Cancer Research Journal

Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014

  • Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in a Pure African Society, Impact of Age, Reproductive History, Family History and Breast Feeding

    Alice Constance Mensah, Joel Yarney, kaku Sagary Nokoe, Samuel Opoku

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 82-87
    Received: Jul. 21, 2014
    Accepted: Jul. 29, 2014
    Published: Aug. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in female’s worldwide. The objective of the study was to identify the extent to which selected demographic, hormonal and reproductive factors influence the cause of breast cancer using the logistic regression technique to determine the risk of getting the di... Show More
  • Disulfiram and Copper Gluconate in Cancer Chemotherapy; a Review of the Literature

    Georgewill Udeme Owunari, Siminialayi Iyeopu Minakiri

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 88-92
    Received: Sep. 02, 2014
    Accepted: Sep. 16, 2014
    Published: Sep. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: Repurposing non- cancer related drugs with possible antitumoral activities is a promising strategy for identifying prospective new anticancer drugs in a cost efficient and time saving way. Repurposing disulfiram has recently become of interest because of its pre-clinically described anticancer effects against various human cancers, which include b... Show More
  • Chemoimmunotherapy Resistant Follicular Lymphoma – A Single Institutional Study

    Sampath Kumar-Kandala Jeevan, Roshni Paul-Tara, Shantiveer Uppin, Megha Uppin, Kavitha Bali, Sundaram- Challa, Raghunadha Rao

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 93-97
    Received: Sep. 10, 2014
    Accepted: Sep. 17, 2014
    Published: Sep. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: Follicular lymphoma (FL) is the most common indolent form of non Hodgkin lymphoma and characterized by initial response to treatment with inevitable relapse. Rituximab, is an anti CD20 monoclonal antibody, plays an important role in combination chemoimmunotherapy in treatment of symptomatic follicular lymphoma. Though rituximab is helpful in reduci... Show More
  • Active Surveillance Criteria for Prostate Cancer Amongst Dutch Urologists

    Erwin Hendrik Denies, Filip Weckx, Rob Schipper, Bart Schrier

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 98-101
    Received: Sep. 23, 2014
    Accepted: Oct. 08, 2014
    Published: Oct. 20, 2014
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    Abstract: Introduction: This survey amongst Dutch urologists aimed to investigate their criteria before enrolling patients to active surveillance (AS) and managing follow-up. Materials and Methods: An online survey was distributed to 421 Dutch urologists. Demographics, enrollment criteria, intervention criteria and the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI... Show More