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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 October 1st with publication expected on December 1st, 2020. 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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Morphology of Tissue Disruption at Sites of High-Grade TumorsInvasive solid cancers originating from diverse organs like breast, ovary and lung metastasize to distant sites. The structural changes at the primary sites of these high-grade tumors have not been well characterized.
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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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Sarcopenia and Visceral Adiposity Did Not Affect Efficacy of Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitor Monotherapy for Pretreated Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung CancerThis study aimed to investigate the association of computed tomography (CT)-assessed sarcopenia and visceral adiposity with efficacy and prognosis of immune-checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy for pretreated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Recent Advances in the Management of Smoldering Multiple MyelomaThere is remarkable progress in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) with significant improvement in survival in the past 10 years. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) can evolve into symptomatic multiple myeloma (sy-MM) with organ involvement.
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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. 4, Aug 2020
Table of Contents
Original Article
| Morphology of Tissue Disruption at Sites of High-Grade Tumors | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Mousumi Chaudhury | 127-138 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1262 |
| Sarcopenia and Visceral Adiposity Are Not Independent Prognostic Markers for Extensive Disease of Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Single-Centered Retrospective Cohort Study | Abstract HTML PDF Suppl1 |
| Seigo Minami, Shoichi Ihara, Kiyoshi Komuta | 139-149 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1289 |
| Current Status and Future Perspectives of Immunotherapy in Middle-Income Countries: A Single-Center Early Experience | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Imad Bou Akl, Juliett Berro, Arafat Tfayli, Ali Shamseddine, Deborah Mukherji, Sally Temraz, Jean El Cheikh, Ibrahim A. Alameh, Hazem I. Assi | 150-157 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1277 |
| Effect of Rapamycin on the Radio-Sensitivity of Cultured Tumor Cells Following Boron Neutron Capture Reaction | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Hitoshi Tatebe, Shin-ichiro Masunaga, Yasumasa Nishimura | 158-164 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1296 |
| Distribution of Breast Cancer Subtypes Among Nigerian Women and Correlation to the Risk Factors and Clinicopathological Characteristics | Abstract HTML PDF Suppl1 |
| Adeoluwa Akeem Adeniji, Olayemi Olubunmi Dawodu, Muhammad Yaqub Habeebu, Ademola Oluwatosin Oyekan, Mariam Adebola Bashir, Mike G. Martin, Samuel Olalekan Keshinro, Gabriel Timilehin Fagbenro | 165-172 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1303 |
| Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancers and Possible Risk Factors Across Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Wedad Saeed Alqahtani, Nawaf Abdulrahman Almufareh, Halah A. Al-Johani, Rasil Khaled Alotaibi, Consul Iworikumo Juliana, Nada Hamad Aljarba, Abdulqader Saeed Alqahtani, Bandary Almarshedy, Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali, Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed, Bassam Ahmed Almutlaq | 173-181 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1283 |