...; Roland Osei Saahene Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among African women, with high mortality rates in Ghana. Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) has been associated with tumor progression in breast cancer. However, its clinical validation is controversial and understudied with no known published...

...Precious Barnes; Elvis Agbo; Jianjie Wang; Benjamin Amoani; Yeboah Kwaku Opoku; Perditer Okyere; Roland Osei Saahene Objectives: Nrf2/BACH1/HO-1 proteins have been implicated in the development and progression of tumors. However, their clinical relevance in breast cancer remains unclear...

...Mashael Saqer Al-Mutairi; Hany Onsy Habashy Objectives: Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) is a superfamily of transcription factors that plays a key role in cancer genesis and progression. The present study aimed to examine the expression of NF-κB/p65 in breast cancer and its relationship with prognostic...

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...Akram M. Asbeutah; Nouralhuda Karmani; AbdulAziz A. Asbeutah; Yasmin A. Echreshzadeh; Abdullah A. AlMajran; Khalid H. Al-Khalifah Objective: To investigate the sensitivity and specificity of digital mammography (DM) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for the detection of breast cancer...

...Yunus A. Luqmani; Nada Alam-Eldin In the majority of women, breast cancer progresses through increased transcriptional activity due to over-expressed oestrogen receptors (ER). Therapeutic strategies include: (i) reduction of circulating ovarian oestrogens or of peripherally produced oestrogen...

... regarding the role of blebbing in cell locomotion with particular emphasis on its role in tumor metastasis, indicating the role of specific causative molecules. The phenomenon of blebbing has been observed in endocrine-resistant breast cancer cells in response to brief exposure to extracellular alkaline pH...

...O. Kaftan; B. Kasapoglu; M. Koroglu; A. Kosar; S.K. Yalcin Objective: To evaluate the levels of thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) activity and also its relationship with other homeostasis markers in breast cancer patients. Subjects and Methods: Forty-two female patients with breast...

...Anthony Goncalves; François Bertucci Breast cancer is one of the most frequent and deadly cancers in industrialized countries. The identification of accurate biomarkers that improve the screening, diagnosis, prognostication and prediction of therapeutic response or toxicity, and the identification...

...Talieh Kazerooni; Fariborz Ghaffarpasand; Ahmad Mosalaei; Yasaman Kazerooni Objective: To estimate the value of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVU) in evaluating the endometrium in breast cancer patients on tamoxifen, and to investigate the relationship between TVU and histologic endometrial...

...Muhammad Abdul Hadi; Mohamed Azmi Hassali; Asrul Akmal Shafie; Ahmed Awaisu Objective: The objective of this study was to assess and compare the knowledge and perception of breast cancer among women of various ethnic groups in the state of Penang. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional survey...

... in age from 25 to 64 years, breast MRI was performed as a problem-solving tool (29); for suspicious local relapse of the treated breast (6); to search for a primary breast cancer in patients with metastatic axillary lymph nodes (5); for local staging of breast cancer (5); breast implants (6); screening...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Breast cancer Breast tumors, needle biopsy Breast tumors, mammography Breast tumors...

...Abdullahi A. Fido; Yousef Omar; Ghenaim A. Al-Fayez The psychiatric profiles of 40 women with early breast cancer (experimental sample) and a control sample of 40 women with other medical conditions (medical sample) were examined over a 6-month period. The breast cancer patients had a significantly...

...M. Amirrad; F. Al-Mulla; G. Varadharaj; B. John; T. Saji; J.T. Anim Objectives: This study assessed the BRCA1 gene expression in breast cancer in Kuwait, and compared it with other known prognostic factors for the disease. Materials and Methods: Forty-eight random samples of archival paraffin...

...Sadeq Abuzallouf; Mohammad Motawy; Ziad Thotathil Objective: To determine the value of staging investigations in detecting metastases in newly diagnosed asymptomatic patients with breast cancer. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of patients’ files with newly diagnosed breast cancer...

... and capecitabine. One month later the patient’s visual acuity improved. Funduscopy confirmed reduction of oedema. Conclusion: This case shows that impaired vision can be an alarming symptom in a breast cancer patient and a description is given of the morphological features that could help in recognizing...

...Ahmet Kalkan; Aykut Ozdarendeli; Yasemin Bulut; Hayrettin Yekeler; Bengu Cobanoglu; Mehmet Z. Doymaz Objective: To investigate etiological role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in breast cancer. Materials and Methods: The presence of EBV DNA in 57 breast cancer tissues was investigated...

...Deniz Yamac; Nazan Gunel; Berna Goker; Ugur Coskun; Ozlem Erdem; Gulen Akyol; Seren Ozenirler Objective: To present a rare case of breast cancer associated with both inflammatory muscle disease and liver disease as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A woman...

...M. Al-Azemi; N.S. Labib; M.M.M. Motawy; L. Temmim; M.A.A. Moussa; A.E. Omu Objective: To determine the prevalence of pathologic changes in the endometrium of tamoxifen-treated asymptomatic postmenopausal patients with breast cancer. Subjects and Methods: Fifty postmenopausal asymptomatic breast...