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Serum Soluble CD25 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Shall We Able to Change the Natural History?

Eman Abdel Sameea, Talaat Zakareya, Khaled Metwaly, Anas Abdel Rahman, Howyda Mohammed Kamal & Wafaa Mohammed Abdalla · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Background: Although hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancy related mortality worldwide, it can be curable if detected in early stages. Axiomatically, emergence of a new marker for early prediction of HCC could enable to apply the proper treatment str...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/35735

Dp103 in Egyptian Patients with Breast Cancer: Prognosis to Lymph Node Metastasis

Heba G. Abd El-Aziz, Shereen S. El-Shaer, Doaa M. Abd El-Latif, M. Gomaa & Mahmoud M. Kamel · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Background: Dp103 is a multifunctional protein which binds and unwinds RNA secondary structures, therefore plays a vital role in RNA metabolism from birth to death. Aims: The present study aimed to evaluate both serum levels and tissue expressions of Dp103 and explored their poss...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/35052

Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes of Skin Melanoma in the Republic of Belarus

A. G. Zhukovets, A. E. Okeanov & P. I. Moiseyev · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

The primary incidence of skin melanoma in the Republic of Belarus over 25 years (from 1991 through 2015) has increased 3.3-fold (from 2.6 to 9.0 per 100,000 population). A higher level of urban population incidence, a large proportion of people affected at the employable age. In...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/33797

Radiation - Induced Sarcoma: A Case Report

K. Diabate, H. Bakkali, T. Kebdani, B. K. El-Gueddari & N. Benjaafar · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Objective: Study the epidemiology, histology, time to onset, treatment and prognosis of radiation induced sarcomas. Observation: We report a case of sarcomas occurring in irradiated area, in a patient treated by external radiotherapy for left orbit cancer Discussion: Few series o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/29776

Papanicoleau Smear Usage and Prevalence of Premalignant Cervical Lesion among Women Living with HIV Attending a Federal Teaching Hospital in South-West Nigeria: A Comparative Study

Aishatu Omoragbon, Olusegun Emmanuel Gabriel, Olabode Muftau Shabi, Oluwaserimi Adewumi Ajetunmobi, Olayide Toyin Elegbede, Segun Mathew Agboola & Adebara Idowu Oluwaseyi · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Aim: Cancer of the cervix is the third most common cancer among women worldwide, and in Nigeria it is the second most common female cancer. Infection with the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with an increased risk of prevalent, incident and persistent squamous in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/33231

Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Concurrent Chemo-conformal Radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Ghada Saber Abdulmohsen, Rasha Abdel Latif, Soumaya Eteba & Enas Abd Al Halim · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Background: Renewed interest in induction chemotherapy for treatment of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma has been made recently. Multiple phase III trials were going aiming to define the best candidate, and the best regimen for induction chemotherapy. We conducted this p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/33794

Outcome and Predictive Factors of Radiation Therapy for Medulloblastoma: Mansoura Experience

Dina Abd El-Ghaffar, Mohammed Farouk Akl, Amal Halim & Mahfouz Eita · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Background: Medulloblastomas are the most common infratentorial malignant brain tumors with an incidence rate of 0.5 in 100.000 typically arising in childhood at age 5-9 years. Aim of Work: Exploring the epidemiological characteristics, treatment outcome and prognostic factors of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/33525

Technetium-MDP Bone Scan/SPECT CT Findings in Erdheim-Chester Disease: A Case Report of Skull and Ribs Involvement

C. A. Alikor & G. Engelbrecht · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare disorder of the non-Langerhans cell histiocytes with associated infiltration of multiple organ systems. Skeletal involvement is characteristically bilateral and symmetric, exhibiting an osteosclerotic pattern in the metaphysis and diaphysis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/32488

The Pathological Stage at Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Ghanaian Women: A Retrospective Study at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Accra (2001 to 2014)

E. M. Der, S. E. Quayson & Y. Tettey · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Background: Published data on breast cancer (BC) in Ghanaian women have not look at the relationships between pathological stage at diagnosis and the other clinico-pathological features. The aim of this study was to describe the relationships between the stage at diagnosis of BC...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/33006

Level of Awareness on Breast Cancer and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Market Women in Ido Community, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Damilola M. Ajayi & Daniel D. Faleti · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Aim: The study assessed the level of awareness on breast cancer and practice of breast self-examination among market women in Ido community, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Study Design: It made use of a descriptive research design. Place of Study: The study was conducted at the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/32464

Assessment of Kirsten Sarcoma Viral Gene Mutations in Non-neoplastic and Neoplastic Nodular Lesions of Thyroid in Pakistan

Farheen Jafri, Shahnaz Imdad Kehar & Kaniz Zehra Abbas · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Objectives: To assess KRAS mutations in non-neoplastic and neoplastic nodular lesions of thyroid as the incidence of KRAS mutations in thyroid lesions in Pakistan has not been evaluated. Methods: The cross sectional study was conducted at Basic Medical Sciences Institute, Jinnah...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/32499

Mucosal Melanoma of the Sino-nasal Tract - A Rare Case Report

Vinita Trivedi, Syeda Naseera, Manashi Ghosh, Richa Chauhan, A. Muneer & Kaustav Mandal · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Sino nasal malignant melanoma is a very aggressive and rare neoplasm of the head and neck region. Less than 2% of all mucosal melanomas originate from the sino-nasal region demanding a high index of suspicion to diagnose these tumours. The patients developing sino-nasal melanomas...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/32167

Case Report of Prolonged Stable Disease with Modified Schedule Sunitinib in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Shyam Aggarwal & Sachin Minhas · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2017

Background: New targeted therapies have revolutionized the treatment landscape of metastatic renal cell carcinoma over the last decade. Sunitinib has demonstrated high activity in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), still complete remission is not a common occurrence in patients. In pati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2017/31424