Volume & Issue: Volume 17, Issue 7, July 2016 
Breast Cancer in Pakistan a Critical Appraisal of the Situation Regarding Female Health and Where the Nation Stands

Pages 3035-3041

Muhammad Asim R Basra; Manzoor Saher; Muhammad Makshoof Athar; Muhammad Hashim Raza


Pleiotropic Roles of Metalloproteinases in Hematological Malignancies: an Update

Pages 3043-3051

Ajay K Chaudhary; Shruti Chaudhary; Kanjaksha Ghosh; A Nadkarni


Gastric Carcinoma: Recent Trends in Diagnostic Biomarkers and Molecular Targeted Therapies

Pages 3053-3060

Wafa Majeed; Asra Iftikhar; Tanweer Khaliq; Bilal Aslam; Humaira Muzaffar; Komal Atta; Aisha Mahmood; Shahid Waris


Morin, a Flavonoid from Moraceae, Inhibits Cancer Cell Adhesion to Endothelial Cells and EMT by Downregulating VCAM1 and Ncadherin

Pages 3071-3075

JeongHee Lee; Hana Jin; Won Sup Lee; Arulkumar Nagappan; Yung Hyun Choi; Gon Sup Kim; JinMyung Jung; Chung Ho Ryu; Sung Chul Shin; Soon Chan Hong; Hye Jung Kim


AntiTumor and Immunoregulatory Effects of Fermented Papaya Preparation (FPP: SAIDOPS501)

Pages 3077-3084

Shinki Murakami; Shingo Eikawa; Savas Kaya; Mitsuko Imao; Toshiki Aji


Evaluation of KRAS Gene Mutations in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients in Kermanshah Province

Pages 3085-3088

Nasrin Amirifard; Edris Sadeghi; Negin Farshchian; Abbas Haghparast; Mansour Choubsaz


Quality of Life of Patients with Advanced Cervical Cancer before and after Chemoradiotherapy

Pages 3095-3099

Neha Dahiya; Anita S Acharya; Damodar Bachani; DN Sharma; Subhash Gupta; KP Haresh; GK Rath


Prevalence of Abnormal Cervical Cytology in HIVNegative Women Participating in a Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Calmette Hospital, Cambodia

Pages 3101-3103

Monirath Hav; Sokha Eav; Nicole Heang; Pintuna Pich; Davy Lim; Vitou Leang; Aun Korn; Sanine Lay; Michel Pluot; Leangsim Kruy


Spiritual Needs of Patients with Cancer Referred to Alinasab and Shahid Ghazi Tabatabaie Hospitals of Tabriz, Iran

Pages 3105-3109

Akram Ghahramanian; Abdollah Khorrami Markani; Arefeh Davoodi; Ahad Bahrami


Comparing Recurrence and Complications After Laparoscopy and Laparotomy Surgery among Patients Suffering from Colorectal Cancer, Shiraz, Iran

Pages 3111-3116

Haleh Ghaem; Zahra Amiri; Fatemeh Kianpour; Abbas Rezaianzadeh; Seyed Vahid Hosseini; Hajar Khazraei


Quantitative Analyses of Esophageal Cancer Research in Pakistan

Pages 3117-3122

Muhammad Asif Qureshi; Saeed Khan; Ikram Din Ujjan; Asif Iqbal; Ramsha Khan; Bilal Ahmed Khan


Surveillance Evaluation of the National Cancer Registry in Sabah, Malaysia

Pages 3123-3129

Saffree Mohammad Jeffree; Omar Mihat; Khamisah Awang Lukman; Mohd Yusof Ibrahim; Fadzilah Kamaludin; Mohd Rohaizat Hassan; Nirmal Kaur; Than Myint


E1/E2 of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype4 and Apoptosis

Pages 3131-3138

AbdelRahman N Zekri; Esraa Sobhy; Nehal Hussein; Ola S Ahmed; Amira Hussein; Sahar Shoman; Amira H Soliman; Hanaa M Alam ElDin


35Year Research History of Cytotoxicity and Cancer: a Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Pages 3139-3145

Reyhaneh Farghadani; Batoul Sadat Haerian; Nader Ale Ebrahim; Sekaran Muniandy


Prevalence and Associated Factors of Abnormal Cervical Cytology and HighRisk HPV DNA among Bangkok Metropolitan Women

Pages 3147-3153

Siriwan Tangjitgamol; Nuttavut Kantathavorn; Thannaporn Kittisiam; Woraphot Chaowawanit; Natacha Phoolcharoen; Sumonmal Manusirivithaya; Jakkapan Khunnarong; Sunamchok Srijaipracharoen; Siriporn Saeloo; Waraporn Krongthong; Busaba Supawattanabodee; Thaovalai Thavaramara; Kamol Pataradool


Prostate Cancer, High Cortisol Levels and Complex Hormonal Interaction

Pages 3167-3171

Bibiana Fabre; Halina Grosman; Diego Gonzalez; Nahuel Fernandez Machulsky; Esteban M Repetto; Viviana Mesch; Miguel Angel Lopez; Osvaldo Mazza; Gabriela Berg


Financial Burden of Cancer Drug Treatment in Lebanon

Pages 3173-3177

Fadia Elias; Fadlo R Khuri; Salim M Adib; Rita Karam; Hilda Harb; May Awar; Pierre Zalloua; Walid Ammar


Pioneering Annual Colorectal Cancer Screening and Treatment Targeting Low Income Communities in Malaysia (20102015)

Pages 3179-3183

Christina Ng Van Tze; Henry Fitzgerald; Akhtar Qureshi; Huck Joo Tan; May Lee Low


Applicability of Radioguided Occult Lesion Localization for NonPalpable Benign Breast Lesions, Comparison with Wire Localization, a Clinical Trial

Pages 3185-3190

Afsaneh Alikhassi; Farzanefar Saeed; Mehrshad Abbasi; Ramesh Omranipour; Habibollah Mahmoodzadeh; Massoome Najafi; Masoumeh Gity; Ali Kheradmand


High Risk Human Papilloma Virus Genotypes in Kurdistan Region in Patients with Vaginal Discharge

Pages 3191-3193

Nawfal R Hussein; Amer A Balatay; Mahde S Assafi; Tamara Abdulezel AlMufty


Skin Cancer: ClinicoPathological Study of 204 Patients in Southern Governorates of Yemen

Pages 3195-3199

Amer Bin AlZou; Mazen Abood Bin Thabit; Khalid Abdulla AlSakkaf; Huda Omer Basaleem


Expression of the p16 and Ki67 in Cervical Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions and Cancer

Pages 3201-3206

Kanjana Kanthiya; Jakkapan Khunnarong; Siriwan Tangjitgamol; Napaporn Puripat; Sujitra Tanvanich


Prevalent Signs and Symptoms in Patients with Skin Cancer and Nursing Diagnoses

Pages 3207-3211

Isabel Neves Duarte Lisboa; Monica Suela de Azevedo Macena; Maria Isabel Fernandes da Conceicao Dias; Ana Beatriz de Almeida Medeiros; Cyndi Fernandes de Lima; Ana Luisa Brandao de Carvalho Lira


Methyl Donor Status Influences DNMT Expression and Global DNA Methylation in Cervical Cancer Cells

Pages 3213-3222

Natwadee Poomipark; Janet E Flatley; Marilyn H Hill; Barbara Mangnall; Elnaz Azar; Peter Grabowski; Hilary J Powers


HealthCare Providers and Parents Perspectives on Complementary Alternative Medicine in Children with Cancer in Indonesia

Pages 3235-3242

Dwi Susilawati; Mei Sitaresmi; Krisna Handayani; Peter van de Ven; Sutaryo; Gertjan Kaspers; Saskia Mostert


Survival of Patients with Stomach Cancer and its Determinants in Kurdistan

Pages 3243-3248

Ghobad Moradi; Kohsar Karimi; Nader Esmailnasab; Daem Roshani


EGFR Mutation Genotype Impact on the Efficacy of Pemetrexed in Patients with Nonsquamous Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer

Pages 3249-3253

Satoshi Igawa; Yuichi Sato; Mikiko Ishihara; Masashi Kasajima; Seiichiro Kusuhara; Yoshiro Nakahara; Sakiko Otani; Tomoya Fukui; Masato Katagiri; Jiichiro Sasaki; Noriyuki Masuda


Suitable Food Textures for Videofluoroscopic Studies of Swallowing in Esophageal Cancer Cases to Prevent Aspiration Pneumonia

Pages 3259-3263

Mika Sonoi; Jun Kayashita; Yoshie Yamagata; Keiji Tanimoto; Kenichi Miyamoto; Kazufumi Sakurama


Clinical Outcomes of Intracranial Nonvestibular Schwannomas Treated with LinacBased Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy

Pages 3271-3276

Putipun Puataweepong; Mantana Dhanachai; Ake Hansasuta; Kriangsak Saetia; Somjai Dangprasert; Chomporn Sitathanee; Pornpan Yongvithisatid


Phytochemicals from Goniothalamus griffithii Induce Human Cancer Cell Apoptosis

Pages 3281-3287

Ratana Banjerdpongchai; Patompong Khawon; Wialrt Pompimon


Induction of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma HepG2 Cell Apoptosis by Naringin

Pages 3289-3294

Ratana Banjerdpongchai; Benjawan Wudtiwai; Patompong Khawon


MDM2 Expression in Serous and Mucinous Epithelial Tumours of the Ovary

Pages 3295-3300

Shereen E Abdelaal; Fahima M Habib; Amina A Gamal el Din; Samia M Gabal; Nabila S Hassan; Nihad A Ibrahim


Identification of a Novel Cassette Array in Integronbearing Helicobacter Pylori Strains Isolated from Iranian Patients

Pages 3309-3315

Mehdi Goudarzi; Sima Sadat Seyedjavadi; Maryam Fazeli; Maryam Roshani; Mehdi Azad; Mohsen Heidary; Masoumeh Navidinia; Hossein Goudarzi


TALENs Construction: Slowly but Surely

Pages 3329-3334

Wael Abdel Halim Hegazy; Mahmoud Youns


Roles of CYP1A1 and CYP2E1 Gene Polymorphisms in Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Pages 3335-3340

Punyo Yaming; Aadithya Basavaraj Urs; Alpana Saxena; Mariyam Zuberi


Ultrasonographic Features of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Do they Correlate with Pre and PostOperative Calcitonin Levels

Pages 3357-3362

Kyung Eun Cho; Hye Mi Gweon; Ah Young Park; Mi Ri Yoo; JeongAh Kim; Ji Hyun Youk; Young Mi Park; Eun Ju Son


Combined Genotype Analyses of Precursor miRNA196a2 and 499a Variants with Hepatic and Renal Cancer Susceptibility a Preliminary Study

Pages 3369-3375

Eman A Toraih; Manal S Fawz; Mona G Elgazzaz; Mohammad H Hussein; Rasha H Shehata; Hisham G Daoud


Clinical Features of Lung Cancer in Japanese Patients Aged Under 50

Pages 3377-3380

Fumiyasu Igata; Junji Uchino; Masaki Fujita; Akinori Iwasaki; Kentaro Watanabe


TLR1 Polymorphism Associations with Gastric Mucosa Morphologic Patterns on Magnifying NBI Endoscopy: a Prospective CrossSectional Study

Pages 3391-3394

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


Probiotic Conjugated Linoleic Acid Mediated Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells by Downregulation of NFB

Pages 3395-3403

Rashmi Holur Kadirareddy; Sujana Ghanta Vemuri; Uma Maheswari Devi Palempalli


Expression of Epstein Barr Virus Encoded EBNA1 and LMP1 Oncoproteins in Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas from Northeast India

Pages 3411-3416

Parikhit Borthakur; Kangkana Kataki; Chenole Keppen; V Khamo; Subhash Medhi; Manab Deka


Clinicopathological Features and Survival Rate of Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Patients with and without a KRAS Mutation: a FiveYear Study in Yazd, Iran

Pages 3417-3422

Shokouh Taghipour Zahir; Mohammadreza NazemianYazdi; Peyman Arasteh; Mohammadreza Mortazavizadeh; Mohammad Karbalaeian; Malihe ZareMehrjardi


Cancer Patients Are at High Risk of Mortality if Presenting with Sepsis at an Emergency Department

Pages 3423-3426

Thidathit Prachanukool; Panvilai Tangkulpanich; Possawee Paosaree; Kittisak Sawanyawisuth; Yuwares Sitthichanbuncha


Severe Manifestations and Grave Prognosis in Young Patients with Gastric Cancer in Thailand

Pages 3427-3429

Thanachai Punjachaipornpon; Varocha Mahachai; RathaKorn Vilaichone


Expression Levels of Tetraspanin KAI1/CD82 in Breast Cancers in North Indian Females

Pages 3431-3436

Richa Singh; Madan Lal Brahma Bhatt; Saurabh Pratap Singh; Vijay Kumar; Madhu Mati Goel; Durga Prasad Mishra; Kirti Srivastava; Rajendra Kumar


Roles of MicroRNA21 and MicroRNA29a in Regulating Cell Adhesion Related Genes in Bone Metastasis Secondary to Prostate Cancer

Pages 3437-3445

Maisarah Mohamad; Norhazlina Abdul Wahab; Rosna Yunus; Nor Azian Abdul Murad; Zulkifli Md Zainuddin; Murali Sundaram; Norfilza Mohd Mokhtar


Risk Factors for Gallbladder Cancer in Nepal - a Case Control Study

Pages 3447-3453

D Tamrakar; IS Paudel; S Adhikary; B Rauniyar; PK Pokharel


AgeStandardized Incidence Rates and Survival of Osteosarcoma in Northern Thailand

Pages 3455-3458

Dumnoensun Pruksakorn; Areerak Phanphaisarn; Donsuk Pongnikorn; Karnchana Daoprasert; Pimpisa Teeyakasem; Parunya Chaiyawat; Narisara Katruang; Jongkolnee Settakorn


Significantly Low Effective Dose from 18FDG PET/CT Scans Using Dose Reducing Strategies: "Lesser is Better"

Pages 3465-3468

Maseeh uz Zaman; Nosheen Fatima; Areeba Zaman; Unaiza Zaman; Rabia Tahseen


Gene Expression of CYP1A1 and its Possible Clinical Application in Thyroid Cancer Cases

Pages 3477-3482

JA GallegosVargas; J SanchezRoldan; MD RonquilloSanchez; L Carmona Aparicio; E FlorianoSanchez; N CardenasRodriguez


Reasons and Motivations for Cigarette Smoking and Barriers against Quitting Among a Sample of Young People in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Pages 3483-3487

Mukhtiar Baig; Marwan A Bakarman; Zohair J Gazzaz; Mohamad N Khabaz; Tahir J Ahmed; Imtiaz A Qureshi; Muhammad B Hussain; Ali H Alzahrani; Ali A AlShehri; Mohammad A Basendwah; Fahd B Altherwi; Fahd M AlShehri


SelfSampling Versus Physicians Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening Agreement of Cytological Diagnoses

Pages 3489-3494

Nor Hayati Othman; Fatma Hariati Mohamad Zaki; Nik Hazlina Nik Hussain; Wan Zahanim Wan Yusoff; Pazuddin Ismail


Maximum Diameter of Intracranial Metastatic Lesions as a Prognostic Factor in Patients Following Whole Brain Radiotherapy

Komsan Thamronganantasakul; Montien Pesee; Srichai Krusun; Chunsri Supaadirek; Narudom Supakalin


Lack of an Apparent Association between Mycotoxin Concentrations in Red Chili Peppers and Incidence of Gallbladder Cancer in India : an Ecological Study

Pages 3499-3503

Toshikazu Ikoma; Vinay Kumar Kapoor; Anu Behari; Kumudesh Mishra; Yasuo Tsuchiya; Takao Asai; Kazuo Endoh; Kiyoshi Okano; Kazutoshi Nakamura


Outcomes of Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy and Combined Chemotherapy with Radiotherapy Without Surgery for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Pages 3511-3514

Chunsri Supaadirek; Montien Pesee; Komsan Thamronganantasakul; Pimsiree Thalangsri; Srichai Krusun; Narudom Supakalin


Trends in Survival of Childhood Cancers in a University Hospital, Northeast Thailand, 19932012

Pages 3515-3519

Phunnipit Wongmeerit; Krittika Suwanrungruang; Arunee Jetsrisuparb; Patcharee Komvilaisak; Surapon Wiangnon


Lack of Effects of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein2 on Angiogenesis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Induced in the Syrian hamster Cheek Pouch

Pages 3527-3531

Khaled Waleed Zaid; Bander Mossa Nhar; Salman Mohammed Ghadeer Alanazi; Rashad Murad; Ahmad Domani; Awadh Jamman Alhafi


Smoking Initiation and Continuation A Qualitative Study among Bruneian Male Adolescents

Pages 3533-3540

Tajidah Talip; Nurolaini Kifli; Zaidah Murang; Lin Naing


Comparing Survival of Oral Cancer Patients Before and After Launching of the Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand

Pages 3541-3544

Waraporn Sungwalee; Patravoot Vatanasapt; Krittika Suwanrungruang; Supannee Promthet


Risk Factors for Upper and Lower Urinary Tract Cancer Death in a Japanese Population: Findings from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer Risk (JACC Study)

Pages 3545-3549

Masakazu Washio; Mitsuru Mori; Kazuya Mikami; Tsuneharu Miki; Yoshiyuki Watanabe; Masahiro Nakao; Tatsuhiko Kubo; Koji Suzuki; Kotaro Ozasa; Kenji Wakai; Akiko Tamakoshi


Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using C11 Choline PET/CT: Comparison with F18 FDG, ContrastEnhanced MRI and MDCT

Pages 3569-3573

Chanisa Chotipanich; Anchisa Kunawudhi; Chetsadaporn Promteangtrong; Puntira Tungsuppawattanakit; Thaniya Sricharunrat; Paramest Wongsa


Survival Analysis and Prognostic Factors for Colorectal Cancer Patients in Malaysia

Pages 3575-3581

Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan; Mohd Azri Mohd Suan; Shahrul Aiman Soelar; Noor Syahireen Mohammed; Ibtisam Ismail; Faizah Ahmad


Investigating Sexual Function and Affecting Factors in Women with Breast Cancer in Iran

Pages 3583-3586

Fatemeh Homaee Shandiz; Fatemeh Zahra Karimi; Nafiseh Rahimi; Mahboubeh Abdolahi; Zahra Khosravi Anbaran; Mina Ghasemi; Seyed Reza Mazlom; Aghileh Nasaghchi Kheirabadi


Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women in Brazil

Pages 3587-3593

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


Correlation of Preoperative Ki67 and Serum CA15.3 Levels with Outcome in Early Breast Cancers a Multi Institutional Study

Pages 3595-3600

A Rasmy; W Abozeed; S Elsamany; M El Baiomy; A Nashwa; A Amrallah; E Hasaan; A Alzahrani; M Faris; K Alsaleh; A AlFaraj


Decreased Serum Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein1 in Salivary Gland Tumor Patients

Pages 3601-3604

Maryam Mardani; Azadeh AndishehTadbir; Bijan Khademi; Mahyar Melekzadeh; Lida Vaziri


Randomized DoubleBlind PlaceboControlled Trial of Propolis for Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Pages 3611-3614

Mohammad Hasan AkhavanKarbassi; Mohammad Forat Yazdi; Hakimeh Ahadian; Maryam Jalili SadrAbad


Haplotype Analysis of BRCA1 Gene D17S855 and D17S1322 Markers in Iranian Familial Breast Cancer Patients

Pages 3615-3617

Sayed Mohsen Miresmaeili; Dor Kordi Tamandani; Seyed Mohammad Moshtaghiun


Immunohistochemical Expression of B Cell Lymphoma2 with Clinicopathological Correlation in Triple Negative Breast Cancers in Northern Pakistan

Pages 3619-3622

Muhammad Zubair; Shoaib Naiyar Hashmi; Saeed Afzal; Iqbal Muhammad; Hafeez Ud Din; Rabia Ahmed


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

Pages 3623-3626

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


A Novel Mutation in the DNA Binding Domain of NFKB is Associated with Speckled Leukoplakia

Pages 3627-3629

Giri Valanthan Veda Govindarajan; Lokesh Bhanumurthy; Anandh Balasubramanian; Arvind Ramanathan


Breast Lymphoma Treatment Outcomes in a Pakistani Population: 20 Years of Experience at a Single Center

Pages 3631-3635

Razia Bano; Waleed Zafar; Amina Iqbal Khan; Sohaib Adil Fiaz; Mahwish Abid; Mohammad Zulqarnain Chaudhary; Neelam Siddique; Huma Majeed Khan


Radiation Therapy for Primary Eyelid Cancers in Tunisia

Pages 3643-3646

A Belaid; C Nasr; M Benna; A Cherif; O Jmour; H Bouguila; F Benna


Colorectal Cancer in the Central Region of Thailand

Pages 3647-3650

Kittichet Phiphatpatthamaamphan; RathaKorn Vilaichone


History of Surgery is an Important Risk Factor for Breast Cancer

Pages 3661-3661

Morteza Hajihosseini; Samira Heidari; Samira Alimohamadi