Background: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is commonly associated with tobacco and alcohol exposures among other risk factors, which are linked with epigenetics. Epigenetic alterations such as DNA methylation are increasingly implicated in the initiation and progre...
Swampy agricultural soils could be contaminated as a result of accumulation of heavy metals through emission from industrial areas, mines tailings, metal wastes, gasoline, paints, fertilizers, manure, sewage sludge, pesticide, waste water irrigation, coal combustion residue, spil...
Erkan Topkan, Ahmet Kucuk, Nulifer Kilic Durankus, Sukran Senyurek, Eyub Yasar Akdemir, Duygu Sezen, Esma Didem Ikiz, Yasemin Bolukbasi, Berrin Pehlivan & Ugur Selek·International Research Journal of Oncology·2020
Brainstem metastases account only for 3% to 5% of all intracranial metastasis. However, brainstem metastases undoubtedly represent a significant source of severe morbidity and mortality in affected patients with estimated average survival duration of only less than 6 months. Surg...
Results from a three arms pilot study on the preventive and therapeutic effects of the food supplement CortiNon+ on the development of Graffi myeloid tumor in hamsters have been presented. Biometric parameters of tumor growth and peripheral blood count were evaluated. Two schemes...
Dayara de Nazaré Rosa de Carvalho, Dandara de Fátima Ribeiro Bendelaque, Viviane Ferraz Ferreira de Aguiar, Sara Melissa Lago Sousa, Celice Ruanda Oliveira Sobrinho, Lorena Nayara Alves Neves, Carla Sena Cunha, Ivone de Melo Sousa, Nancy de Souza Felipe de Nazaré, Suzanne Lourdes Souza Carvalho, Rafael Everton Assunção Ribeiro da Costa & Ivonete Vieira Pereira Peixoto·International Research Journal of Oncology·2020
Objective: Report the realization of a health education action aimed at the prevention of prostate cancer. Methodology: This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, of the experience report type, carried out in a Municipal Health Unit (UMS). The activity took place i...
Ahmet Kucuk, Erkan Topkan, Esma Didem Ikiz, Nulifer Kılıc Durankus, Sukran Senyurek, Eyub Yasar Akdemir, Duygu Sezen, Yasemin Bolukbasi, Ugur Selek & Berrin Pehlivan·International Research Journal of Oncology·2020
Brain metastases (BMs) represent the commonest intracranial tumours which occur approximately 30% of all adult patients presenting with solid cancers. The BMs do not only reduce the survival expectations but negatively alter the quality of life measures as well. For decades, surg...
Aim: The aim of this study was 1) to assess awareness and knowledge towards breast cancer (BC) and breast self examination (BSE) among female pharmacy students in Malaysia. 2) to assess attitude towards practise of BSE among female pharmacy students in Malaysia and 3) to understa...
Background: Currently, between 2 and 3 million non-melanoma skin cancers and 132,000 melanoma skin cancers occur globally each year. Skin cancer patients suffer from multiple psychological problems, including pain, body image disturbance and distress. Coping with these problems i...
Background: Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is a grade IV brain tumour with high recurrence rate despite maximum treatment including surgical resection, concurrent chemo-radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy. In recurrent tumours, there is no standard treatment available. Patients...
Gall bladder cancer carries a dismal prognosis especially in advanced cases. Common sites of metastases include liver, lung and unusual sites have also been reported like orbit, cutaneous, adrenal, kidney, breast and thyroid. 66 years female diagnosed case of metastatic carcinoma...
Aims: Development of a JAK2 Allelic burden estimation kit using Taqman probes and determine trend in shifting of JAK2 V617F allelic burden in and its use in analysis of patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV) to predict thrombotic complications. Me...
Aims: The study sort to determine factors influencing the uptake of cervical cancer screening services among rural women aged 18-69 years in Webuye East Sub-County, Kenya. Study Design: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study design. Place and Duration of Study: Webuye E...
Background: Undergraduate students are at a developmental period in life in which several health-related behaviours begin to form. Poor nutrition and certain lifestyle habits are the resultant effects of westernization and they are factors that contribute to the rising burden of...
Melanoma of the ciliary body is extremely rare. It is rarely diagnosed because of its location and the rarity of its associated symptoms. We report the case of a 35-year-old patient who consults for a decrease in visual acuity in whom ophthalmological examination after pupillary...
Objective: This study aims to identify whether the University Hospital of Lewisham is managing patients according to the published guidelines and to create local guidelines for the identification and management of squamous cell carcinomas. Design: This was a retrospective cross-s...