Baseline knowledge on risk factors, symptoms and intended behavior of women and men towards screening and treatment of cervical cancer in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Knowledge of risk factors and symptoms of cervical cancer has been found to promote uptake of screening of cervical cancer. Most interventions targeted women without much involvement of men (husbands/decision ... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 11, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Carolyn Nakisige, Marlieke de Fouw, Miriam Nakalembe, Jackson Orem, Dan Atukonyera, Mwalimu Musheshe, Jaap Koot, Janine de Zeeuw, Jogchum Beltman and Jelle Stekelenburg Tags: Research Source Type: research

Elucidating the role of EPPK1 in lung adenocarcinoma development
We recently found that epiplakin 1 (EPPK1) alterations were present in 12% of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) cases and were associated with a poor prognosis in early-stage LUAD when combined with other molecular a... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 10, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ken Arimura, Michael Kammer, S. M. Jamshedur Rahman, Chen Sheau-Chiann, Shilin Zhao, Chen Heidi, Rosana Eisenberg, Yong Zou, Sanja Antic, Bradley Richmond, Etsuko Tagaya, Eric Grogan, Pierre Massion and Fabien Maldonado Tags: Research Source Type: research

Biplex quantitative PCR to detect transcriptionally active human papillomavirus 16 from patient saliva
Head and neck cancers, particularly oropharyngeal cancers (OPC), have been increasingly associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, specifically HPV16. The current methods for HPV16 detection primar... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 10, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Fiona Deutsch, Dayna Sais, Ni Keatinge, Meredith Hill, Ngoc Ha Tran, Michael Elliott and Nham Tran Tags: Research Source Type: research

Identification of stemness-related glycosylation changes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
In this study, we investigated the glycosylation profile of stemness-related proteins OCT4, CIP2A, MET, and ... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 10, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: E Routila, R Mahran, S Salminen, H Irjala, E Haapio, E Kyt ö, S Ventelä, K Petterson, J Routila, K Gidwani and J Leivo Tags: Research Source Type: research

Habitat escalated adaptive therapy (HEAT): a phase 2 trial utilizing radiomic habitat-directed and genomic-adjusted radiation dose (GARD) optimization for high-grade soft tissue sarcoma
Soft tissue sarcomas (STS), have significant inter- and intra-tumoral heterogeneity, with poor response to standard neoadjuvant radiotherapy (RT). Achieving a favorable pathologic response (FPR  ≥ 95%) from RT ... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 9, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Arash O. Naghavi, J. M. Bryant, Youngchul Kim, Joseph Weygand, Gage Redler, Austin J. Sim, Justin Miller, Kaitlyn Coucoules, Lauren Taylor Michael, Warren E. Gloria, George Yang, Stephen A. Rosenberg, Kamran Ahmed, Marilyn M. Bui, Evita B. Henderson-Jacks Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research

A nomogram based on the quantitative and qualitative features of CT imaging for the prediction of the invasiveness of ground glass nodules in lung adenocarcinoma
Based on the quantitative and qualitative features of CT imaging, a model for predicting the invasiveness of ground-glass nodules (GGNs) was constructed, which could provide a reference value for preoperative ... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 9, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yantao Yang, Jing Xu, Wei Wang, Mingsheng Ma, Qiubo Huang, Chen Zhou, Jie Zhao, Yaowu Duan, Jia Luo, Jiezhi Jiang and Lianhua Ye Tags: Research Source Type: research

Interaction of immune cells with renal cancer development: Mendelian randomization (MR) study
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a prevalent and extensively immune-infiltrated malignancy of the urinary system. Immune cells play a crucial role in both the progression and therapeutic interventions targeting R... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 9, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Zhongwen Lu, Yu Yin, Tian Rao, Xinchi Xu, Kai Zhao, Zhanpeng Liu, Chao Qin and Min Tang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Long-term survival after neoadjuvant therapy for triple-negative breast cancer under different treatment regimens: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a life-threatening subtype of breast cancer with limited treatment options. Therefore, this network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to evaluate and compare the effect of vario... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 9, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Zhilin Liu, Jinming Li, Fuxing Zhao, Dengfeng Ren, Zitao Li, Yongzhi Chen, Shifen Huang, Zhen Liu, Yi Zhao, Miaozhou Wang, Huihui Li, ZhengBo Xu, Guoshuang Shen and Jiuda Zhao Tags: Research Source Type: research

Rational and design of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) and brain MRI surveillance versus brain MRI surveillance alone in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer achieving complete remission (CR) of tumor after chemoradiotherapy: a multicenter prospective randomized study
Prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) is part of standard care in limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) at present. As evidence from retrospective studies increases, the benefits of PCI for limited-stag... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mengyuan Chen, Runhua Li, Yue Kong, Lei Shi, Jing Wang, Yuezhen Wang, Yujin Xu, Yongling Ji and Xiao Hu Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research

Real-world patient characteristics and treatment patterns in US patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Patients from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) controlled clinical trials do not always reflect real-world heterogeneous patient populations. We designed a study to describe the real-world patient characteri... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 6, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hozefa A. Divan, Marisa A. Bittoni, Ashok Krishna and David P. Carbone Tags: Research Source Type: research

Correlation between spleen density and prognostic outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer after curative resection
The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between spleen density and the prognostic outcomes of patients who underwent curative resection for colorectal cancer (CRC). (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 6, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yunzhou Xiao, Xiaoting Wen, Yingying Ying, Xiaoyan Zhang, Luyao Li, Zhongchu Wang, Miaoguang Su and Shouliang Miao Tags: Research Source Type: research

Correction: Health-related quality of life of metastatic prostate cancer patients treated with prostate Radiotherapy
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Source: BMC Cancer - April 5, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Heba Maged Ayoub, Maha Lotfy Zamzam, Eman Essam Elsemary, Ihab Mohamed Hassanin and Fifi Mostafa Elsayed Tags: Correction Source Type: research

The vasculogenic mimicry related signature predicts the prognosis and immunotherapy response in renal clear cell carcinoma
Clear cell carcinoma of the kidney is a common urological malignancy characterized by poor patient prognosis and treatment outcomes. Modulation of vasculogenic mimicry in tumor cells alters the tumor microenvi... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 5, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yuming Gu, Qinqin Huang, Yun Wang, Haixia Wang, Zhenhua Xiang, Yu Xu, Xin Wang, Weiguo Liu and Aiju Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Real-life clinical management patterns in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer across France: a multi-method study
We designed this study based on both a physician practice survey and real-world patient data to: (1) evaluate clinical management practices in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) among medical cen... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 5, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bertrand Mennecier, Jonathan Khalifa, Renaud Descourt, Laurent Greillier, Charles Naltet and Lionel Falchero Tags: Research Source Type: research

Diagnostic efficacy of contrast-enhanced gastric ultrasonography in staging gastric cancer: a meta-analysis
As comprehensive surgical management for gastric cancer becomes increasingly specialized and standardized, the precise differentiation between ≤T1 and ≥T2 gastric cancer before endoscopic intervention holds pa... (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - April 5, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yuan Zhong, Yan-Yan Xiao, Jie-Yi Ye, Guo-Liang Jian and Wei-Jun Huang Tags: Systematic Review Source Type: research