Cancer surveillance in northern Africa, and central and western Asia: challenges and strategies in support of developing cancer registries

A Znaor, S Eser, H Anton-Culver, I Fadhil… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary The Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development partnership, led by the
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), was established in response to an …

Managing diabetes and liver disease association

M Elsahar, NM Elwan, S El-Nakeep, M Naguib… - Arab journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is strong association between liver diseases and diabetes (DM) which is higher than
expected by a chance association of two very common disorders. It can be classified into …

Increased recurrence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma after DAA therapy in a hepatitis C‐infected Egyptian cohort: a comparative analysis

M El Kassas, AL Funk, M Salaheldin… - Journal of viral …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In Egypt, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of cancer and direct‐
acting antivirals (DAA) are administered on a large scale to patients with chronic HCV …

Epidemiology and survival of colon cancer among Egyptians: a retrospective study

IH Metwally, M Shetiwy, AF Elalfy, A Abouzid… - … of Coloproctology (Rio …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction: Colorectal cancer is the 4th commonest cancer in the world. Studies had shown
different tumor behavior depending on the site, pathology and stage. However the …

Antioxidant activity and apoptotic induction as mechanisms of action of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) against a hepatocellular carcinoma cell line

W Ahmed, D Mofed, AR Zekri… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To evaluate the antioxidant and apoptotic inductive effects of Withania somnifera
(Ashwagandha) leaf extract against a hepatocellular carcinoma cell line. Methods After …

Premenopausal breast cancer: potential clinical utility of a multi-omics based machine learning approach for patient stratification

H Froehlich, S Patjoshi, K Yeghiazaryan, C Kehrer… - EPMA Journal, 2018 - Springer
Background The breast cancer (BC) epidemic is a multifactorial disease attributed to the
early twenty-first century: about two million of new cases and half a million deaths are …

[HTML][HTML] Serum circulating cell free DNA as potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in non small cell lung cancer

SES Soliman, AM Alhanafy, MSE Habib… - … and biophysics reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is leading cause of cancer related death
and the survival rate for patients with NSCLC remain poor so early diagnosis of NSCLC …

Serum miRNA-27a and miRNA-18b as potential predictive biomarkers of hepatitis C virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma

NM Rashad, AS El-Shal, SM Shalaby… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2018 - Springer
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains the main risk factor for chronic hepatitis (CHC),
liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Changes in microRNA (miRNA) profiles …

Expression of chemerin correlates with a poor prognosis in female breast cancer patients

G El-Sagheer, M Gayyed, A Ahmad… - … Cancer: Targets and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Chemerin was reported to regulate adipogenesis, metabolism, and immunity. But,
its relation to cancer remains controversial. In breast cancer, chemerin expression has only …

Role of circulating miR-182 and miR-150 as biomarkers for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma post HCV infection in Egyptian patients

NMH Shaheen, N Zayed, NM Riad, HH Tamim… - Virus research, 2018 - Elsevier
In Egypt, liver diseases are exceptionally high, maintaining the highest prevalence of
hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide, and increasing rates of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …