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Open AccessCharacterizing user demographics in posts related to breast, lung and colon cancer on Japanese twitter (X)
Various cancer-related information is spreading on social media. Our study aimed to examine the account types associated with cancer-related tweets (currently known as posts) on Twitter (currently known as X) ...
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Low TINAGL1 expression is a marker for poor prognosis in breast cancer
Tubulointerstitial nephritis antigen-like 1 (TINAGL1) was reported to suppress tumor metastasis and growth in triple-negative (TN) breast cancer. We aimed to determine the associations of TINAGL1 expression with ...
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Open AccessCo-expression effect of LLGL2 and SLC7A5 to predict prognosis in ERα-positive breast cancer
Lethal giant larvae homolog 2 (LLGL2) and solute carrier family 7 member 5 (SLC7A5) have been reported to be involved in resistance to endocrine therapy. This study aimed to assess the effects of LLGL2/SLC7A5 ...
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Efficacy and impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on cancer treatment for breast cancer patients: a multi-center prospective observational study
Vaccination is an essential strategy to prevent infection in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. However, there are concerns about vaccine efficacy and the impact of vaccination on cancer treatment. Additionally, the eme...
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Open AccessGranulocyte colony-stimulating factor-associated aortitis in a woman with breast cancer: a case report
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is increasingly used to prevent chemotherapy-associated febrile neutropenia. Generally, aortitis is not considered a side effect of G-CSF and is thought to be extr...
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Predictive factors for patients who need treatment for chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) after breast cancer surgery
Although chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) after breast cancer surgery is a common and prevalent postsurgical adverse event, the need for CPSP treatment has not been investigated. This study examined the propor...
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Low RAI2 expression is a marker of poor prognosis in breast cancer
Retinoic acid-induced 2 (RAI2) has been shown to be a putative suppressor of the early hematogenous dissemination of tumor cells to the bone marrow in breast cancer. Here, we investigated the associations of R...
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HER2 mutation status in Japanese HER2-positive breast cancer patients
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) gene amplification/overexpression is a major therapeutic target in breast cancer, and has been introduced as a predictive biomarker to identify patients who may be...
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Prognostic impact of a single-nucleotide polymorphism near the CTSO gene in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients
Tamoxifen can reduce the occurrence of breast cancer by a half in high-risk women. Recently, a genome-wide association study identified two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) near or in the CTSO and ZNF423 ge...
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Type B insulin resistance syndrome with fasting hypoglycemia and postprandial hyperglycemia
Type B insulin resistance syndrome is a rare disease that manifests as severe insulin resistance and hyperglycemia. Few cases with hypoglycemia are reported. We describe a patient with type B insulin resistanc...
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FOXA1 expression after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a prognostic marker in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
Recent studies have indicated that the response to chemotherapy and the prognostic impact of a pathological complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy differ among breast cancer subtypes. Predictor...
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Open AccessImmunohistochemical determination of the miR-1290 target arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) as a prognostic biomarker in breast cancer
There are many molecular differences between estrogen receptor α (ERα)-positive and ER-negative breast cancers. Recent analyses have shown that the former can be divided into two subtypes, luminal A and lumina...
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Open AccessAssociation of serum osteoprotegerin with vascular calcification in patients with type 2 diabetes
Osteoprotegerin is a member of the tumor necrosis factor-related family and inhibits RANK stimulation of osteoclast formation as a soluble decoy receptor. The goal of this study was to determine the relationsh...
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Temperature dependence of the mean size of polyphenyleneoxide microvoids, as studied by Xe sorption and 129Xe NMR chemical shift analyses
Both the Xe sorption isotherms and 129Xe NMR spectra of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide), PPO, were obtained across a temperature range of –55 °C to +80 °C to investigate the temperature dependence of the g...
