BMC Cancer | Articles

BMC Cancer | Articles

BMC Cancer

1. Research Article

   Eukaryotic elongation factor-2 kinase expression is an independent prognostic factor in colorectal cancer

   Prognostication of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) currently relies on tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging but clinical outcomes of patients of the same histoclinical stage are heterogeneous. It is there...

   Authors:Tung H. Ng, Kathy W. Y. Sham, Chuan M. Xie, Simon S. M. Ng, Ka F. To, Joanna H. M. Tong, Wing Y. Z. Liu, Lin Zhang, Matthew T. V. Chan, William K. K. Wu and Christopher H. K. Cheng

   Citation:BMC Cancer 2019 19:649

   Published on: 2 July 2019

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2. Content Type:Study Protocol

   MAGENTA (Making Genetic testing accessible): a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing online genetic education and telephone genetic counseling for hereditary cancer genetic testing

   Studies have consistently indicated that the majority of individuals meeting the US Prevention Services Task Force guidelines for genetic testing have not had genetic counseling or testing. Despite increased a...

   Authors:Nadine Rayes, Deborah J. Bowen, Tara Coffin, Denise Nebgen, Christine Peterson, Mark F. Munsell, Kathleen Gavin, Rebecca Lechner, Jamie Crase, Deborah Polinsky, Iris Romero, Stephanie V. Blank, Douglas A. Levine, Barbara M. Norquist, Elizabeth M. Swisher and Karen H. Lu

   Citation:BMC Cancer 2019 19:648

   Published on: 2 July 2019

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3. Content Type:Research Article

   LncRNA WWC2-AS1 functions AS a novel competing endogenous RNA in the regulation of FGF2 expression by sponging miR-16 in radiation-induced intestinal fibrosis

   Recently, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) were considered as important gene expression regulators involving various biological processes. In this study, we explored the role of lncRNAs in the pathogenesis of ra...

   Authors:Ju-Mei Zhou, Rong Liang, Su-Yu Zhu, Hui Wang, Min Zou, Wei-Jing Zou and Shao-Lin Nie

   Citation:BMC Cancer 2019 19:647

   Published on: 1 July 2019

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4. Content Type:Research Article

   Identifying the need for specialized palliative care in adult cancer patients – development and validation of a screening procedure based on proxy assessment by physicians and filter questions

   One challenge in caring for cancer patients with incurable disease is the adequate identification of those in need for specialized palliative care (SPC). The study’s aim was to validate an easy to use phenomen...

   Authors:Christoph Ostgathe, Kim N. Wendt, Maria Heckel, Sandra Kurkowski, Carsten Klein, Stefan W. Krause, Florian S. Fuchs, Christian M. Bayer and Stephanie Stiel

   Citation:BMC Cancer 2019 19:646

   Published on: 1 July 2019

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5. Content Type:Research Article

   JS-K, a nitric oxide donor, induces autophagy as a complementary mechanism inhibiting ovarian cancer

   Ovarian cancer (OC) is the second most frequent gynecological cancer and is associated with a poor prognosis because OC progression is often asymptoma-tic and is detected at a late stage. There remains an urge...

   Authors:Bin Liu, Xiaojie Huang, Yifang Li, Weiguo Liao, Mingyi Li, Yi Liu, Rongrong He, Du Feng, Runzhi Zhu and Hiroshi Kurihara

   Citation:BMC Cancer 2019 19:645

   Published on: 1 July 2019

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6. Content Type:Research Article

   Smoking cessation care can translate to lower hazard of death in the short-run in cancer patients - a retrospective cohort study to demonstrate the value of smoking cessation services within the treatment phase of cancer

   Smoking cessation is a key step towards improving cancer care and outcomes. However, smoking cessation interventions are underprovided in oncology settings. Within Jordan’s only comprehensive oncology center, ...

   Authors:F. I. Hawari, N. A. Obeidat, D. Rimawi and K. Jamal

   Citation:BMC Cancer 2019 19:580

   Published on: 1 July 2019

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7. Content Type:Research Article

   Impact of genetic mutations and nutritional status on the survival of patients with colorectal cancer

   The prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients can be influenced by genetic mutations and nutritional status. The relationship between these variables is unclear. The objective of the study was to verify th...

   Authors:Mariana Abe Vicente Cavagnari, Tiago Donizetti Silva, Marco Antonio Haddad Pereira, Luísa Jacques Sauer, David Shigueoka, Sarhan Sydney Saad, Katia Barão, Carla Caroline Dias Ribeiro and Nora Manoukian Forones

   Citation:BMC Cancer 2019 19:644

   Published on: 29 June 2019

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