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Subjects with TNF-A-857TT and -1031TT genotypes showed the highest Helicobacter pylori seropositive rate compared with those with other genotypes
A possible association between Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) A G-308A has been reported in Korea. The present study examined the associations of H. pylori with functional poly...
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Lifestyle factors associated with atrophic gastritis among Helicobacter pylori-seropositive Japanese-Brazilians in SÃo Paulo
Studies of lifestyle factors related to gastric atrophy development in Helicobacter pylori-infected individuals are limited. The present cross-sectional study aimed to examine the associations between lifestyle f...
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ABO blood type, Lewis and Secretor genotypes, and chronic atrophic gastritis: a cross-sectional study in Japan
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Lack of consistency in the associations of Helicobacter pylori seropositivity with Se and Le polymorphisms among Japanese
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SEREX analysis of gastric cancer antigens
Stomach cancer is the major malignancy in Japan and one of the most common cancers worldwide. To establish the basis for an immunotherapeutic approach to stomach cancer, we have initiated an analysis of stoma...
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Effectiveness of mass screening for breast cancer in Japan
Breast cancer screening has been conducted in Japan mainly by physical examination, the standard method for breast cancer screening according to the Law of Health Services for the Elderly. The purpose of this ...
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Identification of cancer antigens in breast cancer by the SEREX expression cloning method
Enormous strides in cancer immunology have been made during the past decade. This is largely due to the development of methodologies capable of defining the antigenic targets on cancer cells that elicit a host...
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Epidemiology and prevention of Breast Cancer in the 21 st century
The incidence and mortality of breast cancer are high in Western industrialized countries and relatively low in Japan and other Asian countries. In Japan the incidence and mortality of breast cancer have gradu...
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Descriptive epidemiology of male breast cancer in Japan
To examine the characteristics of male breast cancer in Japan, time trends and geographical distribution of the mortality of male breast cancer were analyzed by using “Vital Statistics” over the last four deca...
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Abstracts from Japanese Journal of Hygiene (Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) Vol.51 No.2
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Epidemiology of breast cancer in Japan
The mortality and incidence of breast cancer are high in Western industrialized countries and relatively low in develo** countries in Asia and other parts of the world. In Japan the mortality of breast cance...
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Postoperative adjuvant immunochemotherapy with mitomycin C, tegafur, PSK and/or OK-432 for gastric cancer, with special reference to the change in stimulation index after gastrectomy
In order to evaluate the efficacy of combined immunochemotherapy with mitomycin-C, tegafur, PSK and/or OK-432 as an adjunct for curatively resected gastric cancer, a prospective randomized controlled study usi...
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Proceedings of the 70th general meeting from march 26–28, 1984
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Clinico-Epidemiological Features of Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATLL) in Japan: Relations of HTLV-I/ATLV Infection to ATLL Manifestation
The age-adjusted death rate of malignant lymphomas in the Kyushu district including Okinawa Prefecture, the southern-most district in Japan, was twice as high as those for other districts of Japan.1 A nationwide ...
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Epidemiology of Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma in Japan
The age-adjusted death rate from malignant lymphomas in Japan is much lower than in Western countries and the USA (Segi1981). However, a geographical comparison of malignant lymphomas in Japan shows a marked Vari...
