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Africa's growing cancer burden: Environmental and occupational contributions
30 September 2011
Highlights: ► Africa's cancer burden will at least double between 2008 and 2030. ► High levels of environmental/occupational carcinogenic exposures arise from difficulties to enforce health standards,...
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Valerie A. McCormack,
Joachim Schüz
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1-7
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Time trends and age–period–cohort analyses on incidence rates of nasopharyngeal carcinoma during 1993–2007 in Wuhan, China
29 July 2011
Abstract: Background: Declines in incidence rates of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) were observed in Hong Kong and Taiwan but not other high-risk regions in China, while evidences from low-risk region...
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Shao-Hua Xie,
Jie Gong,
Nian-Nian Yang,
Lap-Ah Tse,
Ya-Qiong Yan,
Ignatius Tak-Sun Yu
et al.
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8-10
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Time trends in testicular cancer in Croatia 1983–2007: Rapid increases in incidence, no declines in mortality
10 October 2011
Abstract: Testicular cancer, although a rare malignancy, represents the most common cancer in young male populations of Western origin. While increasing incidence trends of testicular cancer have been...
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Nino Sincic,
Tomislav Kulis,
Ariana Znaor,
Freddie Bray
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11-15
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Comparison of methods for calculating relative survival in population-based studies
02 June 2011
Abstract: Background: It is vital that unbiased estimates of relative survival are estimated and reported by cancer registries. A single figure of relative survival is often required to make reporting...
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Mark J. Rutherford,
Paul W. Dickman,
Paul C. Lambert
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16-21
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Impact of using multiple causes of death codes to compute site-specific, death certificate-based cancer mortality statistics in the United States
08 August 2011
Abstract: Background: Cancer mortality statistics, an important indicator for monitoring cancer burden, are traditionally restricted to instances when cancer is determined to be the underlying cause o...
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Aliza K. Fink,
Robert R. German,
Melonie Heron,
Sherri L. Stewart,
Christopher J. Johnson,
Jack L. Finch,
Daixin Yin,
Philip E. Schaeffer,
for the Accuracy of Cancer Mortality Working Group
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22-28
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Using method triangulation to validate a new instrument (CPWQ-com) assessing cancer patients’ satisfaction with communication
19 September 2011
Abstract: Purpose: Patients’ perceptions of care including the communication with health care staff is recognized as an important aspect of the quality of cancer care. Using mixed methods, we develope...
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Lone Ross,
Louise Hyldborg Lundstrøm,
Morten Aagaard Petersen,
Anna Thit Johnsen,
Torquil Watt,
Mogens Groenvold
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29-35
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Comparison of racial differences in childhood cancer risk in case-control studies and population-based cancer registries
25 May 2011
Abstract: Introduction: Although selection bias in case-control studies has been studied extensively, little is known about selection of cases and controls among various ethnic groups. This study comp...
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Danna A. Slusky,
Gabor Mezei,
Catherine Metayer,
Steve Selvin,
Julie Von Behren,
Patricia A. Buffler
et al.
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36-44
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Family history of cancer and non-malignant diseases and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group Study
15 July 2011
Highlights: ► We analyzed the association of family history of cancer and non-malignant diseases in childhood acutelymphoblastic leukemia. ► We found a borderline association of ALL and having a famil...
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Heather Zierhut,
Martha S. Linet,
Leslie L. Robison,
Richard K. Severson,
Logan Spector
et al.
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45-51
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Anthropometric factors, physical activity, and risk of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the Women's Health Initiative
10 June 2011
Abstract: Background: Incidence rates of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) increased substantially in the United States and worldwide during the latter part of the 20th century, but little is known about i...
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Geoffrey C. Kabat,
Mimi Y. Kim,
Jean-Wactawski-Wende,
Jennifer W. Bea,
Kerstin L. Edlefsen,
Lucile L. Adams-Campbell,
Anneclaire J. De Roos,
Thomas E. Rohan
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52-59
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Main dietary compounds and pancreatic cancer risk. The quantitative analysis of case–control and cohort studies
25 May 2011
Abstract: Objective: Estimation of the role of main dietary compounds in the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Research methods and procedures: Literature published till 2010 was reviewed and sele...
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Piotr Paluszkiewicz,
Katarzyna Smolińska,
Iwona Dębińska,
Waldemar A. Turski
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60-67
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CYP1AI, glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphisms and risk of Polycythemia vera
18 May 2011
Abstract: Background: Associations between polymorphisms for gene encoding enzymes involved in biotransformation of xenobiotics and susceptibility to several cancers have been shown in several studies...
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Randa G. Naffa,
Abdalla S. Awidi,
Al-Motassem F. Yousef,
Said I. Ismail
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68-72
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Detection of methylated tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2 and human long DNA in fecal samples of patients with colorectal cancer in China
10 May 2011
Abstract: Background: To investigate the feasibility of detecting methylated tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI2) and quantifying human long DNA with fluorescent quantitative Alu PCR in fecal DNA a...
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JinPing Zhang,
ShaoBin Yang,
YuanYuan Xie,
XiangYu Chen,
Ye Zhao,
DeZhi He,
JianSheng Li
et al.
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73-77
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Meta-analysis of cancer risk in folic acid supplementation trials
25 May 2011
Abstract: Several reports suggest that folate has a procarcinogenic effect. Folate has a unique role because its coenzymes are needed for de novo purine and thymine nucleotide biosynthesis. Antifolate...
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Joseph E. Baggott,
Robert A. Oster,
Tsunenobu Tamura
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78-81
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Screening of autoantibodies as potential biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma by using T7 phase display system
25 May 2011
Abstract: Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common tumors worldwide. Autoantibodies to tumor-associated proteins in the serum profile, as new biomarkers, may improve the ea...
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Hui Liu,
Jinlei Zhang,
Shaochuang Wang,
Zeya Pang,
Zhihong Wang,
Weiping Zhou,
Mengchao Wu
et al.
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82-88
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Breast-conserving therapy versus modified radical mastectomy: Socioeconomic status determines who receives what—Results from case–control study in Tianjin, China
09 May 2011
Abstract: Background: Despite anecdotal evidence linking socioeconomic status and choices on surgical management in breast cancer patients in China, no scientific evaluations have ever been conducted....
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Jing-Jing Liu,
Sheng Zhang,
Xiaomeng Hao,
Juan Xie,
Jing Zhao,
Jing Wang,
Lin Liu,
Peizhong Peter Wang,
Jin Zhang
et al.
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89-93
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Biochemical-markers for the diagnosis of bone metastasis: A clinical review
21 February 2011
Abstract: The preferential metastasis of cancer cells to skeleton not only disrupts the process of bone remodeling and influences the therapeutic decision, but also results in severe complications. Al...
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Qian Huang,
Xuenong Ouyang
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94-98
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Revisiting the association between alcohol drinking and oral cancer in nonsmoking and betel quid non-chewing individuals
10 October 2011
Abstract: Background: Alcohol drinking is an oral cancer (OC) risk factor; tobacco smoking (TS) and betel quid chewing (BQC) are oral carcinogens and effect modifiers of drinking. Although the assessm...
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Stefano Petti,
Masood Mohd,
Crispian Scully
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e1-e6
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A comparison of prostate cancer survival in England, Norway and Sweden: A population-based study
22 August 2011
Abstract: Purpose The objective of the study was to compare patterns of survival 2001–2004 in prostate cancer patients from England, Norway and Sweden in relation to age and period of follow-up. Subje...
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L. Holmberg,
D. Robinson,
F. Sandin,
F. Bray,
K.M. Linklater,
Å. Klint,
P.C. Lambert,
J. Adolfsson,
F.C. Hamdy,
J. Catto,
H. Møller
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e7-e12
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Survival trends of cancer amongst the south Asian and non-south Asian population under 30 years of age in Yorkshire, UK
01 September 2011
Abstract: Introduction: Several studies have shown differences in survival trends between ethnic groups across adults with cancer in the UK. It is unclear whether these differences exist exclusively i...
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M. van Laar,
P.A. McKinney,
D.P. Stark,
A. Glaser,
S.E. Kinsey,
I.J. Lewis,
S.V. Picton,
M. Richards,
P.D. Norman,
R.G. Feltbower
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e13-e18
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Expected long-term survival of older patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2008–2012
07 September 2011
Abstract: Background: New therapeutic options have led to substantial increases in survival expectations of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in recent years. In contrast to many malignancies, ...
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Dianne Pulte,
Adam Gondos,
Hermann Brenner
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e19-e25
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Lung cancer and indoor radon exposure in the north of Portugal – An ecological study
26 October 2011
Abstract: Background: Indoor radon exposure is a well documented environmental factor as a leading cause of lung cancer. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the risk of lung cancer and est...
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Bárbara Veloso,
José Rocha Nogueira,
Margarida Fonseca Cardoso
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e26-e32
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Analysis of microsatellite mutations in buccal cells from a case-control study for lung cancer
06 July 2011
Abstract: Exposure to tobacco carcinogens is the major cause of human lung cancer, but even heavy smokers have only about a 10% life-time risk of developing lung cancer. Currently used screening proce...
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Jessica L. Baumann,
Ming Li,
Aslak Poulsen,
Nicholson S. Chadwick,
Qiuyin Cai,
Christine H. Chung,
Yu Shyr,
Jørgen H. Olsen,
Wei Zheng,
Robbert J.C. Slebos
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e33-e39
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Activation of apoptosis by ethyl acetate fraction of ethanol extract of Dianthus superbus in HepG2 cell line
19 September 2011
Abstract: Dianthus superbus L. is commonly used as a traditional Chinese medicine. We recently showed that ethyl acetate fraction (EE-DS) from ethanol extract of D. superbus exhibited the strongest an...
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Jian-Qing Yu,
Yan Yin,
Jia-Chuan Lei,
Xiu-Qiao Zhang,
Wei Chen,
Cheng-Li Ding,
Shan Wu,
Xiao-Yu He,
Yan-Wen Liu,
Guo-Lin Zou
et al.
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e40-e45
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Determination of whole body circadian phase in lung cancer patients: Melatonin vs. cortisol
15 July 2011
Abstract: Background: A quantifiable and reliable technique for the determination of body circadian phase applicable to non-laboratory studies would allow the evaluation of circadian dysregulation. In...
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Gianluigi Mazzoccoli,
Francesco Giuliani,
Robert B. Sothern
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e46-e53
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Evaluating the long-term effect of FOBT in colorectal cancer screening
31 October 2011
Abstract: Background: Cancer screening has been effective in detecting tumors early before symptoms appear. However, the effectiveness of the regular fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in colorectal cance...
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Dianhong Luo,
Alexander C. Cambon,
Dongfeng Wu
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e54-e60
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Serum microRNA-29a is a promising novel marker for early detection of colorectal liver metastasis
25 May 2011
Abstract: Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasis occurs in various organs, most frequently in liver. Serological examination including tumor and biochemical markers for liver function evaluati...
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Long-gang Wang,
Jin Gu
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e61-e67
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