Middle East Journal of Cancer

Original Article

1. The MiR-561 Suppresses Glioblastoma Cell Proliferation through C-myc Regulation

Somayeh Karami; Fatemeh Kouhkan; Iman Rad; Nafiseh Tavakolpoor Saleh; Gelareh Shokri; Parviz Fallah; Mehrdad Hashemi

Pages 321-331

10.30476/mejc.2021.83476.1170

2. Alteration of P53, hMLH1, and HER2 Gene in Bangladeshi Gastric Cancer Patients: Their Association with H. pylori Infection and Clinicopathological Factors

M. Mizanur Rahman; Gazi Nurun Nahar Sultana; Mohammed Abu Kawsar Sarker; Md. Monoar Hossain; Mohd. Sahajadul Alam; Md. Anisur Rahman; Abdul Ahad; Md. Monzurul Islam; Rokeya Begum

Pages 332-341

10.30476/mejc.2020.84147.1207

3. Study of the Effect of Linoleic Acid on the Expression Level of MicroRNA-106b and MicroRNA-20a and their Related Target MHC Class I Chain-related Protein A in Docetaxel-treated Gastric Cancer Cells

Najibeh Shekari; Tohid Kazemi; Maedeh Moradi; Elham Eghbali; Bita Sepehri; Vahid Khaze Shahgoli; Masoud Shirmohamadi

Pages 342-349

10.30476/mejc.2021.87303.1406

4. The Relationships between the Alteration of MAP1LC3B, and BECN1 Gene Expression with Minimal Residual Disease in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients

Mozhgan Hayatmanesh; Gholamhossein Tamaddon; Alieh Fazeli; Tahereh Kalantari

Pages 350-356

10.30476/mejc.2021.88492.1481

5. Immunohistochemistry-Based Molecular Subtyping of Breast Carcinoma in Industrial Population in India, Haryana: A Correlation with Clinicopathological Parameters

Sujata Raychaudhuri; Akanksha Bajaj; Charu Agarwal; Mukta Pujani; Kanika Singh; Varsha Chauhan; Ekta Gupta

Pages 357-367

10.30476/mejc.2021.84267.1212

6. Androgen Receptor Expression in Triple-negative Breast Cancer and its Relation with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, CD 105, and Clinicopathological Parameters

Nehal Ahmed El Badawy; Heba Gaber El-Sheredy; Geylan Abd Elshafy Fadali; Amani Hussein Kazem

Pages 368-376

10.30476/mejc.2021.84138.1202

7. IL17A and IL17F Genetic Variations in Iranian Patients with Urothelial Bladder Cancer: A Case-Control Study

Arsalan Aslani; Mohammad Reza Haghshenas; Nasrollah Erfani; Abdol Aziz Khezri

Pages 377-382

10.30476/mejc.2021.83915.1185

8. In Vitro Stem Cell Isolation from Human Breast Cancer

Azam Bozorgi; Fatemeh Khazaei; Maryam Bozorgi; Mozafar Khazaei

Pages 383-390

10.30476/mejc.2021.83672.1181

9. A Bone Marrow Study; Report of Chromosomal Variations in Hematologic Malignancies Including Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoid Leukemia, and Myelodisplastic Syndrome (Northeast Iran)

Sepideh Shakeri; Hossein Ayatollahi; Mohammad Hadi Sadeghian; Seyyede Fatemeh Shams

Pages 391-398

10.30476/mejc.2020.82641.1092

10. Relationship between Clinicopathologic Features and Recurrence in Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor

Mozhdeh Momtahan; Mojgan Akbarzadeh-Jahromi; Saeid Jokar; Shaghayegh Moradi-Alamdarloo; Fatemeh Sari Aslani; Maryam Rohani

Pages 399-405

10.30476/mejc.2020.83404.1160

11. A Double-Blind Randomized Trial on the Effectiveness of Mometasone 0.1% Cream and Hydrocortisone 1% Cream on the Prevention of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Patients following Breast Conserving Surgery

Mahsa Kianinia; Mahnaz Roayaei; Hoda Mahdavi; Simin Hemati

Pages 406-414

10.30476/mejc.2021.83528.1173

12. Low-Dose Cytarabine versus Best Supportive Care for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Unfit for the Standard of Care: Egyptian Centre Experience

Amrallah A. Mohammed; Fifi Mostafa Elsayed

Pages 415-421

10.30476/mejc.2021.83644.1179

13. Palliative Radiotherapy to Asymptomatic Bone Metastasis: Is It Beneficial or Not? Single Institution Experience

Shoukri Hassan Elazab; Hend M. Hamdey Rashed Elkalla; Mohamed S. Zahi

Pages 422-428

10.30476/mejc.2021.84106.1201

14. Social Support Needs in Patients with Cancer: A Qualitative Study

Lida Soltani; Zohreh Khoshnood

Pages 429-438

10.30476/mejc.2021.83954.1210

Middle East Special Report

15. Breast Cancer Risk Factors: A Case-Control Study in Iranian Women

Mohammad Reza Motie; Ali Taghizadeh; Leila Pourali; Mohammad Oshibnetaj; Elahe Hasanzadeh; Lida Jarahi; Somaye Moein Darbari; Shadi Mahdizadeh

Pages 439-446

10.30476/mejc.2020.83442.1168

Case Report

16. Extramedullary Hematopoiesis and Osseous Metaplasia in Thyroid Gland in Association with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Report of two Cases

Sohaila Fatima; Shaymaa Ahmed Sadek; Wajih Ahmed Siddiqui

Pages 447-451

10.30476/mejc.2020.83426.1166

17. A Rare Case of Bilateral Carotid Glomus Jugulare with Partial Responses to Radiotherapy

Mansour Ansari; Saeedeh Khaki; Maral Mokhtari; Hamid Nasrollahi; Seyed Hassan Hamedi; Niloofar Ahmadloo; Shapour Omidvari; Ahmad Mosalaei; Mohammad Mohammadianpanah

Pages 452-455

10.30476/mejc.2021.84203.1211

Calendar of Events

18. Calendar of Events

Pages 456-456

1. Efficacy of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training on Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy at Tabriz Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Iran in 2010

Sepideh Herizchi; Iraj Asvadi; Isa Piri; Mehri Golchin; Reza Shabanlui; Zohreh Sanaat

Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 9-13

2. Intratumoral Heterogeneity in Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Molecular Discussion

Akbar Safaei; Ahmad Monabati; Maral Mokhtari; Mehdi Montazer

Volume 9, Issue 4, Autumn 2018, Pages 339-343

10.30476/mejc.2018.42138

3. Multifocal/Multicentric versus Unifocal Breast Cancer: What is the Difference?

Heba El-Sheredy; Sanaa A. El-Benhawy; Khaled Matrawy; Rabie Ramadan; Yasser Hamed

Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2016, Pages 69-78

4. Correlation of Serum Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 with Prostate Cancer

Mohsen Ayati; Shahryar Zeighami; Majeed Safavi; Mohammad Reza Nowroozi; Hasan Jamshidian; Alipasha Meysamie

Volume 3, Issue 4, October 2012, Pages 95-99

5. Axillary Dissection in 44 Breast Cancer Patients without Seroma Formation

Sedigheh Tahmasebi; Armin Amirian; Abdolrasul Talei

Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2011, Pages 65-69

Letter to the Editor

1. Cancer and COVID-19: The Synergistic Burden on Mental Health Status of Patients with Cancer

Marzieh Azizi; Mahsa Kamali; Ehsan Zaboli; Forouzan Elyasi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.88707.1489

2. Provision of Oncology Services in Dubai Health Authority during First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pragmatic Approach

Muhammad Farooq Latif; Syed H. Tirmazy; Dalia El-Shourbagy; Abdul Q. Basit; Kaltar Das; Mohamed Omara; Dina Hamza; Susheel Kumar; Nezar Ahmed Salim; Shila Sajan

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.89770.1549

Review Article

3. MicroRNAs Contribute to Metastasis by Regulating Autophagy: Recent Concepts

Soussan Irani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 18 April 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.88044.1452

4. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Breast: A Review of Molecular Markers to Elucidate its Cancer Biology

Allan L. Hilario; John Robert C. Medina; Catherine Lynn T. Silao

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 July 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86695.1367

5. Mitochondrial Genetics in Gastric Cancer

Sneha Pramod; Suchitra Magesh; Venkatachalam Deepa Parvathi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 14 August 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86726.1369

Original Article

6. Public Attitudes toward Cancer and Cancer Patients: A Jordanian National Online Survey

Mohammad Al Qadire; Khaldoun M. Aldiabat; Enam Alsrayheen; Omar Al Omari; Khaled Alomari; Murad Alkhalaileh; Omar Al-Rawajfah; Osama Abo Alrob; Ma'en Aljezawi; Mohammed Albashtawy

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 November 2020

10.30476/mejc.2020.86835.1381

7. Evaluation of Serum Substance P Level and Tissue Distribution of NK-1 Receptor in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Mahdi Asadi; Seyedeh Motahareh Mirdoosti; Saeed Majidi; Nadia Boroumand; Amir-Hossein Jafarian; Seyed Isaac Hashemy

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 November 2020

10.30476/mejc.2020.85658.1297

8. Verification of IMRT and RapidArc Localized Prostate Cancer Treatment Plans Using EPID and Delta4 in vivo Dosimetry Methods

Moustafa Tawfik Ahmed; Naer Ahmed Baker; Khaled Mohammed El-Shahat; Mohamed Farouk Akl; Ahmed Shawky Shawata

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 November 2020

10.30476/mejc.2020.84706.1226

9. Definitive Radiotherapy with or without Concomitant or Induction Chemotherapy in Patients with Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Single Center Study in Iran

Ali Kazemian; Reza Ghalehtaki; Mahdieh Razmkhah; Maryam Taheriyoun; Negin Mohammadi; Mohammad Narimani Kali; Farshid Farhan; Mahdi Aghili; Ebrahim Esmati

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 November 2020

10.30476/mejc.2020.87158.1404

10. Detection of Mutations in Exons 5, 6, and 7 of the TP53 Gene in the Tumor Tissue and Stool Samples of Patients with Colorectal Cancer from Northwest Iran

Saba Dayemomid; Mahan Narjabadifam; Shahin Behrouz Sharif; Shahryar Hashemzadeh; Hossein Samadi Kafil; Amirtaher Eftekharsadat; Ebrahim Sakhinia

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 08 February 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85284.1267

11. Evaluation of Ultra-Low-Dose Chest CT Images to Detect Lung Lesions

Reza Jalli; Fariba Zarei; Sabyasachi Chatterjee; Rezvan Ravanfar Haghighi; Alireza Novshadi; Pooya Iranpour; Sepideh Sefidbakht; Vani Vardhan Chatterjee

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 06 March 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.87355.1410

12. Autophagy Flux Correlates with Upregulation of AKT-1 in RAS Mutated Colon Cancer Cells

Hamid Behrouj; Amir Mahmoudzadeh; Saeid Ghavami; Pooneh Mokarram

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 March 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85836.1307

13. Antiproliferative Effects of Different Concentrations of Auraptene on MCF7 Cancer Cell

Mina Abroudi; Ghazaleh Dadashizadeh; Mohamadreza Sam'e; Kazem Abbaszadeh Goudarzi; Omid Gholami; Abolfazl Shakiba; Davood Mahdian

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 14 March 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.87927.1448

14. Improvement in the Survival of Esophageal Cancer Patients at Cancer Institute of Iran after Implementation of the Neo-adjuvant Chemo-radiation: Retrospective Cohort Study

Saeed Nemati; Maryam Hadji; Parissa Seifi; Mohammad Shirkhoda; Mojtaba Vand Rajabpour; Nazanin Rajaei; Mahdi Aghili; Mohammad Ali Mohagheghi; Kazem Zendehdel

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 March 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.84185.1205

15. The Efficacy of siRNA Specific MDM2 in the Induction of Apoptosis in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Line

Tahereh Kalantari; Bahram Mohseni-Aghdam; Fatemeh Nasri; Gholamhossein Tamaddon; Mohsen Kalantari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 March 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.89554.1532

16. Evaluation of Curcumin Nano-micelle on Proliferation and Apoptosis of HT29 and Hct116 Colon Cancer Cell Lines

Hamidreza Mohammadi; Mohammad Shokrzadeh; Omid Akbari-Dafsari; Nahid Amani; Mona Modanlou; Abbas Mohammadpour; Majid Jafari-Sabet; Ramin Ataee

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 April 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.87699.1429

17. Development of a National Consensus Minimum Data Set for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Oral Cancer: Towards Precision Management

Narjes Akbari; Reza Safdari; Arash Mansourian; Hamideh Ehtesham

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 April 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.87375.1414

18. Psychological Status during COVID-19 Pandemic on the Patients with Cancer

Kambiz Novin; Babak Hassanlouei; Mahtab Motamed; Saba Faraji; Masume Najafi; Pedram Fadavi; Mastaneh Sanei; Atefeh Ghanbari Jolfaei; Maryam Garousi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 April 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.89195.1511

19. Breast Self-Examination Practice among Female Undergraduate Students in Debre Tabor University, North Central Ethiopia: Based on Health Belief Model

Wubet Taklual; Aragaw Tesfaw; Maru Mekie; Tesfaneh Shemelis

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 April 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.84950.1245

20. Modern Radiotherapy for a Medieval Malady: An Analysis of Treatment Toxicities for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancers

Fathima Almas; Anshul Singh; Krishna Sharan; Shirley Lewis; Sannareddy Anusha Reddy; Umesh Velu; Priyanka Augustine

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 April 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.84516.1235

21. Overall Survival in Esophageal Cancer Based on Type, Anatomical Location, and Site of Metastasis

Zahra Sadin; Abdolazim Sedighi Pashaki; Elham Khanlarzadeh; Mohammad Hadi Gholami; Safoora Nikzad

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 01 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.89541.1531

22. A Cure Rate Survival Model after Stem Cell Transplantation for Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients

Navid Mohseni; Ali Akbar Khadem Maboudi; Ahmadreza Baghestani; Abbas Hajifathali; Anahita Saeedi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 01 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.88135.1461

23. The Effects of Prognostic Factors on Metastasis and Survival of Patients with Breast Cancer Using a Multi-State Model

Ebrahim Babaee; Nahid Nafissi; Arash Tehrani-Banihashem; Babak Eshrati; Leila Janani; Marzieh Nojomi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.89311.1519

24. Utility of Serum HER-2/ neu in Prediction of Tissue HER-2 /neu Status of Primary Breast Cancer

Maral Mokhtari; Mohammad Hadi Khosravi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.84845.1234

25. Impact of Obesity on Breast Cancer

Noha Ibrahim; Soha Talima; Demiana Naguib

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.84963.1249

26. Anti-Cancer Properties of Nicotinic Cid-Alpha Linolenic Acid Derivative on A375 Melanoma Cell Line: Assessment of Apoptosis and WNT Signaling Pathways

Hamide Malikhan; Elham Siasi Torbati; Ahmad Majd; Nematollah Gheibi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.89494.1530

27. The Effect of the Number of Fields on Radiotherapy Plans of Breast Cancer Patients in Three-Dimensionally Conformal Radiotherapy Plans: Dosimetric Studies

Zezy Mansour Bazeed; Ehab Maarouf Attalla; Ibrahim Ali Mohamed Awad; Maysa Ismail Abdel Hamid; Afaf Sarhan

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85935.1316

28. Towards Cancer Theory – Circadian and 11-Day Biological Clocks

Yuri B. Kirsta; Dmitry Y. Kirsta

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85055.1255

29. Sexual Experience of Iranian Women with Cancer: A Qualitative Content Analysis

Seyedeh Esmat Hosseini; Mahnaz Ilkhani; Camelia Rohani; Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.90027.1561

30. Another Evidence of an Increasing Trend in the Incidence of Breast Cancer in Developing Countries over the Recent Years

Razieh Zahedi; Hossein Molavi Vardanjani; Mohammad Reza Baneshi; Ali Akbar Haghdoost; Reza Malekpour Afshar; Farzaneh Zolala

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85250.1263

31. The Value of King's Score as a Predictor of Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Egyptian Patients with Hepatitis C Virus-Related Cirrhosis

Ashraf Metwally; Amal A. Jouda

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85341.1275

32. Human Papillomavirus Status of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients and its Association with Expression of PIK3CA and CRNDE

Laleh Karimi Sani; Abbas Shakoori Garakani; Sayeh Jafari; Ebrahim Razmpa

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.84958.1247

33. Impact of Cox2, CD163, and Microvessel Density Expression on the Prediction of Relapse and Patients’ Outcome in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

Rania Makboul; Abeer Refaiy; Rabab Mohamed; Alia Attia; Dalia Osama; Amany N El Emary; Abeer Ibrahim

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 23 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.87421.1418

34. Clinicopathological and Prognostic values of Gankyrin, Snail1, and IDH1 Expression in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients

Randa Mohamed Kaf; Ola A. A. Harb; Magid Ali M. Ali; Nashaat Salama; Taha A. Baiomy; Marwa I. Abdelgawad; Lobna A. Abdelaziz

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 23 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86762.1370

35. Association of Postoperative Radiotherapy Delay with Relapse and Metastasis in Women with Breast Cancer Using Penalized Cox Regression

Fatemeh Homaei Shandiz; Vahid Ghavami; Nooshin Akbari Sharak; Mohammad Reza Saghafi; Saeedeh Hajebi Khaniki

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86391.1340

36. Induction of Apoptosis with Cyrtopodion Scabrum Extract in Colon Cancer Cells: A Preliminary Study on Targeting P53 Signaling Pathway

Mojtaba Rashidi; Atefeh Seghatoleslam

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86645.1363

37. Association between Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Breast Cancer Risk: A Matched Case-Control Study

Flor Fakour; Minoosh Moghimi; Abdolreza Esmaeilzadeh; Faranak Kalantari; Fatemeh Eskandari; Sajjad Biglari; Saeideh Mazloomzadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85406.1279

38. Prostaglandin Synthase 2/Cyclooxygenase 2 Gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Urothelial Bladder Cancer in an Iranian Population

Kamyar Mansori; Mohammad Reza Nowroozi; Amirreza Farzin; Solmaz Ohadian Moghadam

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.88204.1463

39. Role of Morphometry as Diagnostic Adjunct in Evaluating Premalignant and Malignant Cervical Cytology

Sonia Hasija; Shivani Kalhan; Shilpa Garg; Puja Sharma; Pawan Singh; Bhawna Sethi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 31 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85637.1301

40. Dosimetric Evaluation of 4 Field Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy and 7 Field Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Esophageal Cancer Treated with Definitive Chemoradiation

Chintamani Hanumantarao Sridhar; Mariappan Senthiappan Athiyamaan

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 31 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85492.1285

41. Prognostic Value of IMP3 and Cyclin D1 Expression in Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Salem Youssef Mohamed; Abeer Hafez; Amira Elwan; Mohamed I. Abdelhamid; Nabila Hassan Ahmed; Bader A. Abdelmaksoud; Abeer M Abdelbary

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85085.1258

42. Risk Estimation of Thyroid Cancer for Children Undergoing Brain CT Examinations

Morteza Majidi Ata; Abbas Moradi; Farideh Gharekhanloo; Safoora Nikzad

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85833.1306

43. Collagen Type IInduces a Balance in the Expression of Anti- and Pro-Apoptotic Genes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

Yaprak Donmez Cakil; Zeynep Akbulut; Hatice Maras; Damla Gokceoglu Kayali; Ranan Gulhan Aktas

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 12 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85875.1312

44. Safe Combination of Cisplatin and Metformin Reverts the Malignant Ascites in a Mouse Model to a Solid Tumor by Downregulation of ΔNp63 and Induces Tumor Dormancy via mTOR/ p21 Mechanism

Sara Gebril; Om-Ali Elkhawaga

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86035.1321

45. Development and Psychometrics of a "Dignity Assessment Questionnaire for Iranian Cancer Patients": A Mixed Exploratory Study

Samaneh Bagherian; Farkhondeh Sharif; Camellia Torabizadeh; Ladan Zarshenas; Abbas Abbaszadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85999.1318

46. Does the Chemotherapy Protocol Affect CXCL12/CXCR4 Axes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients with Monocytic Differentiation?

Bahar Yazdani; Zahra Mousavi; Mohsen Ehsan; Behjat Kalantary Khandany; Gholamhossein Hassanshahi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86545.1352

47. CCR4 1014C/T and CCL22 16C/A Genetic Variations in the Iranian Patients with Thyroid Cancer

Mohammad Hossein Dabbaghmanesh; Bahare Rezaei; Mohammad Reza Haghshenas; Nima Montazeri-Najafabady; Rajeeh Mohammadian Amiri; Nasrollah Erfani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.87469.1421

48. Umbelliprenin Inhibited Angiogenesis and Metastasis of MDA-MB-231 Cell Line through Downregulation of CoCl2 / EGF-Mediated PI3K / AKT / ERK Signaling

Somayeh Mahmoodi Khatonabadi; Siamak Salami; Reza Mirfakhraie; Roya Atabakhshian; Majid Sirati-Sabet; Bahram Gholamali Yaghmaei; Shiva Ghafghazi; Seyed Ali Ziai

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86492.1347

49. Assessment of Variations in Serum Testosterone, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, and Luteinizing Hormone Levels in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

Abhishek Krishna; Donald Fernandes; Mariappan Senthiappan Athiyamaan; Sharaschandra Shankar; Sandesh Rao; Abdul Gaffor Hasib

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86421.1344

50. Determination of the Frequency of Scalp Basal Cell Carcinoma Subtypes Based on Histopathology and Other Related Variables and its Comparison between Patients with and without Chronic Radio-Dermatitis

Farideh Jowkar; Fateme Sari Aslani; Leila Samipour; Fateme Mohebpour; Maryam Hadibarhaghtalab; Negin Fazelzadeh Haghighi; Kaveh Taghipour

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.84775.1232

51. Human Homeobox TGIFLX Regulates CDX1, CDX2, and OCT1 genes Expression in Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines

Soroosh Shahryarhesami; Mansour Heidari; Masoud Heidari; Nahid Sadighi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86467.1345

52. Deranged Lipid Profiles and Hepatocellular carcinoma: Clinical Significance and Association

Ehab Fawzy Abdo Moustafa; Elham Ahmed Hassan; Mohamed Mustafa Mahmoud; Amal A. Mahmoud; Mohamed AA Ghaliony

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86476.1346

53. Assessment of Essential and Non-essential Elements as Risk Evaluation Indices in Men with Prostate Cancer in Calabar South-South Nigeria

Augusta Chinyere Nsonwu-Anyanwu; Bassey Edward Icha; Magnus Chinonye Nsonwu; Mbetobong Ime William; Krukru Stephen Emughupogh; Chinyere Adanna Opara Usoro

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 August 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86638.1361

54. Evaluation of the Expression Levels of Notch Signaling Pathway-Related Genes; JAG1, CXCR4, and MIB1 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients

Seyed Hananeh Ghafelehbashi; Dina Sadeghizadeh; Fatemeh Rohollah; Saghar Pahlavanneshan; Majid Sadeghizadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 August 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.89042.1504

55. Establishment of Ectopic Xenografts Derived from Human Glioblastoma in Immunocompetent Mouse Model Treated with Pesticide

Abderrezak Ghidouche; Souhil Tliba; Djida Ait-Ali

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 05 September 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.87541.1436

56. BMI-1 Gene Expression in Patients with Acute and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in the Northeast of Iran

Zahra Zafari; Hossein Ayatollahi; Tayebeh Sohrabi; Pourya Arbab Jafari; Habibollah Esmaeili; Mohammad Reza Keramati

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 08 September 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.90564.1580

57. Incidence of Bladder Cancer at a Tertiary Care Centre in North Karnataka

Sridevi I. Puranik; Shridhar C. Ghagane; Rajendra B. Nerli; Murigendra B. Hiremath

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 08 September 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86866.1374

58. Role of DW-MRI in Predicting Pathologic Complete Response after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Patients with Rectal Cancer

Ali Yaghobi Joybari; Fariba Jozian; Sam Alahyari; Saeed Nasiri; Majid Samsami; Saleh Sandoughdaran

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 September 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.90890.1594

Brief Report

59. Serum Chromogranin Level in Gastrointestinal, Pancreas, and Liver Neuroendocrine Tumors, A Brief report

Mahboubeh Azema; Bita Geramizadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86049.1320

Case Report

60. Whole Liver Radiotherapy- an Underutilized Weapon for Diffuse Liver Metastasis: A Case Report

Prakash Pandit; Vijay Palwe; Roshankumar Patil; Rajnish Nagarkar

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 November 2020

10.30476/mejc.2020.84968.1248

61. Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor Coexisting with the Involvement of the Fallopian Tube in an Eight-Month-Old Girl: A Rare Case Report

Salahedin Delshad; Naser Piri; Farzane Sharifi; Zahra Mirmoghadam

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 March 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.89096.1505

62. Kimura Disease: Report of a Rare Case

Nasrin Moazzen; Farahzad Jabbari; Samaneh Norooziasl; Nazila Ariaee; Amir Amirabadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 March 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85062.1259

63. Management of Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor in Pregnancy in Limited Resource Setting: Case Report

Tofan Widya Utami; Herdhana Suwartono; Erda Ayu Umami; Anggara Mahardika; Raymond Surya; Laila Nurana

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 April 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.84039.1195

64. Subcutaneous Panniculitis-Like T-Cell Lymphoma in a Patient Receiving Long-Term Panniculitis Treatment: A Case Report

Saime Gül Barut; Cansu Benli Işık

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.84915.1243

65. Synchronous Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Adenocarcinoma Lung with Metachronous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus – A Rare Case Report

Aswin A. Nagarajan; Ganesharajah Selvaluxmy; Ramya Ravichandar; Shirley Sundersingh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85886.1314

66. Gingival Leiomyosarcoma in a Young Woman: Report of a Challenging Case

Bita Rohani; Nazanin Mahdavi; Abbas Karimi; Shamsoulmolouk Najafi; Mahrokh Amiri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.85263.1265

67. Primary Mediastinal Choriocarcinoma in a Female Patient with Vaginal Bleeding: A Case Report

Nasrin Namdari; Mohammad Hossein Anbardar; Mehdi Dehghani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 June 2021

10.30476/mejc.2021.86529.1348

Volume 12 (2021)

Volume 11 (2020)

Volume 10 (2019)

Volume 9 (2018)

Volume 8 (2017)

Volume 7 (2016)

Volume 6 (2015)

Volume 5 (2014)

Volume 4 (2013)

Volume 3 (2012)

Volume 2 (2011)

Volume 1 (2010)

Original Article

1. The MiR-561 Suppresses Glioblastoma Cell Proliferation through C-myc Regulation

2. Alteration of P53, hMLH1, and HER2 Gene in Bangladeshi Gastric Cancer Patients: Their Association with H. pylori Infection and Clinicopathological Factors

3. Study of the Effect of Linoleic Acid on the Expression Level of MicroRNA-106b and MicroRNA-20a and their Related Target MHC Class I Chain-related Protein A in Docetaxel-treated Gastric Cancer Cells

4. The Relationships between the Alteration of MAP1LC3B, and BECN1 Gene Expression with Minimal Residual Disease in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients

5. Immunohistochemistry-Based Molecular Subtyping of Breast Carcinoma in Industrial Population in India, Haryana: A Correlation with Clinicopathological Parameters

6. Androgen Receptor Expression in Triple-negative Breast Cancer and its Relation with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, CD 105, and Clinicopathological Parameters

7. IL17A and IL17F Genetic Variations in Iranian Patients with Urothelial Bladder Cancer: A Case-Control Study

8. In Vitro Stem Cell Isolation from Human Breast Cancer

9. A Bone Marrow Study; Report of Chromosomal Variations in Hematologic Malignancies Including Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoid Leukemia, and Myelodisplastic Syndrome (Northeast Iran)

10. Relationship between Clinicopathologic Features and Recurrence in Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor

11. A Double-Blind Randomized Trial on the Effectiveness of Mometasone 0.1% Cream and Hydrocortisone 1% Cream on the Prevention of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Patients following Breast Conserving Surgery

12. Low-Dose Cytarabine versus Best Supportive Care for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Unfit for the Standard of Care: Egyptian Centre Experience

13. Palliative Radiotherapy to Asymptomatic Bone Metastasis: Is It Beneficial or Not? Single Institution Experience

14. Social Support Needs in Patients with Cancer: A Qualitative Study

Middle East Special Report

15. Breast Cancer Risk Factors: A Case-Control Study in Iranian Women

Case Report

16. Extramedullary Hematopoiesis and Osseous Metaplasia in Thyroid Gland in Association with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Report of two Cases

17. A Rare Case of Bilateral Carotid Glomus Jugulare with Partial Responses to Radiotherapy

Calendar of Events

18. Calendar of Events

1. Efficacy of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training on Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy at Tabriz Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Iran in 2010

2. Intratumoral Heterogeneity in Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Molecular Discussion

3. Multifocal/Multicentric versus Unifocal Breast Cancer: What is the Difference?

4. Correlation of Serum Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 with Prostate Cancer

5. Axillary Dissection in 44 Breast Cancer Patients without Seroma Formation

Letter to the Editor

1. Cancer and COVID-19: The Synergistic Burden on Mental Health Status of Patients with Cancer

2. Provision of Oncology Services in Dubai Health Authority during First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pragmatic Approach

Review Article

3. MicroRNAs Contribute to Metastasis by Regulating Autophagy: Recent Concepts

4. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Breast: A Review of Molecular Markers to Elucidate its Cancer Biology

5. Mitochondrial Genetics in Gastric Cancer

Original Article

6. Public Attitudes toward Cancer and Cancer Patients: A Jordanian National Online Survey

7. Evaluation of Serum Substance P Level and Tissue Distribution of NK-1 Receptor in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

8. Verification of IMRT and RapidArc Localized Prostate Cancer Treatment Plans Using EPID and Delta4 in vivo Dosimetry Methods

9. Definitive Radiotherapy with or without Concomitant or Induction Chemotherapy in Patients with Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Single Center Study in Iran

10. Detection of Mutations in Exons 5, 6, and 7 of the TP53 Gene in the Tumor Tissue and Stool Samples of Patients with Colorectal Cancer from Northwest Iran

11. Evaluation of Ultra-Low-Dose Chest CT Images to Detect Lung Lesions

12. Autophagy Flux Correlates with Upregulation of AKT-1 in RAS Mutated Colon Cancer Cells

13. Antiproliferative Effects of Different Concentrations of Auraptene on MCF7 Cancer Cell

14. Improvement in the Survival of Esophageal Cancer Patients at Cancer Institute of Iran after Implementation of the Neo-adjuvant Chemo-radiation: Retrospective Cohort Study

15. The Efficacy of siRNA Specific MDM2 in the Induction of Apoptosis in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Line

16. Evaluation of Curcumin Nano-micelle on Proliferation and Apoptosis of HT29 and Hct116 Colon Cancer Cell Lines

17. Development of a National Consensus Minimum Data Set for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Oral Cancer: Towards Precision Management

18. Psychological Status during COVID-19 Pandemic on the Patients with Cancer

19. Breast Self-Examination Practice among Female Undergraduate Students in Debre Tabor University, North Central Ethiopia: Based on Health Belief Model

20. Modern Radiotherapy for a Medieval Malady: An Analysis of Treatment Toxicities for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancers

21. Overall Survival in Esophageal Cancer Based on Type, Anatomical Location, and Site of Metastasis

22. A Cure Rate Survival Model after Stem Cell Transplantation for Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients

23. The Effects of Prognostic Factors on Metastasis and Survival of Patients with Breast Cancer Using a Multi-State Model

24. Utility of Serum HER-2/ neu in Prediction of Tissue HER-2 /neu Status of Primary Breast Cancer

25. Impact of Obesity on Breast Cancer

26. Anti-Cancer Properties of Nicotinic Cid-Alpha Linolenic Acid Derivative on A375 Melanoma Cell Line: Assessment of Apoptosis and WNT Signaling Pathways

27. The Effect of the Number of Fields on Radiotherapy Plans of Breast Cancer Patients in Three-Dimensionally Conformal Radiotherapy Plans: Dosimetric Studies

28. Towards Cancer Theory – Circadian and 11-Day Biological Clocks

29. Sexual Experience of Iranian Women with Cancer: A Qualitative Content Analysis

30. Another Evidence of an Increasing Trend in the Incidence of Breast Cancer in Developing Countries over the Recent Years

31. The Value of King's Score as a Predictor of Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Egyptian Patients with Hepatitis C Virus-Related Cirrhosis

32. Human Papillomavirus Status of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients and its Association with Expression of PIK3CA and CRNDE

33. Impact of Cox2, CD163, and Microvessel Density Expression on the Prediction of Relapse and Patients’ Outcome in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

34. Clinicopathological and Prognostic values of Gankyrin, Snail1, and IDH1 Expression in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients

35. Association of Postoperative Radiotherapy Delay with Relapse and Metastasis in Women with Breast Cancer Using Penalized Cox Regression

36. Induction of Apoptosis with Cyrtopodion Scabrum Extract in Colon Cancer Cells: A Preliminary Study on Targeting P53 Signaling Pathway

37. Association between Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Breast Cancer Risk: A Matched Case-Control Study

38. Prostaglandin Synthase 2/Cyclooxygenase 2 Gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Urothelial Bladder Cancer in an Iranian Population