Browsing by Subject "breast cancer"
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Dietary inflammatory index and odds of breast cancer: A case-control study
( Wiley , 2021 , Article)Breast cancer (BrCA) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide. This study aimed to examine the association between the dietary inflammatory index (DII®) and ... -
Discrimination of breast cancer from benign tumours using Raman spectroscopy
( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, with an estimated 1.7 million cases and 522,000 deaths in 2012. Breast cancer is diagnosed by histopathological examination of breast biopsy material but this ... -
Docetaxel-Loaded Methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-poly (L-lactic Acid) Nanoparticles for Breast Cancer: Synthesis, Characterization, Method Validation, and Cytotoxicity
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)This study aimed to synthesize and characterize DTX-mPEG-PLA-NPs along with the development and validation of a simple, accurate, and reproducible method for the determination and quantification of DTX in mPEG-PLA-NPs. The ... -
Docosahexaenoic Acid, a Key Compound for Enhancing Sensitization to Drug in Doxorubicin-Resistant MCF-7 Cell Line.
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Drug resistance is a well-known and significant obstacle in the battle against cancer, rendering chemotherapy treatments often ineffective. To improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy, researchers are exploring the use ... -
Does the Sex of the Firstborn Child Affect the Breast Cancer Risk and Survival: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Over 1 Million Cases
( Galenos Yayinevi , 2022 , Article)Background: Reports on the risk and prognosis of breast cancer in relation to the sex of a child have been conflicting. Since medical sciences play an important role in informing sociocultural understandings of health and ... -
Editorial: EBV-Associated Carcinomas: Presence, Role, and Prevention Strategies.
( Frontiers Media , 2019 , Other)This special issue addresses an important topic related to the role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in human carcinomas initiation and progression, which is one of the most common viral infections worldwide. Today, the ... -
Editorial: Recent advancements in neoadjuvant chemotherapy for specific breast cancer subtypes
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2022 , Article)Most locally advanced breast cancer patients undergo pre-surgery treatment known as neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). The purpose of NAC is to reduce the tumor’s size and improve surgical outcomes, cosmetic results, and ... -
Effect of recombinant human erythropoietin and doxorubicin in combination on the proliferation of MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells
( Spandidos Publications , 2016 , Article)Patients with cancer often exhibit signs of anemia as the result of the disease. Thus, cancer chemotherapies often include erythropoietin (EPO) in the regime to improve the survival rate of these patients. The aim of the ... -
Elaeagnus angustifolia Plant Extract Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Induces Apoptosis via HER2 Inactivation and JNK Pathway in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Cells
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Elaeagnus angustifolia (EA) is a medicinal plant used for treating several human diseases in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the outcome of extract on HER2-positive breast cancer remains nascent. Thus, we herein investigated ... -
Emerging roles of activating transcription factor 2 in the development of breast cancer: a comprehensive review.
( Oxford University Press , 2023 , Article Review)Activating transcription factor 2 (ATF2) is a member of the leucine zipper family of DNA binding proteins that are responsible for regulating various genes that play an essential role in major biological and cellular ... -
Ethanolic extract of Origanum syriacum L. leaves exhibits potent anti-breast cancer potential and robust antioxidant properties
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the second most common cancer overall. In women, BC is the most prevalent cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Triple-negative BC (TNBC) is the most aggressive BC, ... -
Evaluation of the Cytotoxic Behavior of Fungal Extracellular Synthesized Ag Nanoparticles Using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
( MDPI AG , 2016 , Article)Silver nanoparticles have been synthesized by subjecting a reaction medium to a Fusarium oxysporum biomass at 28 °C for 96 h. The biosynthesized Ag nanoparticles were characterized on the basis of their anticipated peak ... -
Fractionation and phytochemical composition of an ethanolic extract of Ziziphus nummularia leaves: antioxidant and anticancerous properties in human triple negative breast cancer cells
( Frontiers Media , 2024 , Article)Natural products have long been utilized in traditional medicine as remedies to improve health and treat illnesses, and have had a key role in modern drug discovery. Recently, there has been a revived interest in the search ... -
Gelatin-methacryloyl hydrogel based in vitro blood–brain barrier model for studying breast cancer-associated brain metastasis
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of brain metastasis. Metastasis to the brain occurs if cancer cells manage to traverse the ‘blood-brain barrier’ (BBB), which is a barrier with a very tight junction (TJ) of ... -
Glycogen-rich Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Breast: A Comprehensive Review.
( Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins , 2020 , Article Review)Glycogen-rich clear cell carcinoma (GRCC) is a very rare form of primary breast cancer (<0.1% of all breast cancers). It is characterized by the presence of neoplastic cells with a glycogen-abundant clear cytoplasm (the ... -
Human Papillomaviruses-Related Cancers: An Update on the Presence and Prevention Strategies in the Middle East and North African Regions.
( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a non-enveloped double-stranded DNA virus capable of infecting skin and mucosa epithelial cells. Commonly, HPV infection is associated with sexually transmitted diseases and is considered ... -
Incidence of HPVs, EBV and MMTV-like Virus in Breast Cancer in Qatar.
( Karger Publishers , 2022 , Article)Human papillomaviruses (HPVs), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and mouse mammary tumor virus-like virus (MMTV-like virus) can be present and contribute to breast cancer development and progression. However, the role of these ... -
KYNU, a novel potential target that underpins CD44-promoted breast tumour cell invasion
( Blackwell Publishing Inc. , 2021 , Article Review)Using a validated tetracycline-off-inducible CD44 expression system in mouse model, we have previously demonstrated that the hyaluronan (HA) receptor CD44 promotes breast cancer (BC) metastasis to the liver. To unravel the ... -
Letter to editor/comment : Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast: Prognosis and response to systemic treatment in metastatic disease
( Wiley , 2019 , Other)Comment on the recent paper on metaplastic breast carcinoma study published in the Breast Journal 2019. -
Letter to Editor: Apocrine carcinoma is the fact. Comment on the recent paper entitled "Invasive apocrine carcinoma of the breast: Myth or fact?" by Gurrado et al (Breast J. 2019 Sep 8. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13569. [Epub ahead of print].
( Wiley , 2019 , Article)The most recent WHO classification of breast cancer also recognizes the concept of “pure apocrine carcinoma” (called carcinoma with apocrine differentiation) with cancers having >90% of apocrine morphology (an essential ...