Search for dissertations about: "Colon malignancy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words Colon malignancy.
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1. On Lactobacillus plantarum 299v, bacterial translocation and intestinal permeability
Abstract : The gastrointestinal tract harbours a huge load of bacteria which exerts important biological functions to maintain health. In certain conditions the relation between commensal bacteria and pathogens may be set off balance, with an increase in number of pathogens and risk of bacterial translocation (BT). READ MORE
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2. Cytochrome P450 2W1 (CYP2W1) as a novel drug target in colon cancer therapy
Abstract : Cytochrome P450 2W1 (CYP2W1), is a monooxygenase enzyme endogenously expressed in fetal colon and normally silenced after birth. In adult life, the expression of CYP2W1 occurs exclusively in tumor cells yielding high amounts of the enzyme in 30% of human colon cancers. READ MORE
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3. Endoscopic methods for detecting malignancy in patients with ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis
Abstract : Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic ulcerative inflammatory bowel disease affecting the mucosa of the large intestine. UC patients have an increased risk for the development of colorectal cancer mainly associated with long duration and extensive involvement of the colitis. READ MORE
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4. Malignancies associated with gynecological cancer : epidemiological and etiological aspects
Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to analyze the incidence and risk of second primary malignancies (SPM) in a Swedish cohort of gynecological cancer patients, to explore suggested risk factors associated with second primary malignancies in ovarian cancer patients, and to evaluate the risk of ovarian cancer in a cohort of breast cancer patients in relation to family history of breast or ovarian cancer. Incidence of second primary malignancies in 15,200 gynecologicaI cancer patients were investigated in a register-based study and compared to age- and calendar-specific incidence for women in the general population. READ MORE
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5. Gene expression in carcinogenesis
Abstract : It is important to understand the processes of carcinogenesis and to find out which genes are involved . One way to study the process on a molecular basis is to identify differences in gene expression. READ MORE