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COVID-19 in Low Income Countries
COVID-19 has presented novel challenges to health care systems across the world. We at the World Journal of Oncology would like to take a deeper dive into the interaction of COVID-19 and cancer patients across the world. Specifically we are soliciting articles from authors in low income countries. Submission for this special issue with be accepted through July 1st with publication expected on August 1st. All author fees will be reduced by 50% for this issue. Thank you and we look forward to your submissions. Michael G. Martin, Editor-in-Chief.
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Epidemiology of Renal Cell CarcinomaThough renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for 2% of global cancer diagnoses and deaths, it has more than doubled in incidence in the developed world over the past half-century, and today is the ninth most common neoplasm in the United States (US).
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The Effect of p53 Status of Tumor Cells on Radiosensitivity of Irradiated Tumors With Carbon-Ion Beams Compared With γ-Rays or Reactor Neutron BeamsHuman head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells transfected with mutant TP53 (SAS/mp53) or with neo vector (SAS/neo) were injected subcutaneously into hind legs of nude mice.
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Active Monitoring of a Humeral Osteoblastoma in a 52-Year-Old MaleAn osteoblastoma is an uncommon benign but painful tumor, typically found on the axial skeleton or on long bones in the case of young patients.
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Bacterial Spectrum, Isolation Sites and Susceptibility Patterns of Pathogens in Adult Febrile Neutropenic Cancer Patients at a Specialist Hospital in Saudi ArabiaKnowing local spectrum and sensitivity for bacterial isolates causing febrile neutropenia is important as starting an appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy is considered a medical emergency in these high-risk patients.
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Breast Cancer Incidence and Behavior in Younger Patients: A Study From the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results DatabaseBreast cancer screening for women less than 40 years old is practically non-existent. Since screening can detect cancer at an early stage, not having a surveillance guideline for breast cancer in younger women can result in detection of the cancer at advanced stages.
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The Emergence of Epstein-Barr Virus-Related Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma With Mogamulizumab
This case implies that although mogamulizumab has efficacy against T cell lymphomas, the off-target effects of mogamulizumab on T cells normally involved in immune surveillance against virally infected cells can lead to the selective emergence of EBV-positive DLBCL. Administration of this medication requires careful monitoring and surveillance to detect emerging infections and lymphomas. Full Text
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Let's Combat COVID-19 Pandemic Together
The COVID-19 outbreak presents the unprecedented challenge for world public and medical practitioners and health care providers. The Elmer Press Inc is herein to participate the combating COVID-19 through all possible efforts, as a clinical medicine publisher, we would facilitate the rapid and effective communication of management of this pandemic, we will consider submissions related to all aspects of this disease, including prevention, basic viral research, epidemiology, treatment, vaccine, fast screening, diagnosis, prognosis, etc. We will process such manuscripts in priority and publish them ASAP after peer-reviewed and accepted.
Current Issue |
Vol. 11, No. 3, Jun 2020
Table of Contents
Review
| Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Sandeep Anand Padala, Adam Barsouk, Krishna Chaitanya Thandra, Kalyan Saginala, Azeem Mohammed, Anusha Vakiti, Prashanth Rawla, Alexander Barsouk | 79-87 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1279 |
Original Article
| Breast Cancer Incidence and Behavior in Younger Patients: A Study From the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Database | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Zuha Nasim, Christine Girtain, Varsha Gupta, Ishan Patel, Mohammad A. Hossain | 88-97 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1278 |
| Gustave Roussy Immune Score and Royal Marsden Hospital Prognostic Score Are Prognostic Markers for Extensive Disease of Small Cell Lung Cancer | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Seigo Minami, Shouichi Ihara, Kiyoshi Komuta | 98-105 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1275 |
| Clinical Characteristics and Outcome Trends of Adjuvant Anthracycline and Taxane Regimen for Early Stage Breast Cancer | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Ashok K. Vaid, Aseem Khurana, Devender Sharma, Dheeraj Gautam, Jyoti Wadhwa, Rajiv Agarwal, Kanchan Kaur, Jyoti Arora, Kush Gupta | 106-111 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1284 |
Case Report
| First Report of Severe Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant in a Patient With Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treated With Atezolizumab: Literature Review | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Mindy Hsiao, Sergei Tatishchev, Tarek Khedro, Bassam Yaghmour, Casey O’Connell, George Yaghmour | 112-115 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1263 |
| Small Bowel Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor as a Gateway for Streptococcus anginosus Causing Multiple Liver Abscesses | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Gabriella A. Conte, Jonathan S. Harmon, Rachel A. Masia, Diane Marchesani, Xiu Sun, Elsa Marisol Pichardo, Fernando Brea Parrilla, Michael J. Levitt, Angelo A. Chinnici | 116-121 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1270 |
| Dural Marginal Zone Lymphoma in a Patient With a Hepatitis C Virus Infection | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Matthew T. Villaume, Dilan Patel, Christine Lopez, Vivek Patel, Pauleatha Diggs, Hannah Harmsen, Mary Ann Thompson, David Morgan | 122-125 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1285 |