Classification of benign and malignant solid breast lesions on the ultrasound images based on the textural features: the importance of the perifocal lesion area by А.А. Kolchev, D.V. Pasynkov, I.A. Egoshin, I.V. Kliouchkin, О.О. Pasynkova

“…The amount of ultrasound (US) breast exams continues to grow because of the wider endorsement of breast cancer screening programs. When a solid lesion is found during the US the primary task is to decide if it requires a biopsy. …”
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Endoscopic Analysis of Microstructures of the Colon Mucosa on the Edge of the Post-Resection Defect as a Measure of Preventing Recurrence of Polyps after a Cold Polypectomy by N. V. Ageykina, N. A. Oleynikova, P. G. Malkov, N. V. Danilova, O. A. Kharlova, Yu. M. Korolev, E. D. Fedorov

“…In 74 patients (22 men and 52 women) aged 28 to 84 years (average age 59.3 ± 3.6 years), 103 colon polyps of types 0-IIa — 82 (79.7 %) and 0-Is — 21 (20.3 %), without the signs of severe dysplasia and cancer, were removed through the endoscope by the using of a cold snare, followed by mandatory inspection of the edges of the post-resection defect. …”
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Automated Audit and Self-Correction Algorithm for Seg-Hallucination Using MeshCNN-Based On-Demand Generative AI by Sihwan Kim, Changmin Park, Gwanghyeon Jeon, Seohee Kim, Jong Hyo Kim

“…Two publicly available datasets were used in developing the ASHSC algorithm: 280 CT scans from the TotalSegmentator dataset for training and 274 CT scans from the Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA) dataset for performance evaluation. …”
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Preoperative hemoglobin and perioperative blood transfusion in major head and neck surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Munib Ali, Joseph C. Dort, Khara M. Sauro

“…Understanding the influence of low preoperative hemoglobin (Hgb) on perioperative blood transfusion (PBT) in head and neck cancer (HNC) surgery with free flap reconstruction may help guide clinical practice to reduce inappropriate treatment among these patients. …”
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Integrating bioinformatics and machine learning to identify AhR-related gene signatures for prognosis and tumor microenvironment modulation in melanoma by Qianru Li, Qianru Li, Heli Li

“…However, the specific downstream targets and mechanisms by which AhR influences melanoma remain insufficiently understood.MethodsMelanoma samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and normal skin tissues from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) database were analyzed to identify differentially expressed genes, which were intersected with a curated list of AhR-related pathway genes. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Its Risk Factors: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Resource-Limited Settings of Northwest Ethiopia by Markos Negash, Habtamu Wondifraw Baynes, Demeke Geremew

“…Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is implicated for the causation of gastrointestinal tract infections including gastric cancer. Although the infection is prevalent globally, the impact is immense in countries with poor environmental and socioeconomic status including Ethiopia. …”
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Green Production of Indolylquinones, Derivatives of Perezone, and Related Molecules, Promising Antineoplastic Compounds by René Gerardo Escobedo-González, Héctor Pérez Martínez, Ma. Inés Nicolás-Vázquez, Joel Martínez, Gabriela Gómez, Juan Nava Serrano, Vladimir Carranza Téllez, C. L. Vargas-Requena, René Miranda Ruvalcaba

“…It is also worth noting that the cytotoxicity of the synthesized indolylquinones in human breast cancer cell was tested by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, with the 3-indolylisoperezone being the most active. …”
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Leveraging explainable AI and large-scale datasets for comprehensive classification of renal histologic types by Seung Wan Moon, Jisup Kim, Young Jae Kim, Sung Hyun Kim, Chi Sung An, Kwang Gi Kim, Chan Kwon Jung

“…Abstract Recently, as the number of cancer patients has increased, much research is being conducted for efficient treatment, including the use of artificial intelligence in genitourinary pathology. …”
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Association between exposure to environmental pollutants and increased oral health risks, a comprehensive review by Li Zhu, Mengchen Tang, Yinyin Cai, Yinyin Cai, Panpan Wang, Panpan Wang

“…This article delves into the intricate relationship between environmental pollution and oral health, highlighting significant impacts on various aspects such as dental caries, periodontal diseases, oral facial clefts, cancer, as well as other oral diseases. Our results suggested that secondhand smoke, particulate matters (PM) and heavy metals are the most important risk factors affecting oral health. …”
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Isolation of Viable Follicles from Cryopreserved Human Ovarian Tissue by Farnaz Tajbakhsh, Somayeh Tavana, Mohammad Kazemi Ashtiani, Naeimeh Sadat Abtahi, Leila Sadat Tahaei, Ashraf Moini, Rouhollah Fathi

“…Introduction: Ovarian tissue freezing is the most effective method to maintain fertility for immature girls and women diagnosed with cancer. Nonetheless, because of the chance that malignant cells might reappearing following tissue transplantation, it is crucial to isolate the follicles from the frozen-thawed ovarian tissue of these individuals and employ them in the process of in vitro maturation process or artificial ovarian framework. …”
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Enhancing Perioperative Outcomes of Pancreatic Surgery with Wearable Augmented Reality Assistance System: A Matched-Pair Analysis by Hamraz Javaheri, MSc, Omid Ghamarnejad, MD, Rizky Widyaningsih, MD, Ragnar Bade, PhD, Paul Lukowicz, PhD, Jakob Karolus, PhD, Gregor Alexander Stavrou, MD

“…A higher proportion of patients in the ARAS group were diagnosed with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer and received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (20.0% vs 6.7%, P = 0.085). …”
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Patient “No-Show” Prior to Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Increases Risk of Postoperative Anemia by Jeffrey S. Mun, BA, Matthew W. Parry, MD, MS, Alex Tang, MD, Jesse J. Manikowski, MS, Cory Crinella, PA-C, John J. Mercuri, MD, MA

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Enhanced Suppressive Activity of Regulatory T Cells in the Microenvironment of Malignant Pleural Effusions by Joanna Budna, Mariusz Kaczmarek, Agata Kolecka-Bednarczyk, Łukasz Spychalski, Piotr Zawierucha, Joanna Goździk-Spychalska, Michał Nowicki, Halina Batura-Gabryel, Jan Sikora

“…Cancer metastatic spread to serous cavity causes malignant pleural effusions (MPEs), indicating dismal prognosis. …”
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Exploring the association between pro-inflammatory diets and chronic liver diseases: evidence from the UK Biobank by Lili Pan, Lili Pan, Zhengrong Xu, Yining Li, Guoen Cai, Haibing Gao, Shenglong Lin

“…Competing risk analyses, which accounted for cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death, supported these findings. Subgroup analyses confirmed the robustness of the DII's association across various demographic and lifestyle factors. …”
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Shared Medical and Environmental Risk Factors in Dry Eye Syndrome, Sjogren’s Syndrome, and B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case-Control Study by Hadas Ben-Eli, Doron J. Aframian, Eldad Ben-Chetrit, Dror Mevorach, Geffen Kleinstern, Ora Paltiel, Abraham Solomon

“…NHL patients were more likely to report first-degree relatives with hematologic cancer, while having first-degree relatives with an autoimmune disease (AID) was associated with SS (OR=5.25; 95% CI: 2.59-10.63) and DES (OR=3.55; 95% CI: 1.83-6.91) compared to controls. …”
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Preoperative Blood Glucose Level Predicts Postsurgical Gastroparesis Syndrome after Subtotal Gastrectomy: Development of an Individualized Usable Nomogram by Chenchen Mao, Xin Liu, Yunshi Huang, Mingming Shi, Weiyang Meng, Libin Xu, Weisheng Chen, Yuanbo Hu, Xinxin Yang, Xiaodong Chen, Xian Shen

“…We retrospectively analyzed 633 patients with gastric cancer who underwent subtotal gastrectomy. Preoperative blood glucose levels were evaluated via receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. …”
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Frequencies and ethnic distribution of ABO and RhD blood groups in China: a population-based cross-sectional study by Min Liu, Jue Liu, Shikun Zhang, Qiaomei Wang, Haiping Shen, Yiping Zhang

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Health-related Quality of Life and hospital costs of Finnish melanoma patients participating in the second Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial (MSLT-II) by Pia J. Heino, Jukka Pappinen, John F. Thompson, Micaela Hernberg, Tiina A. Jahkola, Mark B. Faries

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Radiation-induced rescue effect on human breast carcinoma cells is regulated by macrophages by Spoorthy Pathikonda, Li Tian, Clement Manohar Arava, Shuk Han Cheng, Yun Wah Lam

“…The susceptibility of cancer cells to DNA damages is influenced by their microenvironment. …”
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Cervical Lesions in Women Younger than 25 Years by Yoleisi Alonso Fleites, Martha Rosa González Deben, Viviam Rosa Vázquez Martínez, José Ángel González Alonso, Ileana Enríquez Corona, Isis María Leyva Betancourt

“…<p><strong>Fundamento</strong><strong>: </strong>el cáncer cervical es esencialmente una enfermedad de transmisión sexual relacionada con la infección por el virus del papiloma humano. …”
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