Search for dissertations about: "Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

  2. 6. Human Papilloma Virus, Epstein-Barr Virus, and Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas from Three Populations

    Author : Jamshid Jalouli; Jan-Michaél Hirsch; Tina Dalianis; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HPV; EBV; HSV; Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Leukoplakia; Oral Lichen Planus; Oral Submucuos Fibrosis; Toombak; Betel quid; Snuff; Oncology; Onkologi; Oncology; Onkologi;

    Abstract : Most oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is believed to develop via a multistep process of cumulative gene damage in epithelial cells. Increasing incidence of OSCC and evidence that traditional risk factors may not be responsible directed us to investigate the prevalence of virus in pre- and malignant samples. READ MORE

  4. 7. Prognostic factors for squamous cell cervical cancer : tumor markers, hormones, smoking, and S-phase fraction

    Author : Annika Lindström; Dan Hellberg; Roger Henriksson; Ulf Stendahl; Sonia Andersson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : Cervical cancer; squamous cell carcinoma; sex steroid hormones; smoking; S-phase fraction; tumor markers; LRIG1; prognosis.; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Oncology; onkologi;

    Abstract : Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy in women worldwide and one of the leading causes of cancer mortality globally. In patients with invasive cervical cancer prognostic factors are of value for the choice of treatment, monitoring of treatment and follow-up. READ MORE

  5. 8. The role of WNT5A in oral squamous cell carcinoma

    Author : Zdenka Prgomet; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and furtherresearch into the cancer biology is required to improve treatment andsurvival. Cancer can start in all sites of the body and is characterizedby uncontrolled cell growth and capability of invading surroundingtissue and spreading to other sites of the body. READ MORE

  6. 9. Oral lichen planus : studies of factors involved in differentiation, epithelial mesenchymal transition and inflammation

    Author : Karin Danielsson; Karin Nylander; Ylva Britt Wahlin; Linda Boldrup; Jesper Reibel; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; oral lichen planus; differentiation; inflammation; autoimmune; premalign; odontologi; Odontology; patologi; Pathology;

    Abstract : Background: Lichen planus is a chronic inflammation of skin and mucosa with unknown cause. Oral Lichen Planus, OLP, affects around 2% of the population. Autoimmunity has been suggested as a possible cause as the disease has autoimmune features such as female predominance, cyclic nature and cytotoxic T-cell infiltrate. READ MORE

  7. 10. Predictive and prognostic biomarkers in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma

    Author : Michael Ryott; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) is an aggressive disease frequently associated with poor prognosis due to the high risk of regional failure and mortality rates have been practically unchanged in Sweden the last fifty years, despite advancements in both diagnostics and treatment. Today we lack means to assess the biological aggressiveness of each individual tumor which varies largely. READ MORE