Breast cancer literacy among higher secondary students: results from a cross-sectional study in Western Nepal.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A substantial number of patients will develop further biochemical progression after radical prostatectomy (RP) and salvage radiotherapy (sRT). Recently published data using prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand positron emission tomography (PSMA - PET) for re-staging suggest that those recurrences are of...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Oehus AK,Kroeze SGC,Schmidt-Hegemann NS,Vogel MME,Kirste S,Becker J,Burger IA,Derlin T,Bartenstein P,Eiber M,Mix M,la Fougère C,Belka C,Combs SE,Grosu AL,Müller AC,Guckenberger M,Christiansen H,Henkenberens C

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been a sharp rise in the incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) in many countries. Patients with HPV-positive OPSCC have a more favorable prognosis compared with HPV-negative OPSCC, leading to investigation and adoption of de-escalation trea...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Nopmaneepaisarn T,Tangjaturonrasme N,Rawangban W,Vinayanuwattikun C,Keelawat S,Bychkov A

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Australia, associations between geographic remoteness, socioeconomic disadvantage, and colorectal cancer (CRC) survival show that survival rates are lowest among residents of geographically remote regions and those living in disadvantaged areas. At present we know very little about the reasons for these i...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Baade PD,Turrell G,Aitken JF

更新日期：2010-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been proposed that mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) promote tumor progression by interacting with tumor cells and other stroma cells in the complex network of the tumor microenvironment. We characterized MSCs isolated and expanded from tumor tissues of pediatric patients diagnosed with neuroblastomas ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Pelizzo G,Veschi V,Mantelli M,Croce S,Di Benedetto V,D'Angelo P,Maltese A,Catenacci L,Apuzzo T,Scavo E,Moretta A,Todaro M,Stassi G,Avanzini MA,Calcaterra V

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Ras-dependent ERK1/2 MAP kinase signaling pathway plays a central role in cell proliferation control and is frequently activated in human colorectal cancer. Small-molecule inhibitors of MEK1/MEK2 are therefore viewed as attractive drug candidates for the targeted therapy of this malignancy. However, the ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Voisin L,Julien C,Duhamel S,Gopalbhai K,Claveau I,Saba-El-Leil MK,Rodrigue-Gervais IG,Gaboury L,Lamarre D,Basik M,Meloche S

更新日期：2008-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metastatic breast cancer carries a poor prognosis despite the success of newly targeted therapies. Treatment options remain especially limited for the subtype of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Several signaling pathways, including NF-κB, are altered in TNBC, and the complexity of this disease implies ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： House CD,Grajales V,Ozaki M,Jordan E,Wubneh H,Kimble DC,James JM,Kim MK,Annunziata CM

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent data in esophageal cancer suggests the variant allele of a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in XRCC1 may be associated with resistance to radiochemotherapy. However, this SNP has not been assessed in a histologically homogeneous clinical trial cohort that has been treated with a uniform approach. ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Yoon HH,Catalano PJ,Murphy KM,Skaar TC,Philips S,Powell M,Montgomery EA,Hafez MJ,Offer SM,Liu G,Meltzer SJ,Wu X,Forastiere AA,Benson AB,Kleinberg LR,Gibson MK

更新日期：2011-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The EGFR and downstream signaling pathways play an important role in tumorigenesis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Gene copy number alteration is one mechanism for overexpressing the EGFR protein and was also demonstrated to be related to lymph node metastasis, tumor invasiveness and perineural invas...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Huang SF,Chien HT,Cheng SD,Chuang WY,Liao CT,Wang HM

更新日期：2017-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) usually presents in middle aged men and shows an indolent clinical behavior. However, up to 30% of the patients present a secondary transformation into aggressive diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The aim of the present study was to characterize mo...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Hartmann S,Eray M,Döring C,Lehtinen T,Brunnberg U,Kujala P,Vornanen M,Hansmann ML

更新日期：2014-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various efforts to understand the relationship between biological information and disease have been done using many different types of highthroughput data such as genomics and metabolomics. However, information obtained from previous studies was not satisfactory, implying that new direction of studies is in ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Jeong J,Seo K,Kim ES

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retrospective studies show improved outcomes in colorectal cancer patients if taking statins, including overall survival, pathological response of rectal cancer to preoperative chemoradiotherapy (pCRT), and reduced acute and late toxicities of pelvic radiation. Major tumour regression following pCRT has stro...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Jameson MB,Gormly K,Espinoza D,Hague W,Asghari G,Jeffery GM,Price TJ,Karapetis CS,Arendse M,Armstrong J,Childs J,Frizelle FA,Ngan S,Stevenson A,Oostendorp M,Ackland SP

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a frequent type of primary liver cancer, and its prevalence is increasing worldwide. Indeed, the underlying molecular mechanism is not well understood. Previous studies have shown evidence that tight junction (TJ) components were correlated with carcinogenesis and tumor deve...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Ram AK,Pottakat B,Vairappan B

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the relationship between the metabolite profile of plasma from pre-operative prostate cancer (PCa) patients and the risk of PCa progression. In this study we investigated the association between pre-operative plasma metabolites and risk of biochemical-, local- and metastatic-recurrence,...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zoni E,Minoli M,Bovet C,Wehrhan A,Piscuoglio S,Ng CKY,Gray PC,Spahn M,Thalmann GN,Kruithof-de Julio M

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women with ovarian cancer can present with a variety of symptoms and signs, and an increasing range of tests are available for their investigation. A number of international guidelines provide advice for the initial assessment of possible ovarian cancer in symptomatic women. We systematically identified and ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Funston G,Van Melle M,Baun ML,Jensen H,Helsper C,Emery J,Crosbie EJ,Thompson M,Hamilton W,Walter FM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported the following error is the article. ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Ye S,Hao X,Zhou T,Wu M,Wei J,Wang Y,Zhou L,Jiang X,Ji L,Chen Y,You L,Zhang Y,Xu G,Zhou J,Ma D,Wang S

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical trials where cancer patients were treated with protease inhibitors have suggested that the serine protease, prostasin, may act as a tumour suppressor. Prostasin is proteolytically activated by the serine protease, matriptase, which has a very high oncogenic potential. Prostasin is inhibited by prote...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Selzer-Plon J,Bornholdt J,Friis S,Bisgaard HC,Lothe IM,Tveit KM,Kure EH,Vogel U,Vogel LK

更新日期：2009-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) has previously been difficult as they are resistant to conventional chemotherapy and radiation. The development of imatinib mesylate has made a major impact on the management of advanced GISTs. It is apparent that there are ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Hughes B,Yip D,Goldstein D,Waring P,Beshay V,Chong G

更新日期：2004-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The survival following transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) alone is still low in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with almost patients developing disease progression after treatment. There is need to investigate additional therapeutic options that would intensify the initial response to TACE. T...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Su TS,Lu HZ,Cheng T,Zhou Y,Huang Y,Gao YC,Tang MY,Jiang HY,Lian ZP,Hou EC,Liang P

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are crucially involved in the regulation of multiple stages of cancer progression. Elevated MMP levels have been associated with the development of metastases and poor prognosis in several types of cancer. However, the role of MMPs in osteosarcoma and their prognostic value i...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Kunz P,Sähr H,Lehner B,Fischer C,Seebach E,Fellenberg J

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cervical cancer represents an important global public health problem. It is the 2nd most common cancer among women worldwide. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is now well-established as a necessary cause of invasive cervical cancer (ICC) development. Only a few studies on HPV prevalence and type-specific...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Mariani L,Monfulleda N,Alemany L,Vizza E,Marandino F,Vocaturo A,Benevolo M,Quirós B,Lloveras B,Klaustermeier JE,Quint W,de Sanjosé S,Bosch FX

更新日期：2010-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, Shu-Yu Tai et al. reported that personal hair dye use increased risk of prostate cancer with a dose-response effect. Although hair dyes were identified as carcinogenic in animals and increased risk of some cancers among hairdressers, the existing epidemiological data did not support that personal hair dye us...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Jiann BP

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triple-negative (TN) breast cancer, which is defined as being negative for the estrogen receptor (ER), the progesterone receptor (PR), and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2), represents a subset of breast cancer with different biologic behaviour. We investigated the clinicopathologic charac...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Rhee J,Han SW,Oh DY,Kim JH,Im SA,Han W,Park IA,Noh DY,Bang YJ,Kim TY

更新日期：2008-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allelic counterparts of biallelically expressed genes display an epigenetic symmetry normally manifested by synchronous replication, different from genes subjected to monoallelic expression, which normally are characterized by an asynchronous mode of replication (well exemplified by the SNRPN imprinted locus...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Dotan ZA,Dotan A,Ramon J,Avivi L

更新日期：2008-12-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oncolytic virotherapy is an upcoming treatment option for many tumor entities. But so far, a first oncolytic virus only was approved for advanced stages of malignant melanomas. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) constitute a heterogenous group of tumors arising from the neuroendocrine system at diverse anatomic si...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Kloker LD,Berchtold S,Smirnow I,Beil J,Krieg A,Sipos B,Lauer UM

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We conducted a retrospective study in our hospital in which we compared D1 with D3 through D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer in terms of morbidity, postoperative mortality, long-term survival after surgery. METHODS:567 patients who were performed curative intent between 1980 and 2003 were enrolled. 187 ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhang H,Liu C,Wu D,Meng Y,Song R,Lu P,Wang S

更新日期：2010-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Twist, a transcription factor of the basic helix-loop-helix class, is reported to regulate cancer metastasis. It is known to induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In this study, we evaluated the expression of twist and its effect on cell migration in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:We exam...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Matsuo N,Shiraha H,Fujikawa T,Takaoka N,Ueda N,Tanaka S,Nishina S,Nakanishi Y,Uemura M,Takaki A,Nakamura S,Kobayashi Y,Nouso K,Yagi T,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2009-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUD:The incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury has increased due to RLN lymph node dissection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of intraoperative ultrasonography (IU) to detect RLN nodal metastases in esophageal cancer patients. METHODS:Sixty patients with esophageal cancer underwen...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Wang J,Liu M,Shen J,Ouyang H,Xie X,Lin T,Li A,Yang H

更新日期：2018-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Staging of B-cell non Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) routinely involves bone marrow (BM) examination by trephine biopsy (BM-TB). The evidence of disease in the BM-TB results in a clinical stage IV classification affecting therapeutic strategies for NHL patients. BM immunophenotyping by flow cytometry (FC) is also ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Mancuso P,Calleri A,Antoniotti P,Quarna J,Pruneri G,Bertolini F

更新日期：2010-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No scientific consensus has been reached on whether active tobacco smoking causes breast cancer. We examine the association between active smoking and breast cancer risk in Denmark, which has some of the highest smoking and breast cancer rates in women worldwide. METHODS:We used the data from a nationwide D...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Andersen ZJ,Jørgensen JT,Grøn R,Brauner EV,Lynge E

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the relationship between responses within 1 year and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes by exploring profiles of patients with CML-CP who were treated with front-line imatinib or nilotinib. METHODS:A prospective, longitudinal, single-center study was conducted to assess the response t...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Yu L,Wang H,Milijkovic D,Huang X,Jiang Q

更新日期：2018-08-03 00:00:00