Epigenetic deregulations of Wnt/β-catenin and transforming growth factor beta-Smad pathways in esophageal cancer: Outcome of DNA methylation.

Background: Promoter methylation of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) is a well-reported portent in carcinogenesis; hence, it is worthy to investigate this in high-risk Northeast population of India. The study was designed to investigate methylation status of 94 TSGs in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Further, the effect of OPCML promoter methylation on gene expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry.

Squamous cell carcinoma of upper alveolus: An experience of a tertiary care center of Northeast India.

Objective: The main objective of this study was to analyze the clinical behavior and the impact of nodal metastasis on the prognosis of upper alveolus squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

Materials And Methods: The medical records of 110 patients with SCC of the upper alveolus (International Classification of Diseases-10-C03.0) diagnosed during 2010-2015 were reviewed.

A survival study of uterine cervical patients in the North East India: Hospital-cancer registry-based analysis.

Background: Uterine cervical cancer constitutes a major proportion of cancer in females of our population. The objective of this study was to conduct a clinical study of uterine cervical cancers including their survival from hospital-cancer registry data.

Materials And Methods: Data of uterine cervical cancer patients diagnosed from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 and that were treated at a regional cancer center in North East (NE) India was recruited.

Quality assessment and improvement of cancer registration system in Kamrup Urban District: A report.

Introduction: The global burden of cancer incidence and mortality are rising continuously worldwide. As per the GLOBOCAN 2012 estimates, about 14.1 million cancer cases and 8.

Standard-dose versus high-dose radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy in esophageal cancer: A prospective randomized study.

Objective: The objective of this study is comparision of local and distant control rates with high-dose versus standard-dose radiotherapy along with concurrent chemotherapy in esophageal cancer - a prospective randomized study.

Materials And Methods: Histologically proven Stage I-III patients with carcinoma esophagus were randomized into two groups. One group has been treated with standard-dose radiotherapy, i.

Patterns of tobacco use in patients with upper aero digestive tract cancers: A hospital-based study.

Background: Tobacco use is a major risk factor for increasing the burden of upper aero digestive tract (UADT) cancer in the population of Northeast India.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the pattern of tobacco use in different UADT cancer.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective study of electronically recorded data of the Hospital Cancer Registry for the period of May 2014 to December 2014.

Epidemiology of gynecological cancers in Kamrup Urban District cancer registry.

Background: Cancers of the female reproductive system - namely cancer of the cervix, corpus uteri, ovarian, vulvar, vaginal, fallopian tube cancers and choriocarcinoma are an important cause of cancer morbidity and mortality among women worldwide. It is estimated to be the third most common group of malignancies in women. The comprehensive global cancer statistics from the International Agency for Research on Cancer indicate that gynaecological cancers accounted for 20% of the 14.

Identification and Validation of Fibroblast Growth Factor 12 Gene as a Novel Potential Biomarker in Esophageal Cancer Using Cancer Genomic Datasets.

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has a complex, multifactorial etiology in which environmental, geographical, and genetic factors play major roles. It is the second most common cancer among men and the fourth most common among women in India, with a particularly high prevalence in Northeast India. In this study, an integrative in silico [DAVID, NCG5.

Bacteriological Profile of Diabetic Foot Ulcer with Special Reference to Drug-resistant Strains in a Tertiary Care Center in North-East India.

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the bacteriological profile of infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and the antibiotic resistance pattern from the isolates. An attempt was made to suggest an empiric antibiotic regimen to treat such patients.

Materials And Methods: Tissue samples were collected from 150 patients between February 2015 and January 2016 with DFUs under aseptic precautions and they were processed as per the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.

Effectiveness of ultrasonography and computed tomography in assessing thyroid cartilage invasion in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers.

Objective: To evaluate the adequacy of ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) in the assessment of thyroid cartilage invasion in patients with airway cancer.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-two consecutive patients referred to our institute underwent US and CT to stage laryngeal ( = 27) or hypopharyngeal ( = 35) cancer in this prospective study. Two radiologists, who were blinded to the patients' clinical histories and histopathology, evaluated thyroid cartilage invasion on US and CT separately and independently.

Study of Serum Total PSA and Free PSA as an Oncological Marker in Breast Tumour.

Introduction: Breast Cancer (BC) cases are rising alarmingly all over the world and India is not an exception. This rising trend is due to an increased age at first child birth, decreased breast feeding, and the changing lifestyle mostly in urban India. With the advent of more sensitive methodologies and research works in this field, it has been suggested that Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of breast cancer besides other established tumour markers.

Cancer statistics in Kamrup urban district: Incidence and mortality in 2007-2011.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to report cancer statistics in Kamrup Urban District, including incidence and, mortality.

Introduction: In the last five year PBCR-Guwahati witnessed a remarkable growth in cancer incidence cases. The number of new cases of all cancer was increased from 155.

Imbalance in leptin-adiponectin levels and leptin receptor expression as chief contributors to triple negative breast cancer progression in Northeast India.

Background: Triple-Negative breast cancer (TNBC), accounts for a large percentage of breast cancer cases in India including Northeast India. TNBC has an unclear molecular aetiology and hence limited targeted therapies. Human breast is comprised of glandular, ductal, connective, and adipose tissues.

Cancer and cure: A critical analysis.

Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases of the 20th century and spreading further with continuance and increasing incidence in the 21st century. The situation is so alarming that every fourth person is having a lifetime risk of cancer. India registers more than 11 lakh new cases of cancer every year, whereas, this figure is above 14 million worldwide.

Selection of DNA aptamers for extra cellular domain of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 to detect HER2 positive carcinomas.

Background: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2, an orphan receptor of ErbB family) is considered as an important biomarker as it plays a key role in the development and progression of aggressive types of breast, ovarian, stomach and gastric cancer. In the present study, we developed novel DNA aptamers against the extra-cellular domain (ECD) of Her2 protein for detection of Her2-positive carcinomas.

Methods: We cloned and expressed Her2-ECD protein in E.

Association of mRNA expression of toll-like receptor 2 and 3 with hepatitis B viral load in chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma.

During Hepatitis B virus infection, the pathogen sensors Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a role in innate immunity system. The study aimed to investigate mRNA expression levels of TLR2 and TLR3 in Hepatitis B virus (HBV) mediated chronic hepatitis B (CHB), cirrhosis (CIRR), and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and to correlate viral load with severity of these diseases and expression of TLRs. A total of 180 HBV DNA positive samples were selected for the study.

Association of p53 codon72 Arg>Pro polymorphism with susceptibility to nasopharyngeal carcinoma: evidence from a case-control study and meta-analysis.

Tumor suppressor p53 is a critical player in the fight against cancer as it controls the cell cycle check point, apoptotic pathways and genomic stability. It is known to be the most frequently mutated gene in a wide variety of human cancers. Single-nucleotide polymorphism of p53 at codon72 leading to substitution of proline (Pro) in place of arginine (Arg) has been identified as a risk factor for development of many cancers, including nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Magnetic resonance imaging in pre-operative staging of endometrial cancer.

Introduction: Endometrial cancer (EC) is one of the most common gynecological cancers and the fourth most common cancer in the female. Although clinical evaluation with diagnostic imaging has not yet proved to be accurate enough in the evaluation of tumor extent to replace surgical staging, it may enable optimization of the surgical procedure and a better tailored therapeutic strategy. This study will review the characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in endometrial carcinomas in the pre-operative staging of endometrial carcinomas and compare it with the newly revised Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging scheme of 2009 based on post-operative surgical histopathology.

Amoxicillin functionalized gold nanoparticles reverts MRSA resistance.

In this study, we have described the biosynthesis of biocompatible gold nanoparticles (GNPs) from aqueous extract of the aerial parts of a pteridophyte, "Adiantum philippense" by microwave irradiation and its surface functionalization with broad spectrum beta lactam antibiotic, amoxicillin (Amox). The functionalization of amoxicillin on GNPs (GNP-Amox) was carried out via electrostatic interaction of protonated amino group and thioether moiety mediated attractive forces. The synthesized GNPs and GNP-Amox were physicochemically characterized.

Synchronous primary cancers in the head and neck region and upper aero digestive tract: Role of triple endoscopy.

Background: Patients with cancers in the head and region are at increased risk of developing synchronous primary cancers.

Aim: The aim of this study is to see the role of endoscopy in the pre-therapeutic works-up of patients with the cancers in the head and neck region.

Materials And Methods: Data of head and neck cancer patients from January 2010 to December 2011 were obtained from the hospital cancer registry for retrospective analysis of patients with synchronous cancers.