Background In this review, we examine the continually expanding and increasingly
compelling data linking radiation and various chemicals in our environment to the current …

Therapy-related cancers, defined as second primary cancers that arise as a consequence of
chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, are unusual in that they have a well-defined aetiology …

Breast cancer is a multifactorial disease and the most commonly diagnosed cancer in
women. Traditional risk factors for breast cancer include reproductive status, genetic …

Breast cancer is one of the major health issues confronting women; however, treatment with
conventional chemotherapeutic drugs is limited. Currently, paclitaxel is used as a …

Breast, cervical and ovarian cancers are highly prevalent in women worldwide.
Environmental, hormonal and viral-related factors are especially relevant in the …

A substantial body of scientific evidence indicates that exposures to common chemicals and
radiation, alone and in combination, are contributing to the increase in breast cancer …

An understanding of the radiobiological effects of high-linear energy transfer (LET) radiation
is essential for radiation protection and human risk assessment. Ever since the discovery of …

Curcumin (diferuloyl methane) is an antioxidant that exerts antiproliferative and apoptotic
effects and has anti-invasive and anti-metastatic properties. Evidence strongly implicates …

Inherited mutations in the gene BRCA2 predispose carriers to early onset breast cancer, but
such mutations account for fewer than 2% of all cases in East Anglia. It is likely that low …

Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer among women worldwide and it is
characterized by a high morbidity. Curcumin is a naturally occurring compound derived from …