carcinogenesis/protease

Introduction Lung is a particularly important organ because of its interface with the environment. The environmental pollutants and endogenous reactive oxygen metabolites from inflammatory cells exert substantial pathological effects on the lung cells [1]. Oxidative stress (OS) is a major factor

2.0 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE 2.1 Cervical Cancer Etiology and Targets for Intervention Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide. Implementation of widespread screening has created drastic improvements in the incidence of cervical cancer as well as

MATERIAL AND METHODS After approval by the Hospital Review Board, we obtained formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens from 115 patients with primary oral SCC and 66 patients with oral ED at the Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Diagnosis of oral SCC