MicroRNAs in liver disease

XW Wang, NHH Heegaard, H Ørum - Gastroenterology, 2012 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs are small noncoding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression
posttranscriptionally through complementary base pairing with thousands of messenger …

Applying what we know to accelerate cancer prevention

GA Colditz, KY Wolin, S Gehlert - Science translational medicine, 2012 - science.org
More than half of the cancer occurring today is preventable by applying knowledge that we
already have. Tobacco, obesity, and physical inactivity are the modifiable causes of cancer …

Chemoprevention of liver cancer by plant polyphenols

D Stagos, GD Amoutzias, A Matakos, A Spyrou… - Food and Chemical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Primary liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent tumors
representing the fifth commonest malignancy worldwide and the third cause of mortality from …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the implementation of a vaccination strategy on hepatitis B virus infections in China over a 20-year period

Z Luo, L Li, B Ruan - International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2012 - Elsevier
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination has been recommended for all neonates in China since
1992. This article reviews the impact of HBV vaccination throughout the past 20 years in …

Minimization of hepatitis B infection by a 25-year universal vaccination program

YH Ni, MH Chang, JF Wu, HY Hsu, HL Chen… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was hyperendemic in Taiwan
before the implementation of the universal infant hepatitis B immunization program, which …

Hepatocellular carcinoma: focus on different aspects of management

S Waly Raphael, Z Yangde… - International Scholarly …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer and the third cause of
cancer‐related mortality worldwide. Its incidence is clearly arising comprised by the …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: novel agents on the horizon

M Cervello, JA McCubrey, A Cusimano, N Lampiasi… - Oncotarget, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common liver cancer, accounting for 90% of
primary liver cancers. In the last decade it has become one of the most frequently occurring …

Preventability of cancer: the relative contributions of biologic and social and physical environmental determinants of cancer mortality

GA Colditz, EK Wei - Annual review of public health, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Whereas models of cancer disparities and variation in cancer burden within population
groups now specify multiple levels of action from biologic processes to individual risk factors …

Natural history of chronic hepatitis B: what exactly has REVEAL revealed?

UH Iloeje, HI Yang, CJ Chen - Liver International, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious public health problem because of its
worldwide prevalence and potential to cause adverse consequences. The Risk Evaluation …

Viral hepatitis: global goals for vaccination

D Lavanchy - Journal of Clinical Virology, 2012 - Elsevier
In countries where hepatitis A is highly endemic, exposure to hepatitis A virus (HAV) is
almost universal before the age of 10years, and large-scale immunization efforts are not …