2014 - Volume 2 - Issue 1 Articles
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Review Article | ArticleJanuary 19, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Colorectal cancer is the 3rd most commonly diagnosed cancer within the United States and the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US in 2008. The survival rate for patients suffering from CRC is directly proportional to the stage of .....
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Case Report | ArticleMarch 20, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Ball valve effect is an unusual albeit life threatening phenomenon resulting in tension pneumothorax in extreme cases. We report a case of a patient with extensive stage small cell lung cancer who developed type 1 respiratory failure, during his fi.....
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Short Communication | ArticleMarch 20, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide with around 1 in 9 women developing breast cancer during their lifetime [1,2]. In the United States of America 230,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 [2]. 16-20% of w.....
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Research Article | ArticleMay 15, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract P38-regulated and activated kinase (PRAK/MAPKAPK5) is a serine/threonine kinase which lies downstream of the p38 and ERK3/4 MAP kinase pathways. PRAK plays diverse roles in the processes of cell growth, nutrient starvation response, programmed cel.....
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Review Article | ArticleMay 20, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest human malignancies and little progress has been achieved in its treatment over the past decades. Historically, chemotherapy or radiotherapy did not provide significant survival benefit in advanced pancreati.....