The role of polyphenol (flavonoids) compounds in the treatment of cancer cells

A Hazafa, KU Rehman, N Jahan, Z Jabeen - Nutrition and cancer, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer remains a second leading cause of deaths and major public health problem. It
occurs due to extensive DNA damage caused by ultraviolet radiations, ionizing radiations …

Health effects associated with chewing tobacco: a Burden of Proof study

GF Gil, JA Anderson, A Aravkin, K Bhangdia… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Chewing tobacco use poses serious health risks; yet it has not received as much attention
as other tobacco-related products. This study synthesizes existing evidence regarding the …

[PDF][PDF] Cancer prevention and control in Pakistan: review of cancer epidemiology and challenges

U Shamsi - Liaquat Natl J Prim Care, 2020 - journals.lnh.edu.pk
With current situation of increasing burden of cancer in Pakistan, this report reviews studies
related to cancer burden and cancer prevention and control in Pakistan. Electronic …

Predictive models for stage and risk classification in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)

S Kumar, S Patnaik, A Dixit - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Machine learning techniques are increasingly used in the analysis of high throughput
genome sequencing data to better understand the disease process and design of …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of gefitinib and methorexate in patients with advanced stage and recurrent head and neck cancer

R Irshad, G Haider, M Hashmi, A Hassan - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: Gefitinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), is an epidermal growth factor receptor
(EGFR)-blocking drug that is effective in the treatment of lung cancer with EGFR mutations; …

[HTML][HTML] Delay in the diagnosis of patients with head and neck cancer: impact of different patient-and healthcare provider-related factors

S Khurshied, Z Shahid, T Wazir, I Ullah, S Sagheer… - Cureus, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background In our setup, head and neck cancer (HNC) is the most common, and patients
frequently present at an advanced stage, which results in dismal outcomes. Delays on the …

[HTML][HTML] Addiction of tobacco chewing and smoking in the patients of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A descriptive epidemiological study in Pakistan

M Kanwal, G Haider, U Zareef… - Pakistan Journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The associated risk factors for the majority of patients with head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are tobacco and betel nut abuse, while there also …

Institution-based assessment of cancer patients treated by external beam radiotherapy in the rural area of Sindh, Pakistan: Five years of data analysis

M Waqar, M Shahban, Q Soomro… - Middle East Journal of …, 2018 - mejc.sums.ac.ir
Background: Nuclear Medicine Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute Nawabshah (NORIN) is
a newly established full-fledged healthcare facility for diagnosis, treatment, and research of …

Retrospective incidence analysis of head and neck cancer patients in rural areas of Sindh, Pakistan

M Waqar, MN Abro, Q Soomro, M Shahban… - Jundishapur Journal of …, 2019 - brieflands.com
Background: Head and neck cancer is the most common malignancy in Sindh, Pakistan. The
type of cancer can be observed in the oral cavity, lips, buccal mucosa, oropharynx …

Role of genetic variations of DNA damage response pathway genes and heat-shock proteins in increased head and neck cancer risk

I Mahjabeen, S Sheshe, T Shakoor, MZ Hussain… - Future …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: The present study was designed to evaluate the role of DNA damage response
pathway genes and heat-shock proteins in head and neck cancer (HNC) risk. Methods: For …