... publishing your research in Nanoscale Research Letters go tohttp://www.nanoscalereslett.com/authors/instructions/ For information about other SpringerOpen publications go tohttp://www.springeropen.comNanoscale ... SK, Li Y, Jennings NB, Fan D, Nelkin GM, Schmandt R, Schaller MD, Sood AK: Focal adhesion kinase silencing augments docetaxel-mediated apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells. Clin Cancer Res 2005, ... drug loading. Background In cancer therapy, most of the proposed formulations present certain drawbacks related to the formulation properties including low drug loading, toxicity, and unsuitable...
... (115/2525) of total breastcancer cases, with a 10% higher incidence in the screened group (7% for invasive cancer) 15 years after discontinuing screening.106 Breast Cancer Screening Oregon Evidence-based ... noninvasive breastcancer or previous abnormal breast biopsy containing LCIS or atypical ductal or lobular hyperplasia increase risk for invasive breast cancer. Extensive mammographic breast density ... example, could inform screening practice. Studies of older women are essential in order to determine appropriate screening regimens for them including when to discontinue screening. Studies on...
... disease and cancer. It therefore no longer seems reasonable to attend forbreast cancer screening. In fact, by avoiding going to screening, a woman will lower her risk of getting a breastcancer ... figures In our scientific publications and in a book (1), we have explained in detail why information on the benefits and harms of breast screening provided in invitations for screening (1-3) ... sites from cancer charities and other interest groups (1,4) is often misleading. We provide the background for our information in this leaflet below. SCREENING FORBREASTCANCER WITH...
... for postmeno-pausal cancer, with an estimated 6% decline in risk for each additional year of employment. BMI was a strongrisk factor for postmenopausal breastcancer (for 10 unitincrease in ... years in high-exposed jobs (lagged 5 year) or, for interaction s, at 10 years in high-exposed jobs and 1 year in prior high-exposed farm work; matching on age in 3-year intervals; for includingemployment ... 1970’s. To test for a role of chemicals in canning, we defined canning exposure as work in thecanning industry NAICS codes after 1973 by which timeepoxy coatings were being widely introduced [38]....
... Program for Urban Slum Dwellers inIndia 35 III. INTERVENTION The intervention included four different activities: 1. Counseling about livelihoods, vocational training, and savings formation ... training courses 3. Savings formation 4. Follow-up counseling and assistance The counseling about vocational training and livelihoods provided information about short-term, non-formal training ... follow-up counseling to adolescents who received vocational training or who were interested in setting up a savings accounts. For instance, they developed action plans for beginning a livelihood...
... training institutes, the National HealthSystems Resource Centre (NHSRC), and leading civil soci-ety organizations, including the Child In Need Institute(CINI), the Population Foundation of India ... Public Health Resource Network(PHRN) is an innovative distance-learning course in train-ing, motivating, empowering and building a network ofexisting health personnel from government and civil ... weareraman@gmail.com* Corresponding author AbstractThe Public Health Resource Network is an innovative distance-learning course in training,motivating, empowering and building a network of health...
... measurement in randomized clinical trials in breast cancer – taking stock. Journal of the National Cancer Institute2003, 95(4):263-281.46. Montazeri A: Health-related quality of life inbreast cancer patients: ... Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30: a quality-of-life instrument for use in international clin-ical trials in oncology. J Natl Cancer Inst 1993, 85(5):365-376.30. Bottomley A, Aaronson NK: International ... trials investigating alternative follow-up strategies and psychosocial interventions for breast cancer survivors [9-18]. Given the high prevalence of breast cancer and budget constraints in health...
... anticipated our findings will contribute todelegating caring responsibility to these patients andfacilitating the establishment of a counseling center in the breastcancer clinics. Overall breast can ... to discontinue at any time was reviewed. The studywas carried out in the only breastcancer clinic in Shiraz in Fars province at southern Iran. This is the largestclinic in Fars Province which ... quality of life in relation to cancer. Exactly after the intervention and two monthsafter it the symptomatic scales indicated a decline in 4 aspects including fatigue, Pain, insomnia and loss...
... Á Breast cancer Introduction Cancer remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Theglobal incidence and mortality of breastcancer remainshigh despite extraordinary progress in understanding ... state in the PCL/Pluronic F68matrix after the production. In Vitro Drug ReleaseMaintaining sink condition for poorly water-soluble drugshas been one of the difficulties in designing in vitro ... indicating docetaxel-loaded PCL/Pluronic F68nanoparticles could overcome multidrug resistance in human breastcancer cells and therefore have considerablepotential for treatment of breast cancer. Keywords...
... have provided unprecedented tools for dissectingand understanding cancer heterogeneity. Five subtypes of breast cancer were initially proposed: luminal A andluminal B (both estrogen receptor (ER)-positive); ... rapidlydividing progenitors that in turn generate differentiatedcells of the mammary gland epithelial lineages: the luminaland myoepithelial lineages. Cancer is thought to originate in these stem ... subdivided in two subclasses of low and high geneticinstability, paving the way to further definition of subgroupsof cases with similar features within the subtypes. Breast cancer may show a continuum...
... of screening tests forbreastcancer every second year. GPs and gynaecologist are key actors in heightening public awareness. Key words: Breast cancer, screening, Survey, mammography Introduction ... conflict of interest exists. References 1. Smith RA, Saslow D, Sawyer KA, et al. American Cancer Society guidelines forbreastcancer screening: update 2003. CA Cancer J Clin 2003; 53:141-69. ... alcohol consumption). For a given screening test, the questionnaire distinguished tests performed for screening purpose and those performed following symptoms. A main sample of 1 509 subjects...