Although there are over 100 HPVs, the eight most common types implicated in cervical cancer include HPV 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 45, 52, and 58. HPV 16 is responsible for most of the cervical cancers ...

Like all forms of cancer, lung cancer is defined by uncontrolled cell division caused by loss of physiological tissue homeostasis and failure of apoptotic cell death mechanisms. Aberrant cell ...

Obesity is a known risk factor for the development of many cancers in women. Obese women have a higher risk of developing breast cancer and have altered treatment and health outcomes as a result of ...

Nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) are labile gaseous mediators that have multiple biological functions in tumour cells and in the host tissue. Each of these gases is ...

Cardiovascular Disease in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Insights Into Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Prevention. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation ...

Cancer cachexia is a complex metabolic syndrome characterized by the ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass, with or without fat loss, that cannot be reversed entirely by conventional nutritional ...

This course is part of The Applied Sciences of Oncology (ASO) distance-learning course.AimTo provide an understanding of (1) the assessment and management of cancer pain and (2) the principles of ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes cardiomyopathy/heart failure, coronary artery disease, stroke, pericardial disease, arrhythmias, and valvular and vascular dysfunction, is a major concern ...