Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1 – Research Biographies
Roberto Gabriel Albín
Grazia Artioli
Nicholas Butowski
Mark Clayer
Tatiana Correa Carneiro Lobo
Curtiland Deville
Reena Engineer
Emanuela Felley-Bosco
Maria Amparo Gómez-Correcher
Maria Hatzistilianou
Shing-moo Huang
Jahja Kokaj
Sandra Konig
Robson Queiroz Monteiro
Nobuhiro Ohkohchi
Mariangela Palladino
Jose Manuel Ramia
Julieta Ruiz Beguerie
Damir Sauerborn
Hiroyuki Tadokoro
Lucio Taglietti
Patricia Tai
Jerzy Trojan
Nicolas Tsavaris
Jose Luis Ulla Rocha
Christian I. Villeda-Sandoval
Edward Yu
Part 2 – Research Summaries in Cancer
Advanced Cancer, Pain and Quality of Life
Biophysics of DNA-Antibiotic Complexes
Bone and Brain Metastases: Advances in Research and Treatment
Cancer in Children and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Current Research Aspects
Female Sex Hormones and Cancers
Field Cancerization: Basic Science and Clinical Applications
Gastric Cancer: Diagnosis, Early Prevention, and Treatment
New Approaches in the Treatment of Cancer
Prostate Brachytherapy: Sowing the Seeds for Success and Salvage
Stem Cell, Regenerative Medicine and Cancer
Targeted Therapy for Solid Tumors and Hematologic Malignancies
The HER2 Oncogene in Breast Cancer
Multi-Drug Resistance as a Problem Challenging Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
Signal Transduction and Metastasis Suppression: The Role of Raf Kinase Inhibitor Protein (RKIP) in Breast Cancer
BRCA1-Associated Proteins: Novel Targets for Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor as a Biomarker for Breast Cancer
Phospholipids as Biomarkers for Breast Cancer
Genetically Engineered T-Cells for Adoptive Immunotherapy of Breast Cancer
Trastuzumab Resistance
Lymphatic Spreading Propensity and Aberrant MUC1 Bearing TN/TN-like Carbohydrate of Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells
Relationship between Carbohydrate Expression Profiles of Cancer Cells and Prognosis of Breast Cancer Patients
Micro- and Nano-Particulate Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Treatment
Geldanamycin Derivatives as Promising Anticancer Drugs: Therapy via Hsp90 Inhibition
Synergistic Antitumor Activity of Metronomic Dosing Chemotherapy in Combination with Liposomal Anticancer Drug
Organotin Polyethers as Anticancer Drugs
Studies on Anticancer Agents: Phenolic Compounds and their Pharmacological Activity
Design of Novel Anticancer Drugs Utilizing Busulfan for Optimizing Pharmacological Properties and Pattern Recognition Techniques for Elucidation of Clinical Efficacy
Analysis of Associations Among Novel Property Descriptors and their Capacity in Determining Clinical Efficacy by Utilizing Pattern Recognition Technigues
Insights into the Mode of Action of Investigational Ruthenium(III) Cytotoxins from Electrochemical and Biological Studies
Marina Crystal Minerals(MCM) Induce Apoptosis of Human Metastatic Breast Cancer MDA-MB-231 Cells In Vitro
Recurrence, Progression, Adjuvant Treatment and Follow-up in Non- Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Conservative Management of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer after Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Failure
Recent Advances in Intravesical Therapy for Non Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Bladder Cancer
Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms in Bladder Cancer Development
Investigation of Molecular Proteins for Urothelial Carcinoma in the Urinary Bladder
Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer
Therapeutic Effect of Immediate Intravesical Instillation of Mitomycin C after Transurethral Resection in Patients with Low Risk Non-Muscle- Invasive Bladder Tumours
EBAG9 as a Tumor-Promoting Factor for Bladder Cancer
Detection and Genotyping by Microarray of Human Papillomavirus in Tissue of Bladder and Bladder Carcinoma Biopsy
Digital Image Analysis in Research and Diagnosis of Urinary Bladder Cancer
Pleiotropic Effects of a Micronutrient Mixture on Critical Parameters of Bladder Cancer
MicroRNAs in Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer and Autophagy
The Evolving Role of Molecular Markers in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Collagen Changes in the Extracellular Matrix of Tumor- Affected Human Breast: A Tale of OF/LB and Type V Collagens
Breast Cancer Knowledge and Risk Factors Assessment at Primary Health Care Setting in Al Hassa, KSA
Maspin and Cathepsin D Partnership in Regulating Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer
Subareolar Injection May Not Always Identify the Same Sentinel Lymph Nodes as Peritumoral Injection in Breast Cancer
Immuno-Conjugates: New Prospects on Old Principles
Oral Cancer: Biomarkers, Hallmarks, Stem Cell Origin and Clinical Implications
Molecular Signatures of Infectious Agents: Application in HumanCancer Control
Protein Isoforms and Their Special Role as Cancer Biomarkers
Bioinformatics Analysis of Gene Networks Involved in Genomic Stability and Cancer
Comet Assay in Human Biomonitoring as Reasonably Reliable Cancer Predictor in Epidemiology
Cytokeratin 20 by Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction as a Marker of Tumor Cells in Peripheral Venous and Mesenteric Blood of Colorectal Cancer Patients
Metabolomics: A New Paradigm for Cancer Biomarker Discovery
Clinical Usefulness of a Modified Imunoelectrophoresis Method for Detection of Myeloma Immunoglobulins
Cysteine Protease ―Cathepsins‖ and Their Endogenous Inhibitors ―Cystatins‖ as Potential Biomarkers in Cancer Disease
Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor as a Biomarker for Breast Cancer
Liver Cancer Biomarkers
Genetic and Epigenetic Alterations that Drive Leukemic Stem Cell Self-Renewal
Cancer Stem Cells in Lung Cancer: Distinct Differences between Small Cell Lung Carcinoma and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Mesenchymal Stem Cells and their Role in Tumor Progression
Wnt Signaling in Colon Cancer Stem Cells
Stem Cells in Head and Neck Cancer: A Key to the Future?
Regulation of Cancer Stem Cells by the Notch Signaling Pathway: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
Cancer Stem Cells and Metastasis
Human Adult Stem Cells as Targets for Cancer Stem Cells: Evolution; Oct-4 Gene and Cell-to-Cell Communication
Distinct and Common Issues in the Psychosocial Adaptation to Cancer across Cultures
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Resected Colorectal Cancer
Palliative Care of Colorectal Cancer
Gene Variants and Gene Products Encoded in the Central Part of the MHC are Strongly Associated with both the Risk and the Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer
The Role of Cytoreduction as a Multidisciplinary Treatment Modality for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Prognostic Factors of Survival in Stage IIB-III and IV Colorectal Cancer
Serum CSE1L and CEA for Prognosis of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Radiofrequency Ablation as a Novel Therapy for Pulmonary Metastasis from Colorectal Cancer
Hepatectomy for Liver Metastases from Colorectal Carcinoma: Comparison to Liver Metastases from Gastric Carcinoma
Signaling Pathways as Biomarkers in Human Renal Cell Carcinoma1
Role of Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) in Pathological Angiogenesis and Prostate Tumor Growth
Elasped Times in the Management of Early Stage Breast Cancer
Positional Cloning of Tumor Suppressor Genes from 3p21.3 Involved in Major Human Cancers
Novel Methylation-Dependent Markers/Tumor Suppressor Genes Involved in the Development of Renal Cell Cancer
Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs), Genomic Instability and the DNA Damage Response
Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Importance of Cell Cycle Regulatory Proteins and Proliferation Markers in Conventional Renal Cell Carcinoma
Overview of Kidney Cancer: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Cancer Biology: An Updated Global Overview
Correlations Between Obesity and Risk for Salivary Gland Tumors
Human Hazard Assessments: The Increased Risk of Cancer with Exposure to Chemical Pollutants in Water and Sediments
Insulin Resistance and Oral Cancer Risk
Nutraceuticals and Nutraceutical Supplementation Criteria in Cancer
Origin of Oscillations in Molecular Mechanism of Radioresistance of Prostate Carcinoma Cells: Implications for Successful Therapy
Growth-Promoting Signaling Pathways that Crosstalk with the Androgen Receptor in Prostate Cancer
Associations among Novel Property Descriptors and their Capacity in Determining Clinical Efficacy
Organotin-Containing Polyethers as Potential Anticancer Drugs
Design of Novel Anticancer Drugs Utilizing Busulfan for Optimizing Pharmacological Properties and Pattern Recognition Techniques for Elucidation of Clinical Efficacy
Potential for Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Applications in the Growing Problem of Aids-Related Lymphomas (Arl) in Sub-Saharan Africa
OGG1 Gene Polymorphism is not Associated with the Colon Cancer Susceptibility in Saudi Individuals
Malignant Melanoma in Ethnic Skin
Kaposi’s Sarcoma: Progression, Exacerbation and Regression
Calcium-Overload Cytotoxic Effects of Aluminum and Iron Complexes with ATP
A Voucher Scheme Approach to Screening for Cervical Cancer: The Nicaraguan Experience
Raman Spectroscopic Classification of Oral, Normal, Premalignant, Malignant and Inflammatory Conditions
Inhibition of RNA Synthesis by 5-Fluorouridine Accounts for its Cytotoxicity on Colorectal Cancer Cells in Vitro
Oncogenesis and the Link Between Inflammation and Cancer Due to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection, and the Development of Vaccine Control Strategies
Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Cancer
Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Medulloblastoma with Extraneural Metastasis
Molecular and Cellular Alterations Modified by HER2 Inhibition and Overexpression
Characterization of Breast Cancer Subtypes by Immunohistochemistry in a Large Retrospective Study
Surgical Management of Advanced Primary and Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: The Washington Cancer Institute Approach
Mitochondrial Dehydrogenase Activity in Hep G2 Cells: Combined Effect of Static Magnetic Field and Anti-Cancer Drugs
Cancer and Aging as Consequences of Un-Repaired DNA Damage
Cancer Stem Cells
Increasing Trend of Lung Cancer in Serbia: The Prospectus of a Developing Country in Transition
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours: A Contemporary Review
Trace Elements and Nanoparticles: Certain Approaches to Cancer Targeted Diagnostics and Therapy
Brain Cancer Associated Tumor Marker Genes Expression Pattern in Humans
Genetics of Rare Pediatric Brain Tumors of Childhood
Mechanisms of Immune Evasion Exhibited by Different Rat Glioma Cell Lines
Breaking the Barriers to Tumor-Targeting via Nanocarrier-Based Drug Delivery to the Tumor Microenvironment
Tumor Chemodosimetry: The Intersection of Imaging, Drug Delivery Vehicles and Targeted Therapies for the Improvement of Cancer Treatment
Effects of Hypoxia on Angiogenesis and Survival of Glioblastoma Multiforme
Temozolomide in High-Grade Gliomas: Rationale, Schedules and Synergism with Radiation
Intra-Arterial Targeted Delivery of Lipophilic Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy of Prostate Cancer
Cervical Spine Deformity Associated with Laminoplasty for Resection of Spinal Cord Tumors in Children
Radionuclide Labeled Glucuronide Prodrugs for Imaging and Targeting Therapy of Cancer
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Involvement in Esophageal Carcinogenesis
Viral Cancers: Contribution of Cytologic Tools to the Diagnosis and Management
Gammaherpesviruses and Oncogenesis
Sinonasal Intestinal Type Adenocarcinoma: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment
Pulmonary and nasal adenocarcinoma induced by ovine -retroviruses
A Voucher Scheme Approach to Screening for Cervical Cancer: The Nicaraguan Experience
Human Papilloma Virus: Etiology, Pathogenesis and Prevention
The Forehead Donor Side of Flaps in Nasal Reconstruction
The Oral Cavity: A Review of Common Lesions
Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer
Osteomas of the Paranasal Sinuses
Rare Nasal Malignancies: Lymphoepithiliomas, Primary Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas and Mixed Tumours. Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges.
Occupational Wood Dust Exposure and Nasal Sinus Cancers: A Review
Reconstruction of Nasal Defects Following Nose Cancer Ablation
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: An Epstein Barr Virus Related Cancer: A Summary of Reports from Thailand
Chloroacetanilide-Induced Nasal Carcinogenesis in Rats
Aflatoxin B1 and Acetaldehyde Mutational Patterns in the Tumour Suppressor Gene TP53: Experimental Fingerprints Using a Functional Assay and Relevance to Human Cancer Aetiology
Curative Therapy for Terminal Cancer?
Breast Cancer Screening by Methylation Analysis of Tumor Suppressor Genes in Breast Fluid
Rab GTPases as Potential Tumor Suppressors
Regulation of Neutrophil Function by Tumor Suppressor PTEN
Wnt Pathway-Independent Activities of the APC Tumor Suppressor
Emerging Roles of BRIT1/MCPH1 in Genome Maintenance and Tumor Suppression
The Role of Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) and EZH2 in Oncogenesis: Epigenetic Silencing of Tumor Suppressors
Functions of Kank1 and Carcinogenesis
The Relationship Between MicroRNA and Tumor Suppressors
Biomarkers for Radiosensitivity and Radiosensitization Targets in Prostate Cancer
Molecular Functions of the p53 Tumor Suppressor in the Apoptotic Response to DNA Damage
How does Tumor Suppressor FHIT Modulate Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage Checkpoints in Early Cancer?
Role of the Tumor Suppressor PDCD4 in the Differentiation of the Skin
Reduction in the Risk of Human Breast Cancer by Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) Inhibitors: Final Results of a Case Control Study
Health Beliefs and Breast Cancer Screening: Applying the Stage-of-Change Models
Strategies for Prevention of Breast Cancer
The Enigma of Prostate Cancer: An Epidemiologic Survey of the Etiological Models of Prostate Cancer
Chemopreventive Efficacy of Aqueous Suspension of Cumin on 7,12-Dimethyl Benz[a] Anthracene Induced Croton Oil Promoted Skin Carcinogenesis
Fas-Resistance in Adult T-Cell Leukemia Lymphoma
In Vitro Evidence of Kaposi´s Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus Reactivation by Corticosteroids
Role of Immunoregulators in Nitric Oxide Production in Hypoxia-Induced Apoptosis in Alveolar Cells
Cancer Prevention through Nutrition Education in the Workplace: A Review of the Literature
Access to Mammography Facilities and Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis: Does Geographic Distance Predict?
Metal Ions Mediated Pro-Oxidative Reactions with Vitamin C: Possible Implications for Treatment of Different Malignancies
A Prooxidant Mechanism of Red Wine Polyphenols in Chemoprevention of Cancer
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