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Open AccessRelationship between body composition indices and changes in body temperature due to hot pack use
Hot pack application is used to reduce pain and muscle stiffness at the treated site. However, the effects of hot pack application on the whole body have not been clarified. We investigated the relationship be...
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Colon cancer in rectal bladder
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Hypermethylation at 9q32-33 tumour suppressor region is age-related in normal urothelium and an early and frequent alteration in bladder cancer
Transcriptional silencing by CpG island hypermethylation of gene regulatory regions is one mechanism for inactivation of tumour suppressor genes. Chromosome 9q deletion is frequently found in transitional cell...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Clinical Significance of Liposome-Encapsulated OK-432 Injection with Simultaneous Interventional Radiological Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Based on Experimental Analysis of Liver-Associated Lymphocytes
OK-432 is a biological response modifier used in Japan to augment host immunity and is known to increase the host antitumor response. Using liposomes, which are vesicles made of phospholipids that have a struc...
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Circulating prostate-specific antigen mRNA during radical prostatectomy in patients with localized prostate cancer: with special reference to neoadjuvant hormonal therapy
To determine the potential risk of hematogenous dissemination of prostate cancer cells during radical prostatectomy (RP), we investigated the pre- and intraoperative circulating prostate-specific antigen (PSA...
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Preparation of Sodium Ion-Sensing Plates Based on a Thin Layer Liquid Membrane Containing a Neutral Ionophore and a Lipophilic Anionic Dye
A sodium ion-sensing plate was prepared as an easily-handled ion-sensing optical chemical sensor (optode) probe. The sensing plate consisted of an ion-sensing liquid thin layer containing a Na+-selective neutral ...
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Targeted cancer chemotherapy with arterial microcapsule chemoembolization: review of 1013 patients
To evaluate the feasibility of intraarterial infusion of microencapsulated anticancer drugs (chemoembolization), collective data on 1013 cancer patients were reviewed. Ethylcellulose microcapsules containing ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Pedigree of Cancer Family Syndrome with an Aggregation of Transitional Cell Cancer of the Urinary Tract
A pedigree of cancer family syndrome with an aggregation of transitional cell cancer (TCC) of the urinary tract is reported. The proband had left (lt) pelvic cancer at the age of 49, and double cancers of the ...