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Gallstone Etiopathogenesis, Lith and Mucin Genes and New Treatment Approaches

  • Goral, Vedat
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.467-471
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    • 2016
  • Gallstones constitute one of the more common and relatively costly conditions of the gastrointestinal system and are a major risk factor for gallbladder cancer. Most gallstone cases involve individuals younger than 60 years of age, those older representing 9% of the total in one series. There are many risk factors for gallstones and Lith and Mucin genes, for example, play important roles in their formation. Surgery is one therapeutic approach but in the future it is to be expected that drugs for prevention of gallstones will be developed in the future. This will have clear implications for gallbladder cancer control.

Triple Negative Breast Cancer

  • Cetin, Idil;Topcul, Mehmet
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제15권6호
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    • pp.2427-2431
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    • 2014
  • Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC), characterized by absence of the estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) and lack of overexpression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), have a poor prognosis. To overcome therapy limitations of TNBC, various new approaches are needed. This mini-review focuses on discovery of new targets and drugs which might offer new hope for TNBC patients.

Optimizing Nutrition Support in Cancer Care

  • Menon, Kavitha Chandrasekhara
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제15권6호
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    • pp.2933-2934
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    • 2014
  • Involvement of a multidisciplinary team in cancer care may have added benefits over the existing system of patient management. A paradigm shift in the current patient management would allow more focus on nutritional support, in addition to clinical care. Malnutrition, a common problem in cancer patients, needs special attention from the early days of cancer care to improve quality of life and treatment outcomes. Patient management teams with trained oncology dietitians may provide quality personalized nutritional care to cancer patients.

Sarcopenia in Cancer Patients

  • Chindapasirt, Jarin
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제16권18호
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    • pp.8075-8077
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    • 2016
  • Sarcopenia, characterized by a decline of skeletal muscle plus low muscle strength and/or physical performance, has emerged to be an important prognostic factor for advanced cancer patients. It is associated with poor performance status, toxicity from chemotherapy, and shorter time of tumor control. There is limited data about sarcopenia in cancer patients and associated factors. Moreover, the knowledge about the changes of muscle mass during chemotherapy and its impact to response and toxicity to chemotherapy is still lacking. This review aimed to provide understanding about sarcopenia and to emphasize its importance to cancer treatment.