An appropriate DNA input for bisulfite conversion reveals LINE-1 and Alu hypermethylation in tissues and circulating cell-free DNA from cancers. by Trang Thi Quynh Tran, Tung The Pham, Than Thi Nguyen, Trang Hien Do, Phuong Thi Thu Luu, Uyen Quynh Nguyen, Linh Dieu Vuong, Quang Ngoc Nguyen, Son Van Ho, Hang Viet Dao, Tong Van Hoang, Lan Thi Thuong Vo

“…Using the minuscule DNA amount of 0.5 ng, much less than what has been used and recommended so far (500 ng-2 μg) or 1 μL of cfDNA extracted from 1 mL of blood, we revealed hypermethylation of LINE-1 and Alu in 407 tumour samples of primary breast, colon and lung cancers when compared with the corresponding pair-matched adjacent normal tissue samples (P < 0.05-0.001), and in cfDNA from 296 samples of lung cancers as compared with 477 samples from healthy controls (P < 0.0001). …”
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Awardee Summary of 2023 Taiwan Oncology Society Clinical Research Award Recipient: Persistent Endeavors on Research of Digestive Cancers for Three Decades by Kun-Huei Yeh

Subjects: “…colorectal cancer…”
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Burden of tobacco-related cancers in urban, semi-urban and rural setting of Nepal: Findings from population-based cancer registries 2019. by Uma Kafle Dahal, Meghnath Dhimal, Atul Budukh, Kopila Khadka, Sudha Poudel, Gehanath Baral, Pradip Gyanwali, Anjani Kumar Jha, Sandhya Chapagain

“…This study provides results from population-based cancer registries on tobacco-related cancer (TRCs) burden in Nepal.…”
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An appropriate DNA input for bisulfite conversion reveals LINE-1 and Alu hypermethylation in tissues and circulating cell-free DNA from cancers by Trang Thi Quynh Tran, Tung The Pham, Than Thi Nguyen, Trang Hien Do, Phuong Thi Thu Luu, Uyen Quynh Nguyen, Linh Dieu Vuong, Quang Ngoc Nguyen, Son Van Ho, Hang Viet Dao, Tong Van Hoang, Lan Thi Thuong Vo

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Investigation of Factors Influencing the Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients Using Structural Equation Modeling: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hai-Tao Guo, Shuang-Shuang Wang, Chun-Fang Zhang, Hong-Jie Zhang, Min-Xiang Wei, Yu Wu, Chen-Xiao Su

“…This study aimed to investigate the fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) in breast cancer patients and develop a structural equation model of influencing factors to help formulate clinical intervention strategies. …”
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Targeting the hERG1/β1 integrin complex in lipid rafts potentiates statins anti-cancer activity in pancreatic cancer by Claudia Duranti, Jessica Iorio, Valeria Manganelli, Giacomo Bagni, Rossella Colasurdo, Tiziano Lottini, Michele Martinelli, Chiara Capitani, Giulia Boso, Franco Nicolas D’Alessandro, Maurizio Sorice, Andrea Becchetti, Roberta Misasi, Tina Garofalo, Annarosa Arcangeli

“…This pathway ultimately affects cancer cell proliferation through cyclins and p21, and cell migration through the small GTPase Rac-1 and f-actin organization. …”
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Cervical cancer care at a tertiary oncology facility in Uganda: Comparing daily practice with national treatment targets on cervical cancer control. by Marlieke de Fouw, Melissa W M Boere, Carolyn Nakisige, Mariam Nabwire, Jane Namugga, Israel Luutu, Jackson Orem, Jan M M van Lith, Jogchum J Beltman

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Treatment of cervical cancer patients in Uganda is hampered by late diagnosis due to the unavailability of timely screening and limited availability of advanced cancer care. …”
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Host-microbe computational proteomic landscape in oral cancer revealed key functional and metabolic pathways between Fusobacterium nucleatum and cancer progression by Camila Paz Muñoz-Grez, Mabel Angélica Vidal, Tamara Beatriz Rojas, Luciano Esteban Ferrada, Felipe Andrés Zuñiga, Agustin Andrés Vera, Sergio Andrés Sanhueza, Romina Andrea Quiroga, Camilo Daniel Cabrera, Barbara Evelyn Antilef, Ricardo Andrés Cartes, Milovan Paolo Acevedo, Marco Andrés Fraga, Pedro Felipe Alarcón-Zapata, Mauricio Alejandro Hernández, Alexis Marcelo Salas-Burgos, Francisco Tapia-Belmonte, Milly Loreto Yáñez, Erick Marcelo Riquelme, Wilfredo Alejandro González, Cesar Andrés Rivera, Angel Alejandro Oñate, Liliana Ivonne Lamperti, Estefanía Nova-Lamperti

“…Altogether, F. nucleatum promotes pro-tumoral mechanism in oral cancer.…”
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RNA N6‐Methyladenosine‐Binding Protein YTHDFs Redundantly Attenuate Cancer Immunity by Downregulating IFN‐γ Signaling in Gastric Cancer by Dongjun Jang, Chanwoong Hwa, Seoyeon Kim, Jaeik Oh, Seungjae Shin, Soo‐Jin Lee, Jiwon Kim, Sang Eun Lee, Yoojin Yang, Dohee Kim, Seoho Lee, Hae Rim Jung, Yumi Oh, Kyunggon Kim, Hye Seung Lee, Joon‐Yong An, Sung‐Yup Cho

Subjects: “…cancer immunity…”
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Therapeutic effects of cyclophosphamide, dsDNA preparations and combinations thereof against Krebs-2 ascites cancer cells and various cancer transplants by E. A. Potter, E. V. Dolgova, A. M. Minkevich, Ya. R. Efremov, O. S. Taranov, V. V. Omigov, V. P. Nikolin, N. A. Popova, A. S. Proskurina, E. I. Vereschagin, A. V. Kozel, V. A. Rogachev, D. B. Petrov, A. A. Ostanin, E. R. Chernykh, N. A. Kolchanov, S. S. Bogachev

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Overexpression of metalloproteinase PAPPA accelerates cancer progression and correlates with immune cell infiltration in gastric cancer: insights from bioinformatics and in vitro investigations by Shiya Yu, Shiyao Zheng, Jinwei Qiu, Hongming Lin, Xiaojuan Yu, Huiyan Chen, Junhong Wu, Weihang Wu, Jiong Chen, Yongyuan Chen, Jianwei Chen, Hu Zhao, Yu Wang

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Chronic pain is a risk factor for all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in cancer survivors: a population-based cohort study by Yeying Zhang, Yuna Guo

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The association of travel distance and other patient characteristics with breast cancer stage at diagnosis and treatment completion at a rural Rwandan cancer facility by Kayleigh Bhangdia, Abirami Natarajan, Niclas Rudolfson, Stéphane Verguet, Marcia C. Castro, Jean-Marie Vianney Dusengimana, Cyprien Shyirambere, Lauren E. Schleimer, Lawrence N. Shulman, Aline Umwizerwa, Catherine Kigonya, John Butonzi, Emily MacDuffie, Temidayo Fadelu, Daniel S. O’Neil, Cam Nguyen, Tharcisse Mpunga, Nancy L. Keating, Lydia E. Pace

Subjects: “…Breast cancer…”
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Risk factors and prediction model of breast cancer-related lymphoedema in a Chinese cancer centre: a prospective cohort study protocol by Yue Wang, Xin Li, Ying Wang, Hongmei Zhao, Qian Lu, Yujie Zhou, Liyuan Zhang, Aomei Shen, Jingru Bian, Wanmin Qiang, Jingming Ye, Hongmeng Zhao, Yubei Huang, Zhongning Zhang, Peipei Wu

“…Introduction Lymphoedema is a distressing and long-term complication for breast cancer survivors. However, the reported incidence of lymphoedema varies, and its risk factors remain underexplored. …”
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Chasing cancer: does the social-to-medical spending ratio relate to cancer incidence and mortality in Canadian provinces? A retrospective cohort study by Tony Reiman, Robin Urquhart, Lindsay McLaren, Cameron MacLellan, Paul Kershaw, Ronald D Kneebone, Daniel J Dutton

“…Introduction Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada, and cases are expected to rise by 83% between 2012 and 2042. …”
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Defining national research priorities for prostate cancer in Zambia: using the Delphi process for comprehensive cancer policy setting in sub-Saharan Africa by Ajay Aggarwal, Janet Seeley, Virginia Bond, Kennedy Lishimpi, John Kachimba, Musonda Simwinga, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Susan Msadabwe, Dorothy Chilambe Lombe, Monde Mwamba, Richard Muhumuza, Victor Mapulanga

“…Objectives Locally led research on cancer is needed in sub-Saharan Africa to set feasible research priorities that inform national policy. …”
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Quantitative expression of estrogen, progesterone and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 and their correlation with immunohistochemistry in breast cancer at Uganda Cancer Institute. by Henry Wannume, Nixon Niyonzima, Sam Kalungi, Julius Boniface Okuni, Tonny Okecha, Edward Kakungulu, Steven Mpungu Kiwuwa, Geoffrey Waiswa, Sylvester Kadhumbula, Monica Namayanja, Martin Nabwana, Jackson Orem

“…The detection of Estrogen Receptor (ER), Progesterone Receptor (PR), and Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) is important for the stratification of breast cancer and the selection of therapeutic modalities. …”
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ITGA4 as a potential prognostic and immunotherapeutic biomarker in human cancer and its clinical significance in gastric cancer: an integrated analysis and validation by Jiaxing Zhang, Jiaxing Zhang, Gang Wang, Jie Liu, Futian Tang, Song Wang, Yumin Li, Yumin Li

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One‐pot synthesis chlorin e6 nano‐precipitation for colorectal cancer treatment Ce6 NPs for colorectal cancer treatment by Zhongxing Miao, Yujie Wang, Shengjie Li, Min Zhang, Meng Xu

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Prevalence of Precancerous Conditions and Gastric Cancer Based upon the National Cancer Screening Program in Korea for 7 Years, Single Center Experience by Ji Hyuk Kang, Yun Jeong Lim, Jung Hyun Kang, Jae Nam Yang, Seung Min Shin, Jae Hyeuk Choi, Jin Ho Lee

“…Aims. Gastric cancer is the second most prevalent cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Korea. …”
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