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 ...

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 ...

β-Blockers have been one of the most widely used and versatile drugs for the past half a century. A newpotential for their use as anti-cancer drugs has emerged in the past few years. Various retrospective case controlstudies ...

Background: The aim of this study is to examine the association of urinary cesium with breast cancer risk.Materials and Methods: We collected survey data and urine specimens from 240 women with incident ...

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 ...

Breast cancer, a leading cause of death among women in most countries worldwide, is rapidly increasing inincidence in Vietnam. One of biomarkers is the disruption of the genetic material including epigenetic changeslike ...

Brain tumors are a mixed group of neoplasms that originate from the intracranial tissues and the meningeswith degrees of malignancy varying greatly from benign to aggressive. Not much is known about the epidemiologyof ...

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, ...

Background: Colon cancer (CRC) is perhaps the second most common cause of cancer mortality. This studydetermined the clinical significance of serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and serum complement3a ...

Purpose: To investigate the clinical value in lung cancer of a combination of four serum tumor markers,haptoglobin (Hp), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), neuron specific enolase (NSE) as well as the cytokeratin 19fragment ...

Background: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a malignant gastrointestinal cancer with significant morbidity andmortality. Despite severe side effects of chemotherapy, the use of immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy ...

Background: High-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is recognized as an efficient component of therapy againstpediatric osteosarcoma in combination with other drugs such as cisplatin (CDP), carboplatin (CBDCA),doxorubicin ...

Purpose: To compare tumor size by mammography and sonography and align with pathological results inprimary breast cancer cases. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 95 primary breast cancerpatients ...

Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a haematological cancer characterized by clonal proliferation ofplasma cells.The aim of this study was to investigate the activity of serum paraoxonase-1 (PON1) and arylesterase(ARE) ...

Background: Colorectal cancer is currently the third most common cancer in Indonesia, yet colonoscopy - themost accepted mode of screening to date - is not done routinely and national data are still lacking. ...

Background: This study was planned in an attempt to develop scales for the assessment of fatigue in pediatriconcology patients aged 13-18 and also for their parents. Materials and Methods: In collecting ...

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, ...

Background: Transthoracic fine needle aspiration (FNA) is one of several methods for establishing tissuediagnosis of lung lesions. Other tissue or cell sources for diagnosis include sputum, endobronchial biopsy, ...

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, ...

Background: The morbidity and mortality rate of liver cancer continues to rise in China and advanced casesrespond poorly to chemotherapy. Ribosomal protein L24 has been reported to be a potential therapeutic targetwhose ...