Tassang Andrew, G. E. Halle Ekane, C. Neh Fru, Frederick Nchang Cho, Tassang Thierry, T. Palle Ewane, P. Ngum Fru, Daniel Ndongo, W. Ndakason, G. Ncham & Tangui Gracious·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2021
6 million sexually active women are at risk of developing cervical cancer in Cameroon. About 2000 cases are reported annually with 55% of them being fatal. The fight against this disease is hampered by both poor material and human resources. Methods of prevention are divided int...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i430136
Aims: Metastasis to axillary lymph nodes is an important prognostic factor in carcinoma breast patients, with implications on overall survival and progression-free survival. To evaluate the accuracy of pre-operative clinical palpation and USG axilla in patients with carcinoma bre...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i430135
Aim: This study was conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of postoperative hypofractionated radiotherapy (HRT) using simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) technique for glioblastoma (GBM) compared to conventional radiotherapy (CRT). Study Design: This was a prospective study...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i430134
Richard Tagne Simo, Carmelle Noubissie Cheunieu, Mohamadou Ahmadou, Erika Myriam Baiguerel, Armel Hervé Nwabo Kamdje, Franklin Danki Sillong & Phelix Bruno Telefo·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2020
Due to the lack of hospitals with adequate technical platform on one hand, and high diagnostic costs that cannot be afforded most of the population, the incidence of prostate cancer in Cameroon has increased and has great impact on people’s health. Aim: This work was undertaken w...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i430133
Aims: In this study, we compared the results of laparoscopic distal pancreatic surgery performed in the classical supine position and lateral decubitus position. Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: The files of 12 patients who underwent laparosc...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i430132
Aims: The aim of the study was to assess factors influencing the uptake of cervical cancer screening among female doctors and nurses in Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Kenya. To achieve this cross-sectional study was conducted in KNH between January 2019 and April 2020. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i330131
Urinary system resections due to rectosigmoid cancers are an issue where the number of experienced surgeons is low because they are not performed frequently.The selection and application of the type of reconstruction after resection are technical procedures that should be perform...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i330130
It is reported that 0.5-13 % of all colorectal cancers are hereditary. Many mutations that cause genomic instability have been described lately in this cancers; the most famous one is yet microsatellite instability pathway. Investigating the presence of these mutations is importa...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i330129
Amrou Mamdouh Abdeen Shaaban, Ahmed Hassan Abd Aziz, Nada Sholkamy, Hoda Mokhtar, Shimaa Anwer Emam & Abeer Hussien Anter·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2020
Purpose: The aim of this work was to evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI) and clinical outcomes among Egyptian female breast cancer patients. Methods: We reviewed the file registry of 629 patients with operable breast cancer regarding age, sex, height, weight, m...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i330128
Background: Several studies investigated the miRNAs in cancer trying to assess the prognosis or to predict the response to certain treatment .One of these miRNAs are miR 125b , it was suggested by previous results as a good marker for prediction of aromatase inhibitors (AI) respo...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i330127