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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Oesophageal cancer (OC)"”.
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Development and validation of a dietary assessment tool to determine dietary intake of people living in oesophageal cancer risk areas in the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa
… of South Africa have a high incidence of oesophageal cancer (OC). Amongst the known risk factors associated with the cancer is fumonisin exposure (a mycotoxin growing on maize), poor dietary habits and nutrient deficiencies. Little is known about the current dietary habits and nutrient …
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Risk factors for oesophageal cancer in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
… 2001 and February 2003 to assess the impact of social and dietary habits, and the consumption of dietary and medicinal wild plants on the risk of developing oesophageal cancer (OC) among residents of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The study was conducted on 670 incident cases (98/% …
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Differentially expressed genes in oesophageal cancer
Oesophageal cancer (OC) is a leading cause of cancer death in the black population in South Africa. The lifetime risk of the disease amongst black males is 1 in 59. High incidence areas are the Transkei, Ciskei and KwaZulu-Natal where it is responsible for over 45 of all malignancies. Cancer …
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Early detection of oesophageal cancer based on colour appearance and colour-based data augmentation
Oesophagus cancer is the 9th most common cancer and the 6th leading cause of cancer-related death. Globally, the estimated number of new cases was 572 000, of which approximately 509 000 persons died from oesophageal cancer in 2018. While the overall five-year survival rate of oesophagus cancer is …
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Fumonisins : chromatographic methodology and their role in human and animal health
… F. moniliforme in home-grown maize, has been associated with human oesophageal cancer (OC) risk in the Transkei and China. Fumonisin B₁ (FB₁), the major fumonisin analogue, exhibits both cancer-initiating and -promoting activities, and has been shown to induce a number of disease syndromes in …
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Investigating the Role of Cigarette Smoke and Alcohol in Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated cancer to be one of the leading causes of death to people under the age of 70. Every year there are about 18.1 million new cancer cases worldwide; oesophageal cancer (OC) ranks seventh out of all incidence cases and sixth in mortality. OC has a poor …
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Cоx-2 inhibitоrѕ in Оeѕоphаgeаl Cаncer
Introduction and Aims: The incidence of Oesophageal cancer (OC) has doubled in the last three decades and is increasing. Due to their poor outcome, strategies are being devised to prevent this disease and look into any association between pre-existing risk factors and medications which may …
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Analysis of driver gene mutations in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Oesophageal cancer (OC) is the eleventh most diagnosed cancer and the seventh most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The two main subtypes are oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). OAC is more common in North America and Europe, while OSCC …