Tag: Cancer

Characterisation of Prostate Cancer Stem Cells
5th Jan 2021
Introduction: Advances in the study of cancer cells with stem cell characteristics may enable the development of new and improved cancer therapies. Stem cell marker expression can be investigated by QPCR and this sensitive method has been used to characterise prostate cancer stem cells....

Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen for Prostate Cancer
5th Jan 2021
Introduction: The aim of this project is to prepare PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) targeted, exosome-like vesicles, encapsulating doxorubicin prodrug that will selectively target metastatic PC cells....

Prostate Cancer Detection and Diagnosis: Role of Ultrasound with MRI Correlates
5th Jan 2021
Introduction: Prostate cancer (PCA) detection and diagnosis has rapidly changed in recent years, with medical imaging playing an instrumental component. Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has led to an alternative diagnostic pathway for patient triage and diagnosis....

Effect of Simulation Learning on Radiology Resident Skills
17th Dec 2019
Introduction: What is the ‘utility’ of simulation training in the acquisition of interventional skills by radiology residents?  Introduction and background  The acquisition of interventional skills by radiolo...

Solvent Extraction of Astaxanthin from Haematococcus Cyst Cells
17th Dec 2019
Introduction: Solvent Extraction of Astaxanthin from Haematococcus Cyst Cells Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 General Background 2.1 Astaxanthin 2.2 Haematococcus pluvialis 3.0 H. pluvialis as a Source of...

Neuroblastoma Risk Factors and Incidence
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells in which cells divide and proliferate in an uncontrolled way (Figure 1‑1) caused by multiple mutations and changes in gene expression. These cancerous cells in...

Risk Factors Associated with Oral Cancer in South East Asia
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background Oral cancer contributes in over 300,000 deaths each year and the World Health Organisation (WHO, 2018) refers oral cancer as one of the major burdens in South Ce...

Association of Alcohol Consumption and Cervical Cancer among Women
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Association of Alcohol Consumption and Cervical Cancer among Women in Los Angeles, California. Chapter 1: Introduction Background Alcohol consumption and cervical Cancer are overlapping epidemics th...

Familial Cancer Clustering in Urothelial Cancer: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Familial Cancer Clustering in Urothelial Cancer: A Population-Based Case-Control Study Abstract: Background: Family history of bladder cancer confers an increased risk for concordant and discordant ...

Molecular Targets in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Review of Prevalence, Targeted Therapy, and Resistance to Treatment
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: This review aims to analyse the current literature on (i) frequencies of genetic mutations in different populations, (ii) demographic, clinical and histological factors associated with each mutation, (iii) efficacies of the various classes of molecular agents, and (iv) establish the role of treatment-resistant mutations in NSCLC patients....

Harnessing Albumin as a Carrier for Cancer Therapies
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Harnessing Albumin as a Carrier for Cancer Therapies Introduction            Albumin as a Carrier            Cancer Implications of Albumin      Passive Albumin Tumor Accum...

Epidemiology & Etiology of Bladder Cancer
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Epidemiology Bladder cancer is the most common malignancy of the urinary tract and second only to prostate in the entire genitourinary system. The most updated available global estimate, based on reg...

Brain Tumor Classification via Statistical Features and Back-Propagation Neural Network
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Brain Tumor Classification via Statistical Features and Back-Propagation Neural Network Abstract— Classification of brain tumor is the heart of the computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system designed t...

Role of Mediator Complex in Breast Cancers
16th Dec 2019
Introduction:       Role of Mediator Complex in Breast Cancers Introduction: Breast Cancers (BCs) are the most common malignant tumors in women with more than 1.8 million new cases registered every year and o...

Circulating Tumor Cell Phenotyping via High-Throughput Acoustic Separation
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Circulating Tumor Cell Phenotyping via High-Throughput Acoustic Separation The study of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) offers pathways to develop new diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers that benefit...

Immunogenic Cell Death and Immunomodulation by Cancer therapy: Role of Chemoimmunotherapy in the Clinic
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Immunogenic Cell Death and immunomodulation by Cancer therapy: Role of Chemoimmunotherapy in the Clinic  Abstract Although cancer chemotherapy has historically been considered immune suppressive, we ...

Visualizing HCT116 Colorectal Cancer Cells in CT Cancer
13th Dec 2019
Introduction: Introduction Cancer cell spheroids are one of the most common and versatile methods of culturing cells in 3-D and are used in cancer research as an intermediate model between in vitro cancer cell lin...

The Proscription or Prescription of Exercise in Breast Cancer Care
13th Dec 2019
Introduction: ABSTRACT Purpose: Clinical guidelines recommend that breast cancer (BrCa) survivors be prescribed exercise. Healthcare providers often do not make these prescriptions citing multiple health condition...

Plant Medicines in Cancer Treatment
12th Dec 2019
Introduction: Review of Literature Plants as therapeutic agents Plant medicines are the most widely used medicines in the world today. The use of herbs and plants as the first medicine is a universal phenomenon. E...

Use of HPV Vaccines for Cervical Cancer Prevention
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: HPV Vaccines: Will They Prevent Cervical cancer Introduction Human papilloma viruses (HPV) belong to the papillomaviridae family, they are double stranded DNA viruses. HPV is the most common sexually...

Development of CT Scans for Cancer Studies
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: According to the statistics presented by the World Health Organization (WHO), with around 7.4 million deaths (around 13% of the total death) in 2004, cancer is the leading cause of death throughout th...

HRT And The Risk Of Breast Cancer
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: HRT And The Risk Of Breast Cancer Methodology is the set of principles of research that guides the researcher to decide the type of research method which would be most appropriate considering t...

Bioinformatic Analysis of Oncogenes and Tumour Suppressor Genes in Selected Cancers
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: Bioinformatic Analysis of Oncogenes and Tumour Suppressor Genes in Selected Cancers for their Diagnostic and Prognostic Value Abstract Cancers are a diverse range of diseases characterised by gene mu...

Clinical Implications of the Deregulated TP73 Isoforms Expression in Cancer
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: Clinical implications of the deregulated TP73 isoforms expression in cancer Running title:TP73 deregulation in cancer The expression levels of TP73, a member of the TP53 family, has been reported de-...

Trends of CRC Incidence and Mortality Rates
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: Examine the trends of CRC incidence and mortality rates in the WA population since 1982 to 2014 overall and by demographic with impact of National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP): WACRC Study ...