• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권16호
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• pp.6967-6972
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• 2015

Background: Cigarette smoking and tobacco chewing are common modes of consuming tobacco all over the world. Parents need to be aware that germ cell integrity is vital for birth of healthy offspring as biological parenting begins much before birth of a child and even before conception. The present study was conducted to determine the etiology of non-familial sporadic heritable retinoblastoma (NFSHRb), by evaluating oxidative sperm DNA damage in fathers due to use of tobacco (smoking and chewing). Materials and Methods: We recruited 145 fathers of NFSHRb children and 53 fathers of healthy children (controls) in the study. Tobacco history was obtained by personal interview. Seminal reactive oxygen species (ROS) in semen, sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) and 8 hydroxy 2' deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels in sperm were evaluated. The RB1 gene was screened in genomic blood DNA of parents of children with NFSHRb and controls. Odds ratios (ORs) derived from conditional logistic regression models. Results: There was significant difference in the levels of ROS (p<0.05), DFI (p<0.05) and 8-OHdG (p<0.05) between tobacco users and non-users. The OR of NFSHRb for smokers was 7.29 (95%CI 2.9-34.5, p<0.01), for tobacco chewers 4.75 (2.07-10.9, p<0.05) and for both 9.11 (3.79-39.2; p<0.01). Conclusions: This study emphasizes the adverse effect of tobacco on the paternal genome and how accumulation of oxidative damage in sperm DNA may contribute to the etiology of NFSHRb. In an ongoing parallel study in our laboratory, 11 of fathers who smoked underwent. Meditation and yoga interventions, showed significant decline in levels of highly mutagenic oxidised DNA adducts after 6 months. Thus our lifestyle and social habits impact sperm DNA integrity and simple interventions like yoga and meditation are therapeutic for oxidative damage to sperm DNA.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.221-230
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• 1988

최근 저자들은 1987년부터 1988년까지 2년간 영남의대 부속병원 외과에서 수술 및 병리 조직학적으로 확진된 다발성 원발성 악성 종양 6예를 경험하였기에 이를 연령, 발생 빈도, 호발 장기, 유발 인자, 가족력 등을 분석함으로서 외과의에게 다발성 원발성 악성 종양에 대한 관심을 고조시키고자 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. 1. 평균연령은 54.1세였으며 최저 38세부터 최고 67세였다. 2. 남자 3예, 여자 3예로 남녀비는 1:1이었으며 발생 빈도는 0.31%였다. 3. 호발 부위는 위암, 유방암, 대장암 순이었으며 이 중 1예는 초기 위암 및 초기 대장암이었으며 위암과 다발성 골수종을 동반한 예도 1예 있었다. 4. 면역 검사는 DNCB, CMI, T4/T8 ratio를 측정하였으나 현저하게 면역 저하된 경우는 없었다. 5. 가족력은 1예로서 17%였으며 위암이었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.4259-4265
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• 2016

Background: Colorectal malignancies with high microsatellite instability (MSI-H), either hereditary (Lynch syndrome) or sporadic, demonstrate better prognosis and altered response to 5FU chemotherapy. It is now recommended to perform MSI testing for all new cases of colorectal cancer regardless of being categorized as hereditary or sporadic. For MSI detection, immunohistochemistry or PCR-based protocols using a cohort of various sets of STR markers are recommended. Here we aimed to evaluate a simplified protocol using just a single STR marker, MT1XT20 mononucleotide repeat, for detection of MSI in Lynch syndrome patients. A Promega five-marker MSI testing panel and immunohistochemistry (IHC) were used as the gold standard in conjunction with MT1XT20. Materials and Methods: Colorectal patients with a positive history of familial cancers were selected by evaluating medical records. Based on Amsterdam II criteria for Lynch syndrome 20 families were short listed. DNA was extracted from formalin fixed paraffin embedded tumour and adjacent normal tissues resected from the index case in each family. Extracted DNA was subjected to MT1XT20 mononucleotide marker analysis and assessment with a commercially available five marker MSI testing kit (Promega, USA). IHC also was performed on tissue sections and the results were compared with PCR based data. Results: Eight (40%), seven (35%) and five (25%) cases were MSI positive using with the Promega kit, IHC and MT1XT20, respectively. Among the markers included in Promega kit, BAT26 marker showed instability in all 8 samples. NR24 and NR21 markers showed instability in 7 (87.5%), and BAT25 and MONO 27 in 6 (75%) and 5 (62.5%). Conclusions: Although MT1XT20 was earlier reported as a valid standalone marker for MSI testing in CRC patients, we could not verify this in our Iranian patients. Instead BAT26 among the markers included in Promega MSI testing kit showed instability in all 8 MSI-H CRC samples. Therefore, it seems BAT26 could act well as a single marker for MSI testing in Iranian CRC patients.

• 호스피스학술지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.31-41
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• 2003

Background: The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of family support on the quality of life in patients admitted to the hospice facility at Saemmul Hospice. Method: The subjects of this study were 152 terminal cancer patients that were admitted to the hospice facility at Saemmul hospice between January 2002 and February 2003. Their each quality of life were assessed at admission, one, three, five and seven weeks at Saemmul Hospice using a questionnaire prepared by the Saemmul hospice and were anlalyzed by means of T-test. Result: There was no difference in the quality of life score between patients with family support and patients without family support in terms of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects in the admission. There was no difference in the quality of life score between the patients with frequent family member's visit(>=8) and less frequent family visit(<=7), and between the patients whose family members stayed at the facility for 24hrs and the patients without staying family members. There was no difference in the quality of life score between the patients in low-middle and low-high class among 9 classes of familial economic status(high-high, high-middle, high-low, middle-high, middle-middle, middle-low, low-high, low-middle, low-low). There was no difference in the quality of life score between the patients whose familial religion were Christianity and the patients with other religions. After 1, 3, 5, 7 weeks assessment, the scores in the physical, psychosocial, spiritual aspect of quality of life were increased. Conclusion: The results suggest that family support is important to improve the quality of life in hospice patients and hospice care team is needed to replace 24 hours of family care. There is a urgent need of trained hospice care teams, so training programs for physicians, nurses, clergies, social workers, and volunteers are necessary.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.674-679
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• 2009

목 적 : 양측성 망막모세포종 환자들의 치료 후 장기후유증을 분석하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1987년 10월부터 1998년 10월까지 원자력병원에서 치료를 받고 10년 이상 장기추적관찰 중인 양측성 망막모세포종 환자 22명의 의무기록을 분석하였다. 진단시 연령, 치료지연, Reese-Ellsworth (RE) 분류, 국소치료방법 등의 임상 변수와 생존율, 안구합병증을 포함한 장기후유증의 발생과의 관계를 알아보았다. 결 과 : 진단 시 정중 연령은 7.0 개월로(범위, 1.7-31.6개월), 백색동공으로 내원한 경우가 가장 많았다. 44개 안구의 RE 분류는 각각 group II (n=4), III (n=14), IV (n=4), V (n=22)이었다. 추적관찰 141개월째인 현재 20명이 생존하여 있으며, 10년 안구생존율은 $56.8{\pm}7.5%$이었다. 임상변수 중, 3개월 이상의 치료지연이 재발과 관련이 있었다. 방사선 치료 후 백내장, 망막박리, 안구로, 안면비대칭 등의 합병증이 관찰되었으며 현재까지 이차성 종양의 발생은 없었다. 결 론 : 안구생존율을 향상시키기 위해서는 종양을 조기에 발견하도록 노력하고 진단즉시 치료를 시작해야 할 것이다. 이와 더불어 장기적인 후유증의 발생여부에 대해서도 세심한 추적관찰이 필요하다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.334-346
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 대구${\cdot}$경북 지역의 103명의 유방암 환자 와 159명의 대조군을 대상으로 생식적 특성과 식품섭취패턴이 유방암 위험에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 조사는 설문지와 식품섭취빈도조사지, 개인 면담을 통하여 실시하였다. 식품섭취패턴에 따른 유방암의 상대적 위험도는 일반특성과 생식특성에서 환자군과 대조군간에 유의한 차이를 보인 요인들을 혼란변수로 통제한 후 산출되었다. 본 연구의 결과 유방암 환자군의 평균 BMI는 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 높았으며 이 차이는 특히 폐경 후 여성에서 현저하였다. 환자군은 유방암 가족력이 유의하게 높았으며 유산경험이 유의적으로 많았고, 모유수유 경험과 총 모유수유기간이 유의적으로 낮았다. 경구피임약과 호르몬 대체요법 등의 외인성 호르몬의 사용과 유방암 사이에는 유의적인 관련성이 나타나지 않았다. 식품섭취패턴과 관련하여서는 찜조리 선호군에 비해 튀김, 구이 조리 선호군에서 위험도가 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 과일류와 해조류의 섭취 빈도가 높을수록 상대적 위험도가 유의적으로 낮았고, 녹황색 및 담색 채소류와 콩류는 섭취빈도가 많을수록 위험도가 낮은 경향을 보였지만 유의적인 결과는 아니었다. 생선류, 육류, 유지류, 유제품류의 섭취빈도에 따른 위험도의 관련성은 나타나지 않았으며, 녹차 커피의 경우는 일주에 2${\sim}$3회 섭취가 위험도를 낮추는 경향을 보였다. 본 연구의 결과 유방암의 위험과 관련된 요인으로는 높은 BMI, 유방암 가족력, 높은 유산 경험과 낮은 모유수유 경험, 짧은 모유수유 기간으로 나타났고, 식품섭취관련 인자로는 튀김 및 볶음, 구이 등의 조리법 선호와 과일과 해조류의 낮은 섭취 빈도가 위험요인으로 나타났다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.24-32
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• 2000

연구배경: MMR 유전자의 불활성화에 의해 야기되는 유전적 불안정성은 발암기전의 한 부류로 인정되고 있다. 저자들은 비소세포폐암의 발암과정에서의 MSI의 역할을 규명하기 위해 비소세포폐암에서 MSI의 빈도 및 MSI 유무에 따른 임상상의 차이를 조사하였다. 대상 및 방법: 근치적 절제술을 받은 비소세포폐암 20예를 대상으로 하였다. 동결된 폐암조직과 환자의 림프구에서 DNA를 추출한 후 3p와 9p의 15개의 marker들을 대상으로 PCR을 시행하고 7% polyacrylamide gel에서 전기영동한 후 silver 염색을 시행하였다. 암조직과 림프구 DNA의 PCR product의 band를 비교하여 MSI와 LOH를 판정하였다. 결 과: 1) 대상환자들은 남자 19예, 여자 1예였으며 모두 흡연자였고 평균 흡연력은 47 갑년이었다. 폐암의 조직형은 편평상피암 15예, 선암 4예, 대세포암 1예였고, 술후병리학적병기는 I기 6예, II기 5예, IIIA기 7예, IIIB 기 2예였다. 2) 20예 가운데 8예(40%)에서 MSI가 관찰되었으며 3예는 한 개의 marker에서, 5예는 2개 이상의 marker에서 MSI가 관찰되었다. 3) LOH는 10예(50%) 에서 있었으며, LOH 유무에 따른 병기 및 흡연력의 차이가 없었다. 4) 분석한 marker의 10% 이상에서 MSI가 관찰된 MSI-L 종양은 5 예였으며, 대부분의 marker에서 MSI 양성인 MSI-H 종양은 없었다. MSS 종양과 MSI-L 종양은 흡연력, 병기, 폐암 조직형 및 LOH 빈도의 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결 론: 비소세포폐암에서 MSI는 비교적 흔히 관찰되지만 MMR 유전자의 불활성화에 의한 MMP pathway는 비소세포폐암의 주요 발생기전은 아닐 것으로 생각된다. 향 후 비소세포폐암의 발암과정에 있어서 MMP pathway의 역할을 규명하기 위해서는 보다 많은 예를 대상으로 한 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각되며, MSI 발생기전에 관한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.4517-4525
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• 2016

Background: Sperm DNA damage is underlying aetiology of poor implantation and pregnancy rates but also affects health of offspring and may also result in denovo mutations in germ line and post fertilization. This may result in complex diseases, polygenic disorders and childhood cancers. Childhood cancer like retinoblastoma (RB) is more prevalent in developing countries and the incidence of RB has increased more than three fold in India in the last decade. Recent studies have documented increased incidence of cancers in children born to fathers who consume alcohol in excess and tobacco or who were conceived by assisted conception. The aetiology of childhood cancer and increased disease burden in these children is lin ked to oxidative stress (OS) and oxidative DNA damage( ODD) in sperm of their fathers. Though several antioxidants are in use to combat oxidative stress, the effect of majority of these formulations on DNA is not known. Yoga and meditation cause significant decline in OS and ODD and aid in regulating OS levels such that reactive oxygen speues meditated signal transduction, gene expression and several other physiological functions are not disrupted. Thus, this study aimed to analyze sperm ODD as a possible etiological factor in childhood cancer and role of simple life style interventions like yoga and meditation in significantly decreasing seminal oxidative stress and oxidative DNA damage and thereby decreasing incidence of childhood cancers. Materials and Methods: A total of 131 fathers of children with RB (non-familial sporadic heritable) and 50 controls (fathers of healthy children) were recruited at a tertiary center in India. Sperm parameters as per WHO 2010 guidelines and reactive oxygen species (ROS), DNA fragmentation index (DFI), 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxy guanosine (8-OHdG) and telomere length were estimated at day 0, and after 3 and 6 months of intervention. We also examined the compliance with yoga and meditation practice and smoking status at each follow-up. Results: The seminal mean ROS levels (p<0.05), sperm DFI (p<0.001), 8-OHdG (p<0.01) levels were significantly higher in fathers of children with RB, as compared to controls and the relative mean telomere length in the sperm was shorter. Levels of ROS were significantly reduced in tobacco users (p<0.05) as well as in alcoholics (p<0.05) after intervention. DFI reduced significantly (p<0.05) after 6 months of yoga and meditation practice in all groups. The levels of oxidative DNA damage marker 8-OHdG were reduced significantly after 3 months (p<0.05) and 6 months (p<0.05) of practice. Conclusions: Our results suggest that OS and ODD DNA may contribute to the development of childhood cancer. This may be due to accumulation of oxidized mutagenic base 8OHdG, and elevated MDA levels which results in MDA dimers which are also mutagenic, aberrant methylation pattern, altered gene expression which affect cell proliferation and survival through activation of transcription factors. Increased mt DNA mutations and aberrant repair of mt and nuclear DNA due to highly truncatred DNA repair mechanisms all contribute to sperm genome hypermutability and persistant oxidative DNA damage. Oxidative stress is also associated with genome wide hypomethylation, telomere shortening and mitochondrial dysfunction leading to genome hypermutability and instability. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report decline in OS and ODD and improvement in sperm DNA integrity following adoption of meditation and yoga based life style modification.This may reduce disease burden in next generation and reduce incidence of childhood cancers.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.1569-1579
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to identify the level of grief experience, family hardiness and family resource for management after bereavement of a family member. The subjects of this study were 100 family members who had lost a family member from cancer within the past two years. The data was analyzed using the SPSS program for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Duncan test, and Pearson correlation. The results were as follows. 1. The mean score for the level of grief was 2.84 $\pm$ 0.66. The mean score for the a family hardiness was 3.08 $\pm$ 0.39. The mean score for the level of family resource management was 2.70 $\pm$ 0.35. 2. The level of grief experience differed respondent's age was F=2.95, p=.02, and type of bereavement was t=2.01, p=.04. 3. The level of family hardiness was not significantly different according to respondent's and familial characteristics. 4. The level of family resource management differed according to monthly income of the family (F=3.98, p=.01). 5. There were negative correlations between grief experience and family hardiness (r= -.551, p<.001), grief experience and family resource for management (r=-.351, p<.001). Family hardiness was positively related with family resource for management (r=.709, p<.001). In conclusion, family hardiness and family resource management were identified as important variables that contributed to reduce the grief experience. Therefore, it is important to develop nursing intervention that enhances family hardiness and family resource for management for bereaved family.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.233-239
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• 2016

목적: 말기암환자 가족간병인의 사별가족 연구참여와 관련된 요인에 대해서는 알려진 바가 적다. 본 연구에서는 사별가족 연구에 실제 참여를 예측하는 임종 전 요인에 대해 살펴보고자 한다. 방법: 임종 전과 사별 후에 시행된 다기관 조사연구 자료를 이용하여, 전향적 관찰연구를 진행하였다. 사별가족 연구 참여와 관련된 요인을 추출하기 위해, 단계적 다변량 로지스틱 회귀분석을 이용하였다. 결과: 185명의 사별가족 중, 30명이 사후조사에 참여하였다(응답률: 16.2%). 사후조사 참여군과 비참여군은, 종교, 경제적 상태 그리고 임종 전 인지되었던 돌봄의 질에서 차이를 보였다. 최종 다변량 모델에 의하면, 종교를 가지고 있던 가족(adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=5.01, P=0.008), 높은 경제수준을 가진 가족(aOR=4.86, P=0.003) 그리고 가족 내 관계형성에 대한 돌봄에 만족했던 가족(aOR=4.49, P=0.003)이 그렇지 않은 가족에 비해 더 사후 연구에 참여를 하였다. 결론: 본 연구에 의하면, 임종기 돌봄의 질을 향상시키는 것은 사후 고통을 줄임으로써 사별가족연구에의 참여를 촉진시킨다. 사별가족 연구참여를 망설이는 사별가족들의 특성에 관심을 가질 필요가 있다.