circ_ZFR Is Linked to Paclitaxel Resistance in Cervical Cancer via miR-944 Sponging and IL-10 Upregulation by Xiaoqian Long, Meiyun Zheng, Youlin Yang, Yi Chen, Xiahui Zhang, Haiyan Zhang

“…Cervical cancer (CC) has an elevated rate of invasion and death despite surgical treatment, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Several studies revealed that circRNAs have a key contribution to the resistance of drugs against different types of carcinomas. …”
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Comprehensive Overview of Ketone Bodies in Cancer Metabolism: Mechanisms and Application by Ziyuan Liang, Lixian Deng, Xiaoying Zhou, Zhe Zhang, Weilin Zhao

“…The ketogenic diet (KD) may enhance the sensitivity of various cancers to standard therapies, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, by exploiting the reprogrammed metabolism of cancer cells and shifting the metabolic state from glucose reliance to KB utilization, rendering it a promising candidate for adjunct cancer therapy. …”
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Myxoid Chondrosarcoma of Maxilla in a Pediatric Patient: A Rare Case Report by Pranali Nimonkar, Nitin Bhola, Anendd Jadhav, Anuj Jain, Rajiv Borle, Rajul Ranka, Minal Chaudhary

“…Owing to the age of the patient, surgical excision was selected as the modality of management followed by postoperative radiotherapy. This report encompasses the entire gamut of clinicopathological, radiological, and treatment modalities employed for chondrosarcoma.…”
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Radiation-Associated Toxicities in Obese Women with Endometrial Cancer: More Than Just BMI? by Savita V. Dandapani, Ying Zhang, Richard Jennelle, Yvonne G. Lin

“…A retrospective study identified 96 women with EC referred to a large urban institution’s radiation oncology practice for postoperative whole pelvic radiotherapy (WPRT) and/or intracavitary vaginal brachytherapy (ICBT). …”
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Atypical Kaposi Sarcoma of the Tongue in HIV Positive Tanzanian Female by Elichilia Shao, Flora Ruhangisa, Neema Minja, Kanankira Nnko, Denis Katundu, George Semango, Eva Mbwilo, Amos Mwasamwaja, Kajiru Kilonzo, Isaack Lyaruu

“…This patient was newly diagnosed and had no history of antiretroviral therapy (ART), radiotherapy, or immunosuppressive drugs prior to this admission. …”
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Hybrid Carcinoma of the Larynx: A Case Report (Adenoid Cystic and Adenocarcinoma) and Review of the Literature by Ilias Karasmanis, John K. Goudakos, Iosif Vital, Thomas Zarampoukas, Victor Vital, Konstantinos Markou

“…Regarding the therapeutic plan, the mass was considered inoperable due to its expansion to trachea and the patient received radiotherapy. Conclusions. Both the adenocarcinoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma are extremely rare types of malignant tumors in the larynx. …”
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Impact of Body Mass Index on Surgical and Oncological Outcomes in Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Neoadjuvant 5-Fluorouracil-Based C... by Yanwu Sun, Pan Chi

“…Methods. 312 LARC patients undergoing laTME after nCRT were divided into nonobese (BMI < 25.0 kg/m2, n=249) and obese (BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2, n=63) groups. Preoperative radiotherapy was delivered in 45–50.4 Gy/25f, 5 days/week, and concurrent chemotherapy using FOLFOX or CapeOX. …”
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Rare Pathology Case Report: Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma Forming Sex Cord– and Endometrioid Gland–Like Differentiation in Metastatic Foci by Haneen Al-Maghrabi, Ghadeer Mokhtar, Jaudah Al-Maghrabi

“…We present a case of a 51-year-old lady with a history of LGESS who was treated with surgery and radiotherapy and then presented after 12 years with an inferior vena cava (IVC) mass, which was confirmed histologically to be metastatic LGESS. …”
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Are Onconeural Antibodies a Clinical Phenomenology in Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis? by Hongliang Zhang, Chunkui Zhou, Limin Wu, Fengming Ni, Jie Zhu, Tao Jin

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Exploring Strategies to Prevent and Treat Ovarian Cancer in Terms of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants by Yanru Long, Houhui Shi, Jiatian Ye, Xiaorong Qi

“…In addition, chemotherapy and radiotherapy may elevate the oxidative stress in ovarian cancer cells. …”
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Germinoma with Involvement of Midline and Off-Midline Intracranial Structures by Monica Graciela Loto, Karina Danilowicz, Santiago González Abbati, Rafael Torino, Alejandro Misiunas

“…Four cycles of chemotherapy with bleomicine, etoposide, and cysplatin were given, followed by radiotherapy, but patients died due to a recidiva. Conclusion. …”
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EEPD1 attenuates radiation-induced cardiac hypertrophy and apoptosis by degrading FOXO3A in cardiomyocytes by Yu Kaiwen, Su Xi, Zhou Tongfang, Cai Xuwei, Zhang Min

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Primary Dysgerminoma of the Uterine Cervix: A Rare Case Report by Biruck Gashawbeza, Bethel Dereje, Ferid A. Abubeker

“…After 3 months of radiotherapy, a contrast abdominopelvic CT scan showed a recurrent cervicovaginal mass with extension to the pelvic sidewalls. …”
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Clinical outcomes of neuroendoscopic resection of brain abscess guided by electromagnetic navigation among patients presenting at Jieyang People's Hospital in China by Mindong Huang, Jiandan Zou

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Modulation of gut microbiota in targeted cancer therapy: insights on the EGFR/VEGF/KRAS pathways by Li Gong, Shixue Yang, Junli Huang, Yongsheng Li

“…Research has investigated the impact of gut microbiota on the efficacy of various anticancer therapies, such as immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. However, a notable gap exists in the literature regarding the relationship between gut microbiota and targeted agents. …”
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Monte Carlo Simulation of Gamma and Neutron Shielding with High-performance Ultra-heavy Cement Composite by Mohammadreza Alipoor, Mahdi Eshghi, Ramazan Sever

“…Radiation protection is important in medical imaging applications and radiotherapy rooms. Therefore, in this research, we have investigated features of the ionizing radiation shielding of the modified cement composite with iron, strontium, zinc, and zirconium elements in the photon energy range of 15 keV to 10 MeV. …”
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Electrical impedance-based tissue classification for bladder tumor differentiation by Carina Veil, Franziska Krauß, Bastian Amend, Falko Fend, Oliver Sawodny

“…While differentiation in preliminary studies shows great potential, challenges arise when transferring this concept to real, intraoperative conditions, mainly due to the influence of preoperative radiotherapy, possibly different tumor types, and mechanical tissue deformations due to peristalsis or unsteady contact force of the sensor. …”
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Targeting the 8-oxodG Base Excision Repair Pathway for Cancer Therapy by Anna Piscone, Francesca Gorini, Susanna Ambrosio, Anna Noviello, Giovanni Scala, Barbara Majello, Stefano Amente

“…BER inhibitors have recently been identified as a promising approach in cancer therapy, increasing the sensitivity of cancer cells to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. By exploiting tumor-specific DNA repair dependencies and synthetic lethal interactions, these inhibitors could be used to selectively target cancer cells while sparing normal cells. …”
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Control of Lymphorrhea and Treatment of Warty Excrescences in Elephantiasis by José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Patricia Amador Franco Brigídio, Edivandra Buzato, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy

“…This young patient evolved with the more serious form of lymphedema, elephantiasis, after surgical treatment of an abdominal neoplasm and radiotherapy. Warty excrescences were present on both legs and genitalia where lymphorrhea was constant. …”
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Can Primary Cardiac Myxofibrosarcoma Grow Quickly from Zero to a Size Leading to Left-Sided Heart Failure within 9 Months? by Levan Karazanishvili, Eduard Limonjiani

“…Most cardiac tumors have a limited response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Therefore, surgical treatment is considered the best option. …”
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