Preoperative serum CA 125 is associated with myometrial and cervical invasion in endometrial carcinoma by Abu Bakar, Nur Aini, Osman, Malina, Hussin, Huzlinda

“…Therefore, a simple and fast preoperative tool to predict the precise cancer stage of patients is needed. CA 125, a cancer antigen is used in assessing therapeutic response and cancer surveillance in endometrial carcinoma. …”
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Preoperative serum CA 125 is associated with myometrial and cervical invasion in endometrial carcinoma by Abu Bakar, Nur Aini, Osman, Malina, Hussin, Huzlinda

“…Therefore, a simple and fast preoperative tool to predict the precise cancer stage of patients is needed. CA 125, a cancer antigen, is used in assessing therapeutic response and cancer surveillance in endometrial carcinoma. …”
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The interplay between p53 and p21 tumor suppressor proteins in the transformation of colorectal adenoma to carcinoma. by Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib, Hafidh, Rand Riadh, Khalid Mahdi, Laila, Al-jeboori, Tarik R., Abubaker, Fatimah, Abbas, Kamir A.

“…The level of p21 protein which is a quantitatively affected by the loss of p53 activation is responsible for the association with cancer staging and grading that serves as a good indicator for the disease progression.…”
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Estimation of patient radiation dose from whole body 18F-FDG PET/CT examination in cancer imaging: a preliminary study by Mahmud, Mohd Hafizi, Nordin, Abdul Jalil, Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri, Azman, Ahmad Zaid Fattah

“…We reviewed 19 oncology patients who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT at our centre for cancer staging. Internal and external doses were estimated using radioactivity of injected FDG and volume CT Dose Index (CTDIvol), respectively with employment of the published and modified dose coefficients. …”
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18F-FDG PET/CT as a potential predictor of survival in patient with oesophageal cancer: a preliminary result by Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri, Dharmendran, R., Vikneswaran, P., Nordin, Abdul Jalil

“…Staging of the disease was made in accordance to the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system (7th edition) and grouped as stage I–IIA and stage IIB–IV. …”
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Cervical cancer in a patient from low socioeconomic group: a case study of tertiary prevention by I., Suriani, S. M., Saliluddin, M. M. D., Zulhusni, A. R., Nur Amirah

“…Case report: This is a case study of a 39 year old Malay lady who was diagnosed with cervical cancer stage IVB with metastasis to lungs, ovary, rectum and urinary bladder. …”
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Quality of life among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in government hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia by Subramaniam, Suhasinee, Mohd Sidik, Sherina, Gyanchand Rampal, Lekhraj Rampal, Ismail, Siti Irma Fadhilah, Periasamy, Ummavathy

“…The significant predictors of physical effect domain were monthly income, cancer stage, social support, nausea and vomiting. The significant predictors of psychological do-main were race, marital status, cancer stage, nausea and vomiting. …”
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Quality of life among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in government hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia by Subramaniam, Suhasinee

“…DISCUSSION : The significant predictors of physical effect domain were monthly income, cancer stage, social support, nausea and vomiting. The significant predictors of psychological domain were race, marital status, cancer stage, nausea and vomiting. …”
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Factors associated with perceived quality of life among breast cancer patients during treatment at National Cancer Institute, Putrajaya, Malaysia by Ng, Krystal Lu Shin

“…Slightly more than one-third of the respondents were diagnosed with cancer stage III, with mean duration of diagnosis at 8.77 months. …”
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Influence of annona muricata linn polymorphism on polyphenolic production and its anti cancer effects by Syed Najmuddin, Syed Umar Faruq

“…Further downward assays were performed with the most potent leaf aqueous extract (B1 AMCE; dosage: 251.67 μg/mL) on 4T1 breast cancer cell line only to investigate its anti-cancer effect as it has a close resemblance of the advanced human breast cancer (stage IV); a cancer stage that patient has little chance of survival. …”
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'Energy-Dense, High-SFA and low-fiber’ dietary pattern lowered Adiponectin but not leptin concentration of breast cancer survivors by Shahril, Mohd Razif, Zakarai, Nor Syamimi, Appannah, Geeta, Nurnazahiah, Ali, Jan Mohamed, Hamid Jan, Ahmad, Aryati, Pei, Lin Lua, Fenech, Michael

“…The findings show that with every 1-unit increase in the ‘energy-dense, high-SFA, low-fiber’ DP z-score, there was a reduction by 0.41 μg/mL in HMW adiponectin which was independent of age, BMI, education level, occupation status, cancer stage, and duration since diagnosis. A similar relationship with leptin concentration was not observed. …”
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Association between dietary inflammatory index and body fat percentage among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients by Ng, Wai Han, Abu Zaid, Zalina, Mohd Yusof, Barakatun Nisak, Amin Nordin, Syafinaz, Lim, Poh Ying

“…E-DII was positively associated with body fat percentage (OR 2.952; 95% CI 1.154–7.556; p = 0.024) and remained significant after adjustment for cancer stage, age, physical activity, ethnicity, smoking history, and presence of comorbidities. …”

Pattern of weight changes in women with breast cancer. by Yong, Heng Yaw, Kandiah, Mirnalini, Mohd Shariff, Zalilah, Chan, Yoke Mun, Hashim, Zailina, Mohd Yusof, Rokiah, Othman, Zabedah, Saibul, Nurfaizah, Yong, Heng Weay

“…However, no significant difference in weight change by educational level, family history of cancer and cancer stages were observed in all 3 periods. In conclusion, significant weight gain was evident in this sample of women after diagnosis of breast cancer and treatment. …”
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Overexpression of CTAG1B is a potential biomarker in bladder cancer by Mansor, Siti Farizan, Kodiappan, Radha, Chan, Soon Choy, Md. Akhir, Mohd Khairul Anuar, Chin, Fee Wai, Vellasamy, Shalini, Rosli, Rozita, Abdullah, Syahrilnizam, Hussin, Huzlinda, Abd. Ghani, Fauzah, Yunus, Rosna, Abdul Razack, Azad Hassan, Ong, Teng Aik, Veerakumarasivam, Abhimanyu

“…In addition, CTAG1B was more frequently expressed in advanced bladder cancer stages and grades. The findings from this study contribute to the current knowledge of CTAG1B‟s role in tumourigenesis. …”
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Factors contributing to the use of complementary and alternative medicine among female cancer survivors in selected centres, Malaysia by Saibul, Nurfaizah

“…A high proportion (41.4%) of respondents was diagnosed with cancer stage II. About 52.1% of respondents were overweight (34.4%) and obese (17.7%) and about 66.1% of respondents had waist circumference ≥ 80 cm. …”
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Relationships between Wnt-Notch-Hippo signaling pathways and their relevance to colorectal cancer pathogenesis by Chai, Boon Lee

“…Biomolecule expression was associated with various pathological parameters using 2 test. Cancer stage was significantly associated with expression of nuclear β-catenin (p=0.013), Notch1 (p=0.005), NICD1 (p=0.011) and nuclear YAP (p=0.001), histological grade was significantly associated with expression of cytoplasmic β-catenin (p=0.013), membranous β-catenin (p=0.020) and PMS2 (p=0.014). …”
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