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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Gynecological cancer"”.
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Impact of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction on Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors and Development of Pelvic Floor Muscle Rehabilitation Program
… dysfunction and its impact on quality of life in gynecological cancer survivors and to assess the effects of pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation program on pelvic floor dysfunction and quality of life in gynecological cancer survivors by a prospective randomized controlled trial. Methods: …
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Utilizing data mining techniques and ensemble learning to predict development of surgical site infections in gynecologic cancer patients
… common form of a hospital acquired infection. Gynecological cancer surgery patients are already at higher risk of developing an infection due to the suppression of their immune system. This research leverages popular data mining techniques to create a prediction model to identify high risk …
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Persistent Oxidative Damage Accounts for the Origin of Mutations Observed in Uterine Pathology
… disorders of the same organ. Endometrial cancer, the most prevalently diagnosed gynecological cancer, is associated with mutated PTEN tumor suppressor gene. The type I endometrial cancer PTEN hotspot mutation involves a cytosine to guanine transversion. The mechanism for C to G …
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Novel Micropatterned Substrate for Investigation of Ovarian Cancer Aggregate Formation and Response to Epigenetic Drug Therapy
Ovarian Cancer (OvCa) is the deadliest gynecological cancer, with 90% of mortality being a direct result of metastasis. At this late stage, ovarian cancer is more challenging to treat, with only approximately 20% of women at an advanced-stage surviving beyond 12 years after treatment. Tumorigenesis …
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Effects of TGF-β Inhibitor on Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer Models
… ovarian carcinoma (HGSC) is the most fatal gynecological cancer, due to the aggressive, heterogeneous nature of the tumours. Despite an initially favourable treatment response, patients with HGSC often develop resistance to the first-line platinum-based chemotherapies. In addition, the few …
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Relationship of Illness Perception and Fear of Cancer Recurrence to Psychological Distress among Gynecologic Cancer Survivors
Gynecologic cancer survivors account for approximately 9% of all cancer survivors, and about 40% of the gynecologic cancer survivors have been reported to experience some form of psychological distress. Further, fear of cancer recurrence is prevalent among gynecologic cancer survivors, and illness …
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Proteomics characterization of HPV-independent Vulvar Cancer Tumour Progression and Metastasis by Mass Spectrometry
Vulvar cancer is the fourth most common gynecological cancer around the world, constituting 5% of all gynecological cancers and 0.6% of total cancer cases in 2016. As a relatively rare cancer type, the average vulvar cancer incidence rate is three in 100 000 women each year. But, Australian …