancer diagnosis among Chinesefemales for comparison with the United States and the European Union, and provide evidence for the screeningtarget ...
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Success of a Cervical Cancer Screening Program: Trends in Incidence in Songkhla, Southern Thailand, 1989-2010, and Prediction of Future Incidences to 2030
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: Cervical cancer has been a leading female cancer in Thailand for decades, and has been secondto breast cancer after 2007. The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has provided opportunistic screening withPap ...
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Long-Term Treatment Results in Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Thoracic Wall Treated with Pre-or-Postoperative Radiotherapy - a Single Institution Experience
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Objective: To evaluate the long term results among patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the thoracic wall.Materials and Methods: Twenty-six patients who were treated with pre-or postoperative ...
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Promoter Methylation of MGMT Gene in Serum of Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in North East India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: Promoter hypermethylation is a common event in human cancer. O6-methylguanine-DNAmethyltransferase (MGMT) is a gene involved in DNA repair, which is methylated in a variety of cancers. Weaimed to explore ...
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Silencing of COX-2 by RNAi Modulates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Breast Cancer Cells Partially Dependent on the PGE2 Cascade
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)In order to prove whether downregulation of COX-2 (Cyclooxygenase-2) could modulate the epithelialmesenchymaltransition (EMT) of breast cancer, celecoxib and siRNA were respectively used to inhibit COX-2function and ...
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Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background and Aim: Laparoscopic and open rectum surgery for rectal cancer remains controversial.This systematic review compared the short-term and long-term efficiency and complications associated withlaparoscopic and ...
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Clinical Significance of BCR-ABL Fusion Gene Subtypes in Chronic Myelogenous and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: Some reports have suggested that chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients have a higherprevalence of M-bcr than acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients, which show a higher prevalence ofm-bcr. However, ...
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No Association of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α Gene Polymorphisms with Breast Cancer in North-West Indians
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: Hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) is the key regulator of cellular responses to hypoxiaand plays a central role in tumour growth. Presence of Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the ...
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Differences in Cancer Incidence among Predominantly Muslim and Buddhist Subpopulations in Songkhla
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: The population of Songkhla, a province in Southern Thailand, can be divided into apredominantly Muslim subpopulation (PMSP, approximately 70% Muslim) and a predominantly Buddhistsubpopulation (PBSP, ...
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Colorectal Polyps in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Iranian Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy from 2009-2013
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in males and the second in femalesin Iran. Males are more likely to develop CRC than women and age is considered as a main risk factor forcolorectal ...
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Tim-3 Expression by Peripheral Natural Killer Cells and Natural Killer T Cells Increases in Patients with Lung Cancer - Reduction after Surgical Resection
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate Tim-3 expression on peripheral CD3-CD56+natural killer (NK) cells and CD3+CD56+ natural killer T (NKT) cells in lung cancer patients. Materials andM ...
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Inhibition Effects of Lamellarin D on Human Leukemia K562 Cell Proliferation and Underlying Mechanisms
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Lamellarin D (LamD) is a marine alkaloid with a pronounced cytotoxicity against a large panel of cancer cells,affecting cell growth and inducing apoptosis. However, the molecular mechanisms of action of this compoundare ...
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Preclinical Activity of Lobaplatin as a Single Agent and in Combination with Taxanes for Ovarian Carcinoma Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)Lobaplatin, one of the third - generation platinum compounds, has shown encouraging anticancer activityin a variety of tumor types. However, the efficacy of lobaplatin in ovarian cancer has not been systemicallyevaluated. ...
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Annexin A2 and CD105 Expression in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma is Associated with Tumor Recurrence and Prognosis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-12-01)To investigate the value of expression of annexin A2, microvessel density (MVD) and CD105 in pancreaticductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tissues and adjacent normal tissues, immunohistochemical staining was used.The positive ...
