Autophagy is a process that takes place in all mammalian cells and ensures homoeostasis and quality control. The term autophagy [self (auto)-eating (phagy)] was first introduced in 1963 by Christian de Duve, who discovered the involvement of lysosomes in the autophagy process. Since then, substantial progress has been made in understanding the molecular mechanism and signalling regulation of au...

OBJECTIVE Only a portion of the US population is willing to consider HPV vaccination to date. The primary aim of this study is to determine the decisional satisfaction associated with HPV vaccination. STUDY DESIGN This is a prospective survey conducted at an urban college where women 18-26 years old completed a decisional satisfaction survey about their HPV vaccine experience. RESULTS Regar...

Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH, Associate Director for Science, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Djenaba Joseph, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Colorectal Cancer Control Program, Centers for Disease Con...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a confederation of 10 sovereign states occupying approximately 1.7 million square miles of Southeast Asia with an estimated population of just under 630 million. Southeast Asia continues to have one of the world's highest rates of cervical cancer-related death. Organised training in cervical cancer screening is essential but lacking in low t...

Achieving a preventive attitude is the first step in eliminating cancer risk behaviours. This cross-sectional study evaluated the attitude towards the European Code against Cancer, in 3,031 relatives of cancer patients. The study looked for keys to improve attitude by means of educational interventions. Attitude was evaluated using a questionnaire with 63 items and a Likert's scale. Measured fr...

Cervical cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in women; hence world has been working to improve effective screening and prevention cervical cancer. Colposcopy plays a central role prevention, but its accuracy reproducibility are still limited. The use deep learning field medical images allows more researchers as well explore application colposcopy image-assisted diagnosis. In this ...

background: geographic differences in the incidence of cancers may suggest unique genetic or environmental exposures that impact the risk of acquiring cancer. this research aims to determine the incidence rate and geographical distribution of common cancers among iranian children. methods: in this ecological study, we extracted data that pertained to the incidence rate of common cancers among c...