Unlike arsenic, chromium, or nickel, the carcinogenicity of iron is still under debate. In this
review, evidence for iron as a carcinogenic metal was summarized from epidemiological …

BACKGROUND Renal cell carcinomas include several distinct entities with a range of
biologic and clinical behavior from relatively indolent to extremely aggressive. Although …

The current study was conducted to evaluate the chemoprevention effects of ginseng extract
(GE) against pre-cancerous lesions in female Sprague–Dawley rats treated with aflatoxin B1 …

Although serum ferritin (SF) has been shown in several studies to be a potential cancer
biomarker, the results are inconsistent. Herein, a systematic review was performed to …

A direct human ferritin immunosensor was developed using anti-human ferritin monoclonal
antibodies (MAbs) immobilized on the gold surface of a self-assembled surface plasmon …

Since the emergence of proteomics methods, many proteins specific for renal cell carcinoma
(RCC) have been identified. Despite their usefulness for the specific diagnosis of RCC, such …

Matrix‐metalloproteinases (MMPs) are associated with invasive and metastatic behavior of
several human malignant tumors. We have determined MMP‐2 and MMP‐9 and tissue …

Introduction: During the last decades numerous prognostic factors have been studied for
predicting survival of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Platelet count has previously been …

BACKGROUND Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) comprises 85% of renal tumors and displays a
great capacity to metastasize. The lack of diagnostic and prognostic markers complicates its …

In the 1990s a major issue in the pathology of renal neoplasia was resolved, that is, the
postulate that morphologic diversity in renal tumors reflects a fundamental heterogeneity of …