Level of Awareness, Screening Practices, and Self-Detection Among Breast Cancer Patients by Ahmed Nawzad Hassan, Mustafa Saber Al-Attar

“…Objective: Having good knowledge and performing regular pre-tests under physician supervision play a crucial role in the early detection of breast cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the level of awareness, frequency of performing routine screening, types of screening methods prior to detection, and who detected the case, among women diagnosed with breast cancer. …”
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The quality of early breast cancer diagnosis in urban women by doctors of adult polyclinics by V. A. Kozlov, B. A. Polyakov, D. L. Mushnikov, E. L. Funtikova, D. A. Nedavniy

“…It has been established that the main causes of late diagnosis of breast cancer in urban women are: untimely treatment of the patient in a medical and preventive institution, deviations from the standard of examination of women for oncopathology, errors in diagnosis, features of the course of the disease (lightning or latent form), non-compliance with continuity in the management of the patient.Conclusion. …”
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Mechanistic insights into epithelial-mesenchymal transition mediated cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer by Taha Umair Wani, Hyun-Yi Kim, Geum-Hwa Lee, Young Je Lim, Han-Jung Chae, Ji-Ye Kim, Hyonok Yoon

“…Abstract Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is designated as one of the prime causes of chemoresistance in many cancers. In our previous study we established that cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer (OC) is associated with EMT using sensitive OV90 cells and its resistant counterparts OV90CisR1 and OV90CisR2. …”
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Dimensionality cutback and deep learning algorithms efficacy as to the breast cancer diagnostic dataset by Gennady Chuiko, Denys Honcharov

“…Breast cancer is a significant threat because it is the most frequently diagnosed form of cancer and one of the leading causes of mortality among women. …”
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Prescription of Strong Opioids in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in the Province of Valladolid (Spain) by Rodrigo Enríquez de Salamanca Gambara, Ana María Sierra Santos, Ana María Ruiz San Pedro, Federico Montero Cuadrado, Irene Muñoz León, Miguel Ángel Castro Villamor, Alicia Córdoba Romero, Ana María Del Olmo Tornero, Lucía Pérez Pérez, León Morales-Quezada

“…<b>Background:</b> Chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is one of the leading causes of disability. …”
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DNA vaccines as promising immuno-therapeutics against cancer: a new insight by Alireza Shariati, Arya Khezrpour, Fatemeh Shariati, Hamed Afkhami, Hamed Afkhami, Hamed Afkhami, Aref Yarahmadi, Sajad Alavimanesh, Sajad Alavimanesh, Sina Kamrani, Mohammad Hossein Modarressi, Pouria Khani

“…Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality around the world and most of our conventional treatments are not efficient enough to combat this deadly disease. …”
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Identification of a distinctive immunogenomic gene signature in stage-matched colorectal cancer by Pankaj Ahluwalia, Ashis K. Mondal, Ashutosh Vashisht, Harmanpreet Singh, Ahmet Alptekin, Kalyani Ballur, Nivin Omar, Meenakshi Ahluwalia, Kimya Jones, Amanda Barrett, Vamsi Kota, Ravindra Kolhe

“…Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide. …”
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Knockdown of Annexin A1 induces apoptosis, causing G2/M arrest and facilitating phagocytosis activity in human leukemia cell lines by Hasan Masyitah, Kumolosasi Endang, Jantan Ibrahim, Jasamai Malina, Nazarudin Norlaili

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Endothelin receptor antagonists (ERAs) can potentially be used as therapeutic drugs to reduce hypertension caused by small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) by Qingjian He, Junling Lin, Chanjuan Mo, Guodong Li, Jianzhong Lu, Qiyin Sun, Lijun Cao, Haojian Gan, Quan Sun, Jiafang Yao, Shengyi Lian, WenJuan Wang

“…The emergence of targeted anti-tumor drugs has significantly prolonged the lifespan and improved the prognosis of cancer patients. Among these drugs, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors, particularly novel small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), are extensively employed as VEGF inhibitors; however, they are also associated with a higher incidence of complications, with hypertension being the most prevalent cardiovascular toxic side effect. …”
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Acupoint massage combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine soaking therapy and nursing of a patient with hand-foot syndrome caused by oral administration of capecitabine for colorectal cancer (穴位按摩联合中药泡洗疗法治疗1例肠癌患者口服卡培他滨致手足综合征的护理) by LI Xiaomin (李晓敏), LIU Shuhong (刘书红)

“…This paper investigate the effect of acupoint massage combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine soaking therapy in the treatment of hand-foot syndrome caused by oral administration of capecitabine in a patient with colorectal cancer, and summarized related nursing measures. …”
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Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Unusual Small Bowel Metastasis with Invagination by Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Briggette Fernández González, Mariana Medell Gago

“…Malignant tumors, in Cuba, are the second leading cause of death after heart disease. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide in malignant tumors, predominantly in men. …”
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Impact of Nutritional Factors on Colorectal Cancer: Implication the molecular mechanisms of Vitamins Supplementation by Hossna M. Ismail, Abdel-Aziz S. Shatat

“… Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the leading cause of death from gastrointestinal cancer, the second largest cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and the third most common cancer in both men and women. …”
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Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule as a First Manifestation of Primary Peritoneal Cancer by C. Iavazzo, K. Madhuri, S. Essapen, N. Akrivos, A. Tailor, S. Butler-Manuel

“…The primary malignancy in women is usually ovarian, endometrial, gastric, or pancreatobiliary tree cancer. We present a case of an 87-year-old patient with Sister Mary Joseph's nodule metastasis caused by a primary peritoneal malignancy. …”
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Systemic and Local Effects Among Patients With Betel Quid-Related Oral Cancer by Hui-Ching Chuang MD, PhD, FACS, Ming-Hsien Tsai MD, Yu-Tsai Lin MD, MS, FACS, Ming-Huei Chou PhD, Kun-Lin Yang MD, Chih-Yen Chien MD, FACS

“…The major predisposing factors of developing oral cancer include smoking, alcohol drinking, and betel quid chewing. …”
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Secondary to Lung Cancer: A Case Report by Victor Olamiposi Olaiya, Vincentia Kuukua Agyekum, Adefunke Temitope Omotoso

“… Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a clinical condition caused by the obstruction of venous return through the superior vena cava (SVC). …”
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Omega-3 fatty acids: molecular weapons against chemoresistance in breast cancer by Vittoria Marchio, Giuseppina Augimeri, Catia Morelli, Adele Vivacqua, Cinzia Giordano, Stefania Catalano, Diego Sisci, Ines Barone, Daniela Bonofiglio

“…Abstract Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. …”
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Prostate Cancer-Associated Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation with Excessive Fibrinolysis Treated with Degarelix by Shawn Y. Ong, Josephine Taverna, Clint Jokerst, Thomas Enzler, Emad Hammode, Elisa Rogowitz, Myke R. Green, Hani M. Babiker

“…We describe a case of DIC XFL caused by prostate cancer (PC) successfully treated with a single injection of degarelix, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist. …”
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Stroke associated with microvascular tumoral infiltration in a patient with metastatic breast cancer by Joshua Mangerel, MD, Andres Rodriguez-Sein, MD, Daniel Masri, MD

“…Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a form of advanced metastatic disease conferring poor prognosis, most commonly associated with melanoma, small cell lung cancer, and breast cancer. In rare cases it has been shown to be associated with stroke thought to be related to vasculopathy caused by tumoral infiltration of cerebral vasculature. …”
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Metastatic Bladder Cancer Presenting with Persistent Hematuria in Young Man with Cystic Fibrosis by Premal Patel, Harvey R. Rabin, Michael M. Vickers, Michael D. Parkins

“…We report a case of metastatic bladder cancer developing in a young man with cystic fibrosis (CF) that was initially diagnosed as ureterolithiasis and managed as renal colic. …”
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Immunosuppressive Role of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Therapeutic Targeting in Lung Cancer by Jie Ma, Huaxi Xu, Shengjun Wang

“…Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide due to its late diagnosis and poor outcome. …”
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