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  • Reference: Regulation of Autophagy by Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Cancer

    Published On: June 16, 2020

    Auhtors: Fu X, Tan T, Liu P PMID: 32606952 PMCID: PMC7305821 DOI: 10.2147/CMAR.S253345 Abstract Cancer is the leading cause of death, placing a substantial global health burden. The development of the most effective treatment regimen is the unmet clinical need for cancer. Inflammation plays a role in tumorigenesis and progression, and anti-inflammation may be a [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: autophagy

  • Reference: Cancer prevention with aspirin in hereditary colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome), 10-year follow-up and registry-based 20-year data in the CAPP2 study: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    Published On: June 13, 2020

    Auhtors: Burn J, Sheth H, Elliott F, Reed L, Macrae F, Mecklin JP, et al. PMID: 32534647 PMCID: PMC7294238 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30366-4 Abstract Background: Lynch syndrome is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer and with a broader spectrum of cancers, especially endometrial cancer. In 2011, our group reported long-term cancer outcomes (mean follow-up 55·7 [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: Colon Cancer

  • Reference: Association Between Breastfeeding and Ovarian Cancer Risk.

    Published On: June 11, 2020

    Auhtors: Babic A, Sasamoto N, Rosner BA, Tworoger SS, Jordan SJ, Risch HA, et al. PMID: 32239218 PMCID: PMC7118668 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0421 Abstract Importance: Breastfeeding has been associated with a reduced risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in multiple studies, but others showed no association. Whether risk reduction extends beyond that provided by pregnancy alone or differs [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: Breastfeeding, Ovarian Cancer

  • Reference: Berberine can amplify cytotoxic effect of radiotherapy by targeting cancer stem cells

    Published On: June 10, 2020

    Auhtors: El-Benhawy SA, El-Sheredy HG, Ghanem HB, El-Soud AAA doi: https://doi.org/10.2217/bmt-2020-0007 Abstract Aim: Our objective was to investigate the effect of ionizing radiation (IR) and berberine on the expression of stem cell markers OCT4 and SOX2. Materials & methods: The study involved the following groups: Group I: MCF-7 spheroids as untreated control; Group II: MCF-7 [...]

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    Tags: Berberine, Cancer Stem Cells

  • Reference: Vitamin K2 promotes PI3K/AKT/HIF-1a-mediated glycolysis that leads to AMPK-dependent autophagic cell death in bladder cancer cells

    Published On: May 7, 2020

    Auhtors: Duan F, Mei C, Yang L, Zheng J, Lu H, Xia Y, et al. PMID: 32382009 PMCID: PMC7206016 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64880-x Abstract Vitamin K2 has been shown to exert remarkable anticancer activity. However, the detailed mechanism remains unclear. Here, our study was the first to show that Vitamin K2 significantly promoted the glycolysis in bladder [...]

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  • Reference: Impact of maternal reproductive factors on cancer risks of offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

    Published On: March 30, 2020

    Auhtors: Han MA, Storman D, Al-Rammahy H, Tang S, Hao Q, Leung G, et al. PMID: 32226046 PMCID: PMC7105118 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230721 Abstract Background: A number of studies have reported on associations between reproductive factors, such as delivery methods, number of birth and breastfeeding, and incidence of cancer in children, but systematic reviews addressing this issue [...]

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    Tags: Cancer

  • Reference: Tumor-associated macrophages.

    Published On: March 23, 2020

    Auhtors: Cassetta L, Pollard JW PMID: 32208142 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.031 Abstract Cassetta and Pollard introduce tumor-associated macrophages and discuss their origin, diversity, function and plasticity. Keywords: tumor, tumor-associated macrophages Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32208142/ Archive: https://archive.is/HUVcb

    Categories: Cancer Care

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  • Reference: A randomized Phase II preoperative study of autophagy inhibition with high-dose hydroxychloroquine and Gemcitabine/Nab-Paclitaxel in pancreatic cancer patients

    Published On: March 10, 2020

    Auhtors: Zeh HJ, Bahary N, Boone BA, Singh AD, Normolle Dp, Hogg ME PMID: 32156749 PMCID: PMC8086597 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-4042 Abstract Purpose: We hypothesized that autophagy inhibition would increase response to chemotherapy in the preoperative setting for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. We performed a randomized controlled trial to assess the autophagy inhibitor hydroxychloroquine in combination with [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: autophagy, Hydroxychloroquine, Pancreatic Cancer

  • Reference: Fecal microbiota transplantation for the improvement of metabolism in obesity: The FMT-TRIM double-blind placebo-controlled pilot trial.

    Published On: March 9, 2020

    Auhtors: Yu EW, Gao L, Stastka P, Cheney MC, Soto MT, Ford CB, et al. PMID: 32150549 PMCID: PMC7062239 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003051 Abstract Background: There is intense interest about whether modulating gut microbiota can impact systemic metabolism. We investigated the safety of weekly oral fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) capsules from healthy lean donors and their ability [...]

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  • Reference: Targeting PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway by polyphenols: Implication for cancer therapy

    Published On: March 2, 2020

    Auhtors: Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari M, Ekrami EM, Aghdas SAM, Mihanfar A, Hallaj S, Yousefi B, et al. PMID: 32135183 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117481 Abstract Cancer is one of the biggest challenges facing medicine and its cure is regarded to be the Holy Grail of medicine. Therapy in cancer is consisted as various artificial cytotoxic agents and radiotherapy, and [...]

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