The aim of this research was to see whether the Gas Discharge Visualization (GDV) technique could be used to identify patients with colon neoplasia. Materials and Methods: A group of medical doctors…
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A Review on Brown Seaweed Fucoidan in Cancer: Implications in Metastasis and Drug Resistance
Brown seaweed and marine invertebrates contain fucoidans, which are sulphated polysaccharides. They have anti-cancer properties because they target several signalling channels and molecular processes in cancerous cells. The chemical structure diversity of…
Assessment of the Cytotoxicity, Cell Cycle Arrest and Pro-apoptotic Effects of Two African Botanicals, Lantana ukambensis (Vatke) Verdc and Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile on Human Colorectal Cancer Cells
In African traditional medicine, the plants Lantana ukambensis (Vatke) Verdc. (Verbenaceae) and Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (Zygophyllaceae) are used to treat wounds and inflammatory diseases. The aim of this study is to…
Global Trends in Orthodox and Traditional Treatment of Selected Infectious and Non-infectious Diseases
In the option of care for many diseased conditions, the use of orthodox or western medicine, there is an age-long controversy. Religion, economic consideration, cultural impact and trust influence the option of…
An Overview on NO-Rich Diet for Lifestyle-Related Diseases
Reduced production of nitric oxide (NO) due to obesity and endothelial dysfunction can be causally connected to the development of lifestyle-related diseases such as insulin resistance, heart disease ischemia, and hypertension. In…
Mechanism of Alternative Splicing in Cancer Therapy
Alternative splicing is an essential mechanism by which the rearrangement of exons and introns contributes to the development of multiple proteins from a single gene. It is one of the key drivers…
Anti-inflammatory and Anti-leukaemic Activities of the Kigelia africana Stem Bark, Fruit and Leaf Extracts
Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases currently ravaging and destroying humans and even animals, and exerts its high range of pathophysiological effects through the uncontrolled and irregular growth of cells that…
Understanding the Molecular Mechanism Arsenic Cancer
Arsenic is a proven but enigmatic carcinogen. It produces human cancer although the mechanism is unclear. It doesn’t induces point mutation. Therefore the general procedure of cancer promotion is missing here and…
Peripheral Signs of Lymphocytopoiesis in the Prediction of the Terminal Life Span of Cancer Patients
The increase of hematopoiesis turbulence by the last years of life is typical for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCC) that leads to the risk of their overtreatment. The hematopoietic…
Computed Tomography Guided Transdiscal Retrocrural Splanchnic Nerve Block for Cancer Pain Treatment – Case Report
Two cases of percutaneous transdiscal splanchnic nerve block for cancer pain treatment presented. Case1.50 years old man with pancreatic head and trunk cancer T4N1M0. Patients condition: intractable pain in upper abdomen during…