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Risk factors for multiple myeloma: A hospital-based case–control study in Northwest China
21 May 2012
Qixia Wang, Yiwei Wang, Zhaohua Ji, Xiequn Chen, Yaozhu Pan, Guangxun Gao, Hongtao Gu, Yang Yang, Bernard C.K. Choi, Yongping Yan
Abstract: Background: The distinctive racial/ethnic and geographic distribution of multiple myeloma (MM) suggests that both family history and environmental factors may contribute to its development. ...
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Cancer incidence in Nigeria: A report from population-based cancer registries
16 May 2012
Elima Jedy-Agba, Maria Paula Curado, Olufemi Ogunbiyi, Emmanuel Oga, Toyin Fabowale, Festus Igbinoba, Gloria Osubor, Theresa Otu, Henry Kumai, Alice Koechlin, Patience Osinubi, Patrick Dakum, William Blattner, Clement A. Adebamowo
Abstract: Introduction: Cancer has become a major source of morbidity and mortality globally. Despite the threat that cancer poses to public health in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), few countries in this r...
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Selected polymorphisms in sex hormone-related genes, circulating sex hormones and risk of endometrial cancer
14 May 2012
Eva Lundin, Isaac Wirgin, Annekatrin Lukanova, Yelena Afanasyeva, Vittorio Krogh, Tomas Axelsson, Kari Hemminki, Tess V. Clendenen, Alan A. Arslan, Nina Ohlson, Sabina Sieri, Nirmal Roy, Karen L. Koenig, Annika Idahl, Franco Berrino, Paolo Toniolo, Göran Hallmans, Asta Försti, Paola Muti, Per Lenner, Roy E. Shore, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte
Abstract: Background: The role of estrogen and progesterone in the development of endometrial cancer is well documented. Few studies have examined the association of genetic variants in sex hormone-re...
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Human papillomavirus in invasive cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 and 3 in Venezuela: A cross-sectional study
10 May 2012
Jorge Sánchez-Lander, Paula Cortiñas, Carmen Luisa Loureiro, Flor Helene Pujol, Francisco Medina, Luis Capote-Negrín, Gino Bianchi, Victoria García-Barriola, Angela Ruiz-Benni, José Avilán-Rovira, Humberto Acosta
Abstract: Background: This study investigated the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in invasive cervical cancer (ICC), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 (CIN2) and cervical intraepit...
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The 3p21.3 tumor suppressor RBM5 resensitizes cisplatin-resistant human non-small cell lung cancer cells to cisplatin
03 May 2012
Ping Li, Ke Wang, Jie Zhang, Lijing Zhao, Hong Liang, Chen Shao, Leslie C. Sutherland
Abstract: Objective: Increasing RBM5 levels inhibit tumor cell growth and promote apoptosis. In this study, we investigated the role of RBM5 in the cisplatin resistance observed in human lung non-smal...
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