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Identification and diagnostic potential of hsa_circ_101303 in colorectal cancer: unraveling a regulatory network
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Development and validation of a preoperative CT‑based radiomics nomogram to differentiate tuberculosis granulomas from lung adenocarcinomas: an external validation study
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Cluster analysis of cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in the Moroccan population
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The TEOGIC study project: a comprehensive characterization of early onset gastrointestinal cancer in the Northern area of Spain
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M1 and M2 macrophages derived from THP-1 cells differentially modulate the response of cancer cells to etoposide
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An electronic application for rapidly calculating Charlson comorbidity score
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Does colon cancer ever metastasize to bone first? a temporal analysis of colorectal cancer progression
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Depression and anxiety among people living with and beyond cancer: a growing clinical and research priority
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Resveratrol suppresses epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer through TGF-β1/Smads signaling pathway mediated Snail/E-cadherin expression
Targeted Therapies for Cancer
Guest edited by Prof. Min Li and Dr. Yanis Boumber
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Microbiome and Cancer
Guest edited by Christopher Staley, Jacques Ravel, Sean Devlin
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Cross journal collection: Advances in CAR-T immunotherapy
Guest edited by Profs Marko Radic, Djordje Atanackovic and Tim Luetkens
Collection published: 30 June 2020
Cross journal collection: Precision Oncology
Collection published: 28 August 2019
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MULISARC trial: molecular profiling of advanced soft-tissue sarcomas
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Cervical Screening Awareness Week
17th - 23rd June
The Cervical Cancer Screening Awareness Week aims to highlight the importance of regular cervical screening for women’s health, which can prevent up to 75% of instances of cervical cancer. The following study, recently published in BMC Cancer, aimed at assessing baseline knowledge and intended behavior of both women and men to enable design specific targeted messages to increase uptake of cervical cancer screening and promote early detection of women with symptoms.
Baseline knowledge on risk factors, symptoms and intended behavior of women and men towards screening and treatment of cervical cancer in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study
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