Volume & Issue: Volume 17, Issue 3, March 2016 
Microchips and their Significance in Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells and Monitoring of Cancers

Pages 879-894

Mehdi Sahmani; Mousa Vatanmakanian; Mehdi Goudarzi; Naser Mobarra; Mehdi Azad


Leukemic Oral Manifestations and their Management

Pages 911-915

Carolina Favaro Francisconi; Rogerio Jardim Caldas; Lazara Joyce Oliveira Martins; Cassia Maria Fischer Rubira; Paulo Sergio da Silva Santos


Coexisting JAK2V617F and CALR Exon 9 Mutations in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms - Do They Designate a New Subtype?

Pages 923-926

Rifat Zubair Ahmed; Munazza Rashid; Nuzhat Ahmed; Muhammad Nadeem; Tahir Sultan Shamsi


Online Social Networks - Opportunities for Empowering Cancer Patients

Pages 933-936

Zeinab Mohammadzadeh; Somayeh Davoodi; Marjan Ghazisaeidi


Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior of Bangkok Metropolitan Women Regarding Cervical Cancer Screening

Pages 945-952

Woraphot Chaowawanit; Siriwan Tangjitgamol; Nuttavut Kantathavorn; Natacha Phoolcharoen; Thannaporn Kittisiam; Jakkapan Khunnarong; Busaba Supawattanabodee; Sunamchok Srijaipracharoen; Thaovalai Thavaramara; Kamol Pataradool


Lack of Associations between TNF-Polymorphisms and Cervical Cancer in Thai women

Pages 953-956

Teeraporn Chinchai; Krittaphak Homchan; Watanyoo Sopipong; Jira Chansaenroj; Sukumarn Swangvaree; Pairoj Junyangdikul; Sompong Vongpunsawad; Yong Poovorawan


Rare Helicobacter pylori Infection May Explain Low Stomach Cancer Incidence: Ecological Observations in Bali, Indonesia

Pages 979-984

Tsutomu Tanaka; I Ketut Mulyadi; Moestikaningsih; Tjok Gede Oka; Soeripto; FX Ediati Triningsih; Teguh Triyono; Didik Setyo Heriyanto; Akihiro Hosono; Sadao Suzuki; Shinkan Tokudome


Impact of Adaptive Radiotherapy on Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer - A Dosimetric and Volumetric Study

Pages 985-992

Abhinav Dewan; SK Sharma; AK Dewan; Himanshu Srivastava; Sheh Rawat; Anjali Kakria; Maninder Mishra; Suresh T; Krati Mehrotra


Effects of TNF, NOS3, MDR1 Gene Polymorphisms on Clinical Parameters, Prognosis and Survival of Multiple Myeloma Cases

Pages 1009-1014

C Basmaci; M Pehlivan; AG Tomatir; T Sever; V Okan; M Yilmaz; S Oguzkan-Balci; S Pehlivan


Proactive Consultation by a Clinical Pathologist Prevents Diagnostic Delay in Hematological Malignancies

Pages 1019-1022

Chih-Chun Chang; Ming-Jang Su; Jung-Li Ho; Jen-Tang Sun; Huang-Wen Tsai; Hui-Fei Tang; Fang-Yeh Chu


HOXA9 is Underexpressed in Cervical Cancer Cells and its Restoration Decreases Proliferation, Migration and Expression of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Genes

Pages 1037-1047

Liliana Alvarado-Ruiz; Maria Guadalupe Martinez-Silva; Luis Alberto Torres-Reyes; Patricia Pina-Sanchez; Pablo Ortiz-Lazareno; Alejandro Bravo-Cuellar; Adriana Aguilar-Lemarroy; Luis Felipe Jave-Suarez


Role of the Mdm2 SNIP 309 Polymorphism in Gastric Mucosal Morphologic Patterns of Patients with Helicobacter pylori Associated Gastritis

Pages 1057-1060

Taweesak Tongtawee; Chavaboon Dechsukhum; Wilairat Leeanansaksiri; Soraya Kaewpitoon; Natthawut Kaewpitoon; Ryan A Loyd; Likit Matrakool; Sukij Panpimanmas


Commonest Cancers in Pakistan - Findings and Histopathological Perspective from a Premier Surgical Pathology Center in Pakistan

Pages 1061-1075

Zubair Ahmad; Romana Idrees; Saira Fatima; Nasir Uddin; Arsalan Ahmed; Khurram Minhas; Aisha Memon; Syeda Samia Fatima; Muhammad Arif; Sheema Hasan; Rashida Ahmed; Shahid Pervez; Naila Kayani


Roles of Ki67 in Breast Cancer - Important for Management?

Pages 1077-1082

CH Yip; N Bhoo-Pathy; JM Daniel; YC Foo; AK Mohamed; MM Abdullah; YS Ng; BK Yap; R Pathmanathan


Detection of Genital HPV Infection Using Urine Samples: a Population Based Study in India

Pages 1083-1088

Sasidharanpillai Sabeena; Parvati Bhat; Veena Kamath; Mary Mathew; Sushama Aswathyraj; Santhosha Devadiga; Suresha Prabhu; Maity Hindol; Akhil Chameetachal; Anjana Krishnan; Govindakarnavar Arunkumar


Novel Nonsense Variants c.58C>T (p.Q20X) and c.256G>T (p.E85X) in the CHEK2 Gene Identified dentified in Breast Cancer Patients from Balochistan

Pages 1089-1092

Abdul Hameed Baloch; Ahmad Nawaz Khosa; Nasrullah Bangulzai; Jamila Shuja; Hafiz Khush Naseeb; Mohammad Jan; Illahi Bakhsh Marghazani; Masood-ul- Haq Kakar; Dost Mohammad Baloch; Abdul Majeed Cheema; Jamil Ahmad


Nurses and Television as Sources of Information Effecting Behavioral Improvement Regarding Liver Flukes in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand

Pages 1097-1102

Soraya J Kaewpitoon; Natthawut Kaewpitoon; Ratana Rujirakul; Parichart Wakkuwattapong; Likit Matrakul; Taweesak Tongtawee; Ryan A Loyd; Jun Norkaew; Jirawoot Kujapun; Wasugree Chavengkun; Sukanya Ponphimai; Poowadol Polsripradist; Thawatchai Eksanti; Tanida Phatisena


Effectiveness of a Health Educational Program Based on Self-Efficacy and Social Support for Preventing Liver Fluke Infection in Rural People of Surin Province, Thailand

Pages 1111-1114

Soraya J Kaewpitoon; Sirisuda Thanapatto; Wimonya Nuathong; Ratana Rujirakul; Parichart Wakkuwattapong; Jun Norkaew; Jirawoot Kujapun; Natnapa Padchasuwan; Natthawut Kaewpitoon


Sentinel Node Biopsy Examination for Breast Cancer in a Routine Laboratory Practice: Results of a Pilot Study

Pages 1149-1155

Joon-Joon Khoo; Chen-Siew Ng; Subathra Sabaratnam; Sarojah Arulanantham


Plasma Peptidome as a Source of Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Cholangiocarcinoma

Pages 1163-1168

Kanawut Kotawong; Veerachai Thitapakorn; Sittiruk Roytrakul; Narumon Phaonakrop; Vithoon Viyanant; Kesara Na-Bangchang


Distribution of KRAS and BRAF Mutations in Metastatic Colorectal Cancers in Turkish Patients

Pages 1175-1179

Orhan Gorukmez; Tahsin Yakut; Ozlem Gorukmez; Mutlu Karkucak; Ozkan Kanat


Predictors of Positive Bone Metastasis in Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patients

Pages 1187-1191

Tsu-Ming Chien; Yen-Man Lu; Jiun-Hung Geng; Tsung-Yi Huang; Hung-Lung Ke; Chun-Nung Huang; Ching-Chia Li; Yii-Her Chou; Wen-Jeng Wu; Shu-Pin Huang


Survival of Colorectal Cancer in the Presence of Competing- Risks - Modeling by Weibull Distribution

Pages 1193-1196

Ahmad Reza Baghestani; Tahoura Daneshva; Mohamad Amin Pourhoseingholi; Hamid Asadzadeh


Educational Activities for Rural and Urban Students to Prevent Skin Cancer in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Pages 1201-1207

Kelle Velasques; Luana Roberta Michels; Leticia Marques Colome; Sandra Elisa Haas


Age of initiation, Determinants and Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking among Teenagers in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria

Pages 1209-1214

AO Abiola; OS Balogun; OO Odukoya; FA Olatona; TO Odugbemi; RK Moronkola; AA Solanke; OJ Akintunde; OO Fatoba


The C609T (Pro187Ser) Null Polymorphism of the NQO1 Gene Contributes Significantly to Breast Cancer Susceptibility in North Indian Populations: a Case Control Study

Pages 1215-1219

Prasant Yadav; Rashid Mir; Kajal Nandi; Jamsheed Javid; Mirza Masroor; Imtiyaz Ahmad; Mariyam Zuberi; RCM Kaza; SK Jain; Nita Khurana; Prakash Chandra Ray; Alpana Saxena


Dose-Dependent Associations between Wine Drinking and Breast Cancer Risk - Meta-Analysis Findings

Pages 1221-1233

Jia-Yan Chen; Hong-Cheng Zhu; Qing Guo; Zheng Shu; Xu-Hui Bao; Feng Sun; Qin; Xi Yang; Chi Zhang; Hong-Yan Cheng; Xin-Chen Sun


GIS Database and Google Map of the Population at Risk of Cholangiocarcinoma in Mueang Yang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province of Thailand

Pages 1293-1297

Soraya J Kaewpitoon; Ratana Rujirakul; Apinya Joosiri; Sirinun Jantakate; Amnat Sangkudloa; Sarochinee Kaewthani; Kanokporn Chimplee; Kritsakorn Khemplila; Natthawut Kaewpitoon


The Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with Metastatic Gastric Cancer

Pages 1309-1312

Fatma Yalcin Musri; Hasan Mutlu; Melek Karakurt Eryilmaz; Derya Kivrak Salim; Seyda Gunduz; Hasan Senol Coskun


Initial Report for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation F1 Mail Survey

Pages 1313-1323

CM Milder; R Sakata; H Sugiyama; A Sadakane; M Utada; KA Cordova; A Hida; W Ohishi; K Ozasa; EJ Grant


OrCanome: a Comprehensive Resource for Oral Cancer

Pages 1333-1336

Deeksha Bhartiya; Amit Kumar; Harpreet Singh; Amitesh Sharma; Anita Kaushik; Suchitra Kumari; Ravi Mehrotra


Levels of Depression and Anxiety Post-Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients at a Public Sector Hospital in Karachi

Pages 1337-1340

Sara Khan; Naveed Ali Khan; Ata Ur Rehman; Iqra Khan; Khursheed A Samo; Amjad Siraj Memon


Inhibitory Effects of Gallic Acid Isolated from Caesalpinia mimosoides Lamk on Cholangiocarcinoma Cell Lines and Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria

Pages 1341-1345

Narintorn Rattanata; Sompong Klaynongsruang; Sakda Daduang; Ratree Tavichakorntrakool; Temduang Limpaiboon; Ratsami Lekphrom; Patcharee Boonsiri; Jureerut Daduang


Ki67 Frequency in Breast Cancers without Axillary Lymph Node Involvement and its Relation with Disease-free Survival

Pages 1347-1350

Fatemeh Homaei Shandiz; Hossein Shabahang; Fahimeh Afzaljavan; Nourieh Sharifi; Alireza Tavasoli; Monavar Afzalaghaee; Emane Roshanzamir; Alireza Pasdar


Significance of Proliferation Markers and Prognostic Factors in Egyptian Patients with Multiple Myeloma

Pages 1351-1355

Iman A Abdelgawad; Noha H Radwan; Roxan E Shafik; Hala A Shokralla


Prostatic Bleeding after Prostatic Biopsy Effects Oncological Outcomes with Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

Pages 1373-1377

Tomoaki Takai; Teruo Inamoto; Kazumasa Komura; Takuya Tsujino; Tomohisa Matsunaga; Yuki Yoshikawa; Taizo Uchimoto; Kenkichi Saito; Naoki Tanda; Koichiro Minami; Hirofumi Uehara; Naokazu Ibuki; Kiyoshi Takahara; Hayahito Nomi; Satoshi Kiyama; Hayahito Azuma


Comparison of EMA,CEA, CD10 and Bcl-2 Biomarkers by Immunohistochemistry in Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin

Pages 1379-1383

Mazaher Ramezani; Elham Mohamadzaheri; Sedigheh Khazaei; Farid Najafi; Asad Vaisi-Raygani; Mahtab Rahbar; Masoud Sadeghi


Mammographic Screening of Women Attending a Reference Service Center in Southern Brazil

Pages 1385-1391

Tiara Cristina Romeiro Lopes; Angela Andreia Franca Gravena; Marcela de Oliveira Demitto; Sheila Cristina Rocha Brischiliari; Deise Helena Pelloso Borghesan; Catia Millene Dell Agnolo; Maria Dalva de Barros Carvalho; Sandra Marisa Pelloso


Breast Cancer in Iranian Woman: Incidence by Age Group, Morphology and Trends

Pages 1393-1397

Hosein Rafiemanesh; Hamid Salehiniya; Zahra Lotfi


Incremental Expression of 14-3-3 Protein Beta/Alpha in Urine Correlates with Advanced Stage and Poor Survival in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Pages 1399-1404

Shiho Kaneko; Kazumasa Matsumoto; Satoru Minamida; Takahiro Hirayama; Tetsuo Fujita; Yoshio Kodera; Masatsugu Iwamura


Eosinophilia in Pleural Effusions: a Speculative Negative Predictor for Malignancy

Pages 1411-1414

Fang-Yeh Chu; Ching-Biau Liou; Jen-Tang Sun; Chia-Hao Bei; Tse-Hsuan Liou; N-Chi Tan; Yun-Chieh Yu; Chih-Chun Chang; Tzung-Hai Yen; Ming-Jang Su


Time Trend Analysis of Oral Cancer in Iran from 2005 to 2010

Pages 1421-1426

Khosro Iranfar; Yaser Mokhayeri; Gohar Mohammadi


Impact of Peri-Operative Anemia and Blood Transfusions in Patients with Gastric Cancer Receiving Gastrectomy

Pages 1427-1431

Chih-Chun Chang; Jen-Tang Sun; Jing-Yuan Chen; Yi-Ting Chen; Pei-Yu Li; Tai-Chen Lee; Ming-Jang Su; Jiann-Ming Wu; Tzung-Hai Yen; Fang-Yeh Chu


Distribution of the Population at Risk of Cholangiocarcinoma in Bua Yai District, Nakhon Ratchasima of Thailand Using Google Map

Pages 1433-1436

Soraya J Kaewpitoon; Ratana Rujirakul; Amnat Sangkudloa; Sarochinee Kaewthani; Kritsakorn Khemplila; Karuna Cherdjirapong; Jirawoot Kujapun; Jun Norkaew; Wasugree Chavengkun; Sukanya Ponphimai; Poowadol Polsripradist; Natnapa Padchasuwan; Apinya Joosiri; Parichart Wakkhuwattapong; Ryan A Loyd; Likit Matrakool; Taweesak Tongtawee; Sukij Panpimanmas; Natthawut Kaewpitoon


Weight Gain and Alcohol Drinking Associations with Breast Cancer Risk in Japanese Postmenopausal Women - Results from the Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) Study

Pages 1437-1443

Junichi Nitta; Masanori Nojima; Hirofumi Ohnishi; Mitsuru Mori; Kenji Wakai; Sadao Suzuki; Yoshihisa Fujino; Yingsong Lin; Koji Tamakoshi; Akiko Tamakoshi


Investigating Preoperative Hematologic Markers for Prediction of Ovarian Cancer Surgical Outcome

Pages 1445-1448

Tahereh Ashrafganjoei; Mahdiss Mohamadianamiri; Farah Farzaneh; Maryam Sadat Hosseini; Maliheh Arab


Treatment Outcome and Predictors of Survival in Thai Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma Cases

Pages 1449-1452

Aumkhae Sookprasert; Piti Ungareewittaya; Areesa Manotepitipongse; Kosin Wirasorn


Mate Intake and Risk of Breast Cancer in Uruguay: a Case- Control Study

Pages 1453-1461

Alvaro L Ronco; Eduardo De Stefani; Beatriz Mendoza; Hugo Deneo-Pellegrini; Alvaro Vazquez; Estela Abbona


Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Associated Factors among Male Citizens in Tehran, Iran

Pages 1473-1478

Aziz Kassani; Abdolvahab Baghbanian; Rostam Menati; Jafar Hassanzadeh; Mohsen Asadi-Lari; Walieh Menati


Determination of Patient Learning Needs after Thyroidectomy

Pages 1479-1483

Zeynep Temiz; Didem Ozturk; Gulay Altun Ugras; Seher Deniz Oztekin; Emel Sengul


Breast Cancer Trend in Iran from 2000 to 2009 and Prediction till 2020 using a Trend Analysis Method

Pages 1493-1498

Bibihajar Zahmatkesh; Afsaneh Keramat; Nasrinossadat Alavi; Ahmad Khosravi; Ahmad Kousha; Ali Ghanbari Motlagh; Mahboobeh Darman; Elham Partovipour; Reza Chaman


Hormone Use is Associated with Lymphovascular Invasion in Breast Cancer

Pages 1507-1512

Margaretha Loof-Johanson; Lars Brudin; Marie Sundquist; Carl Edvard Rudebeck


Arsenic Trioxide Induces Apoptosis and Incapacitates Proliferation and Invasive Properties of U87MG Glioblastoma Cells through a Possible NF-B-Mediated Mechanism

Pages 1553-1564

Seyed H Ghaffari; Meysam Yousefi; Majid Zaki Dizaji; Majid Momeny; Davood Bashash; Ali Zekri; Kamran Alimoghaddam; Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh


The ICAM-1 Gly241Arg Polymorphism is Not Associated With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Results from a Case Control study in Kashmir, India

Pages 1583-1588

Syed Douhath Yousuf; Mohammad Ashraf Ganie; Mohammad Afzal Zargar; Tabasum Parvez; Fouzia Rashid


Prevalence and Factors Associated with Opisthorchis viverrini Infection in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR

Pages 1589-1593

Khamphanavanh Saiyachak; Sutthiporn Tongsotsang; Thitima Saenrueang; Malcolm A Moore; Supannee Promthet