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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"pre-cancerous lesions"”.
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Examining Postoperative Pain in South Asian Females with Breast Cancer or Pre-Cancerous Lesions Following Mastectomy or Lumpectomy: A Feasibility Study
… Asian females with diagnosed breast cancer or pre-cancerous lesions in a study that examines acute pain after mastectomy and lumpectomy. South Asian females were recruited in person or over the telephone from a breast cancer clinic in the Greater Toronto Area. Pain was examined using the …
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"Talking About Down There": The Development of a Public Discussion of Cervical Cancer in the Twentieth Century
… women learned about cervical cancer and its prevention in the twentieth century. In particular, this thesis seeks to understand how, when and in what forms did a public discussion of cervical cancer prevention develop in late twentieth century Canada. Cervical cancer is significant in terms …
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Flower Isoforms Increase Expression in Response to Cellular Stress and Modulate S100 Expression in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells
… Current treatments are limited, especially for pre-cancerous lesions. Homeostasis and differentiation of the skin is regulated through calcium-associated signaling. Better understanding the role of calcium regulation in the epidermis and its relation to the progression of skin cancer could be …
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The Prevalence Of Hpv Associated Disease In Women Under Age 21: Who Will Be Missed Under The New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines?
… the number of adolescent females <21 with pre-cancerous cervical lesions or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2+/AIS in the state of Connecticut and identify any correlates which may be associated with CIN 3.</p> <p>Methods: CIN 2+/AIS precancerous cervical lesions are a reportable …
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Genetische Aberrationen mit einem Wachstumsvorteil in frühen Präkanzerosen des Urothels der Harnblase
… frozen tissue sections from 25/40 patients with pre-cancerous lesions of the bladder (13 hyperplasia, 12 dysplasia; those with preferably primary diagnosis; and further specimen from 7 carcinoma in situ, 3 pTaG1, 4 pT1G3). In addition 55 single cells of these precancerous lesions were …
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Role of PRAS40 in mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) modulation in cancer and insulin resistance
… of mTORC1, alters glucose homeostasis and prevent hyperglycemia in the streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes mouse model. PRAS40 ablation resulted in a mild lowering of blood glucose levels and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), a lowered insulin requirement, and improved glucose tolerance in …
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Histopathological and Molecular Changes in Intestinal Tissue Following Proton Exposure in Varying Mouse Models
… people do not know, however, that radiation is present constantly in the background of space, posing significant risks for astronauts traveling beyond the low Earth orbit. Protons, one form of charged particle energy, account for the greatest composition of space radiation. Scientists must …
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A Randomized Controlled Trial for Treatment of High-Grade Cervical Lesions Among HIV-Infected Women in Kenya
… persistent HPV infection, and cervical pre-cancerous lesions than HIV-uninfected women. These lesions, if left untreated, can progress to cervical cancer. For women with high grade cervical pre-cancer, current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend treatment with either …
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Anal Cancer Screening in a High-Risk Population: A Quality Improvement Initiative
… human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher prevalence of HPV and subsequently developing HPV induced dysplasia. The incidence of anal cancer among HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM) has been estimated to be approximately twice that of HIV negative MSM with rates as high as 112-144 …
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Development and Implementation of a Cervical Patch Sampling Approach for Cervical Screening and the Study of HPV Transmission
… if E4 could be used to prognosticate on Cervical pre-cancerous lesions. Prior to investigating this we utilised our novel Patch sampling approach to assess if we could first use this technique to identify women at risk of having high-grade disease. Here we utilised the biomarker MCM and …
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The battleground of two Infections and a cancer: Human Papilloma Virus, premalignant lesions of the cervix and their interaction with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in southwestern Nigeria
… West Africa demonstrated an increased risk of pre-invasive cervical lesions among HIV-infected women and the positive impact of treatment on the outcome. Given the various HIV strains in Nigeria and other West African countries, a different outcome may be expected. Unfortunately, limited …