• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.217-223
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• 2013

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, and the outcomes for patients are still poor. It is important to determine the original type of synchronous multinodular HCC for preoperative assessment and the choice of treatment therapy as well as for the prediction of prognosis after treatment. Aims: To analyze clinicopathologic characteristics and prognoses in patients with multicentric occurrence (MO) and intrahepatic metastasis (IM) of synchronous multinodular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: The study group comprised 42 multinodular HCC patients with a total of 112 nodules. The control group comprised 20 HCC patients with 16 single nodular HCC cases and 4 HCC cases with a portal vein tumor emboli. The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) D-loop region was sequenced, and the patients of the study group were categorized as MO or IM based on the sequence variations. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine the important clinicopathologic characteristics in the two groups. Results: In the study group, 20 cases were categorized as MO, and 22 as IM, whereas all 20 cases in the control group were characterized as IM. Several factors significantly differed between the IM and MO patients, including hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg), cumulative tumor size, tumor nodule location, cirrhosis, portal vein and/or microvascular tumor embolus and the histological grade of the primary nodule. Multivariate analysis further demonstrated that cirrhosis and portal vein and/or microvascular tumor thrombus were independent factors differentiating between IM and MO patients. The tumor-free survival time of the MO subjects was significantly longer than that of the IM subjects ($25.7{\pm}4.8$ months vs. $8.9{\pm}3.1$ months, p=0.017). Similarly, the overall survival time of the MO subjects was longer ($31.6{\pm}5.3$ months vs. $15.4{\pm}3.4$ months, p=0.024). The multivariate analysis further demonstrated that the original type (p=0.035) and Child-Pugh grade (p<0.001) were independent predictors of tumor-free survival time. Cirrhosis (p=0.011), original type (p=0.034) and Child-Pugh grade (p<0.001) were independent predictors of overall survival time. Conclusions: HBeAg, cumulative tumor size, tumor nodule location, cirrhosis, portal vein and/or microvascular tumor embolus and histological grade of the primary nodule are important factors for differentiating IM and MO. MO HCC patients might have a favorable outcome compared with IM patients.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.5299-5302
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• 2012

Purpose: To investigate the diet of patients with cervical cancer and precancerosis in the Wufeng area, a high-incidence region in China. Methods: In the case group, 104 patients diagnosed with cervical cancer or cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CINII/III) were recruited from the Wufeng area. Nine hundred thirty-six healthy women were selected from the same area as the matched controls. A questionnaire, which included questions about general lifestyle conditions, smoking and alcohol status, source of drinking water, green tea intake, and diet in the past year, was presented to all participants. Results: Green tea intake (P=0.022, OR=0.551, 95% CI=0.330-0.919) and vegetable intake (P=0.035, OR=0.896, 95% CI=0.809-0.993) were identified as protective factors against cervical cancer or CINII/III. There was no indication of any associations of other lifestyle factors (smoking status, alcohol status, source of drinking water) or diet (intake of fruit, meat/egg/milk, soybean food, onion/garlic, staple food and pickled food) with cervical cancer. Conclusions: The results suggest that eating more fresh vegetables and drinking more green tea may help to reduce the risk of cervical cancer or CINII/III in people of the Wufeng area.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.225-228
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• 2007

개 추간판 디스크 2 증례(症例)를 대상으로 봉독약침 및 봉독약침과 한약제로 각각 치료하였다. 증례(症例) 1은 흉-요추부 추간판탈출증(T11-T12, T12-T13, L3-L4 및 L4-L5)으로 진단(診斷)된 증례이었으며. 증례 2는 흉추부 추간판탈출증(T10-T11 및 T12-T13)으로 진단(診斷)된 증례이었다. 이들 증례에 대하여 봉독약침(0.1 ml/혈위, 총$200{\mu}g$)을 실시(實施)하였으며, 운동요법과 수영요법도 병용하였다. 봉독약침에 사용한 혈위는 GV20-Bai Hui, GB30-Huan Tiao, ST36-Zu San Li, GB34-Yang Ling Quan, ST40-Feng Long, ST41-Jie Xi 및 BL40-Wei Zhong, 병변부 및 압통점이었다. 또한 증례 2에 대하여는 봉독약침과 더불어 Zheng Gu Zi Jin Dan(정골자금단(正骨紫金丹) : 1 g), Shiuh Duann(속단(續斷) .0.2 g), Du Zhong(두중(杜仲) : 0.2 g), Mo Yao(몰약(沒藥 : 0.2 g), Ru Xiang(유향(乳香) : 0.2 g) 및 Pyrite(자연동(自然銅) : 0.2 g)를 각각 총 9일간 경구투여(2회/1일)하였다. 증례 1은 총 4주간 11회 치료, 증례(症例) 2는 총 2주간 6회 치료 후 각각 보행이 가능하였다.