Raquel Catarino, André Cardoso, Carlos Ferreira, Diogo Pereira, Tiago Correia, Manuel Cerqueira, Frederico Carmo Reis, João Correia-Pinto, Raquel Crisóstomo, Maria João Gama & Rui Prisco·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2020
Aims: Penile cancer is an uncommon malignancy in Western countries. There are known premalignant lesions that can progress to invasive penile cancer, namely carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the glans. Treatment options for this disease include topical chemotherapy and laser ablation, b...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i430113
Aliyu Daniel, K. R. Iseh, J. H. Solomon, Olawole W. Olalekan, Braimah R. Oyebunmi, Ibikunle A. Aremu, Taiwo A. Olanrewaju, Sahabi S. Mallami, Adeyeye M. Folusho, Nazish P. Aquil, S. B. Amutta, M. Abdullahi & Okoro C. Joshua·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2019
Introduction: Virchow first describes Myxomas in 1871; they are benign tumors of primitive indifferent mesenchyme that have preference for the cardiac muscles, genitourinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, liver and spleen. The rarity of the tumor, especially in the head and neck...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i430112
Aims: To assess tumour suppressing activity and ongoing coagulation among persons living with HIV infection and accessing care in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: University of Calabar Teaching Ho...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i330111
Objective: Carcinosarcomas (CSs) and leiomyosarcomas (LMSs) are rare uterine cancers with high mortality. This study presents a dual institutional experience from two different university teaching hospitals (Mansoura and Zagazig Universities situated in the Delta of the Nile Rive...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i330110
Aims: To spot the light on metastatic tumors to the breast which represent only 0.5-1.5% of breast malignancies to avoid misdiagnosis as primary breast tumors. Presentation of the Case: 45-year-old female was referred to the Oncology Department of Meet Ghmmr Oncology Center in N...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i330109
Background: Cervical cancer is becoming one of the emerging health burdens for womenhood and India accounts for one-third of the cervical cancer deaths globally. More than 80% of women with cervical cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage. In this study, we aimed to assess the...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i330108
Background: Prostate-specific antigen density (PSAD) is one of the means of improving PSA sensitivity as a marker of a prostate cancer diagnosis. However, this ability is perceived to be obscured by certain factors such as high body mass index and age in Caucasian and western pop...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i330107
Diana Lorena Nieto-Mosquera, Hugo Ramiro Segura-Puello, Juan Sebastián Segura-Charry, Diana Milena Muñoz-Forero & Andrea Catalina Villamil-Ballesteros·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2019
The present study aims to determine the role of immunomodulatory fungi for the treatment of cancer as an alternative way. Mushrooms have been part of human culture for thousands of years, many cultures especially from the East, recognized that the extracts of certain fungi could...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i230106
Introduction: Globally, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women; in 2008 there were an estimated 530,000 new cases and more than 270,000 women die from it [1]. In Ethiopia, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer following breast cancer and the leading...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i230105
Rebecca Peniel Storph, Frank N. Ghartey, Richard K. D. Ephraim, Enoch Mensah, Martin Mornah, Linda Ahenkorah-Fondjo, David L. Simpong, Charlotte Addai, Bright Kobena Segu Domson, Joseph Benjamin Baidoo & Patrick Adu·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2019
Background: People with primary invasive breast cancer receive both local (surgery and radiation therapy) and systemic treatment (chemotherapy and hormonal therapy). However, there are substantial short-and long-term side effects from chemotherapy as documented in several studies...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i230104