Publications - Cancer

Accurate Detection of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) Using Machine Learning with Methylated DNA Biomarkers

Post Date: 
2022-08-15
Publication: 
Science Direct Gastroenterology
Esophageal cancer, with 544,076 deaths in 2020,1 includes esophageal adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). ESCC comprises 90% of esophageal cancers globally. The 5-year survival rate remains poor (15%–25% worldwide) because patients usually present with late disease.2...

Smokeless tobacco use and oral potentially malignant disorders among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Pune, India: Implications for oral cancer screening in PLHIV

Post Date: 
2022-07-13
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Countries: 
India
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
Publication: 
PLOS ONE
Introduction In India, smokeless tobacco (SLT) is a predominant form of tobacco used among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Despite SLT being a risk factor for oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs), no prior studies have quantified the association of OPMDs with SLT use among PLHIV. This...

A randomized clinical trial of HPV test-and-treat as compared to cytology-based screening for prevention of cervical cancer among women living with HIV: AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol A5282

Post Date: 
2022-05-03
Publication: 
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Background Cytology-based cervical cancer screening followed by confirmation and treatment of biopsy-proven high-grade squamous intraepithelial (bHSIL), is difficult to implement in resource-constrained settings. We hypothesized that high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing followed by...

Ovarian mass - tuberculosis or malignancy? Need for early intensified evaluation

Post Date: 
2018-09-14
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Countries: 
India
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
Publication: 
EXCLI Journal
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, We read with interest the case report by Chien et al. on Peritoneal Tuberculosis (TB) mimicking ovarian cancer (Chien et al., 2016[1]). We want to congratulate the authors on this case report. We encountered a similar case in our clinical setting in western India...

Quit history, intentions to quit, and reasons for considering quitting among tobacco users in India: Findings from the Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation India Wave 1 Survey

Post Date: 
2014-12-05
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Countries: 
India
Publication: 
Indian Journal of Cancer
Background: GATS India 2009–10 revealed that more than one-third (35%) of adults in India use tobacco in some form: 21% use smokeless tobacco, 9% smoke, and 5% are mixed users (they smoke and use smokeless tobacco), and the quit rate is very low. In an effort to decrease prevalence of tobacco use,...