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Characterization of immune checkpoints expression and lymphocyte densities of iranian breast cancer patients; the co-expression status and clinicopathological associates
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Treatment of supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma with advanced technologies: observational prospective evaluation of oncological outcomes, functional outcomes, quality of life and cost-effectiveness (SUPRA-QoL)
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Correlation between overall survival and quality of life in colon cancer patients with chemotherapy
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M1 and M2 macrophages derived from THP-1 cells differentially modulate the response of cancer cells to etoposide
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An electronic application for rapidly calculating Charlson comorbidity score
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Does colon cancer ever metastasize to bone first? a temporal analysis of colorectal cancer progression
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Resveratrol suppresses epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer through TGF-β1/Smads signaling pathway mediated Snail/E-cadherin expression
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Atypical glandular cells in conventional cervical smears: Incidence and follow-up
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