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  1. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is diagnosed relatively late and has a poor prognosis, requiring early detection to reduce the disease burden. This diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis evaluated the serologic...

    Authors: Han Liu, Lin Lei, Song Song, Xianyi Geng, Kaihao Lin, Ni Li, Wanqing Chen, Ji Peng and Jiansong Ren
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1115
  2. Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and causes of cancer death in Canada. Some previous literature suggests that socioeconomic inequalities in lung cancer screening, treatment and survival may exist....

    Authors: Arlinda Ruco, Aisha K. Lofters, Hong Lu, Nancy N. Baxter, Sara Guilcher, Alexander Kopp, Mandana Vahabi and Geetanjali D. Datta
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1114
  3. This meta-analysis aims to clarify the association between the TNF-α -308G > A and − 238G > A polymorphisms and lung cancer risk.

    Authors: Seyed Masoud HaghighiKian, Ahmad Shirinzadeh-Dastgiri, Reza Ershadi, Mohammad Vakili-Ojarood, Maedeh Barahman, Seyed Alireza Dastgheib, Fatemeh Asadian, Amirmasoud Shiri, Maryam Aghasipour, Amirhossein Rahmani, Kazem Aghili and Hossein Neamatzadeh
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1113
  4. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a prevalent primary malignant tumor, is notorious for its high mortality rate. Despite advancements in HCC treatment, patient outcomes remain suboptimal. This study endeavors to...

    Authors: Yan Dong, Xinyi Chen, Shen Yang, Yilong Fu, Liangyu Wang, Xueping Gao, Di Chen and Lixia Xu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1112
  5. Risk-stratified approaches to breast screening show promise for increasing benefits and reducing harms. But the successful implementation of such an approach will rely on public acceptability. To date, researc...

    Authors: Charlotte Kelley-Jones, Suzanne E. Scott and Jo Waller
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1111
  6. The prognosis of patients with hepatocellular cancer is substantially correlated with the abnormal expression of growing long non-coding RNA small nucleolar host gene RNA (SNHG) families in liver cancer tissue...

    Authors: Sheng-qi Du, Ya-Tong Liu, Fen Yang, Pei-xue Wang and Jun Zhang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1110
  7. Meaningful engagement with stakeholders in research demands intentional approaches. This paper describes the development of a framework to guide stakeholder engagement as research partners in a pragmatic trial...

    Authors: Cameron Macdonald, Margaret Fitch, Katherine A. Hutcheson, Timothy M. McCulloch and Rosemary Martino
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1109
  8. Patients with head and neck cancers (HNC) experience many transitions in care (TiC), occurring when patients are transferred between healthcare providers and/or settings. TiC can compromise patient safety, dec...

    Authors: Jaling Kersen, Pamela Roach, Shamir Chandarana, Paul Ronksley and Khara Sauro
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1108
  9. Women with breast cancer face many barriers to return to work (RTW) after their cancer. The main objective of the FASTRACS-RCT is to evaluate the impact of the FASTRACS (Facilitate and Sustain Return to Work a...

    Authors: Jean-Baptiste Fassier, Laure Guittard, Béatrice Fervers, Sabrina Rouat, Philippe Sarnin, Julien Carretier, Guillaume Broc, Laurent Letrilliart, Julien Péron and Marion Lamort-Bouché
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1107
  10. This study aims to investigate preoperative prognostic factors available for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) patients and propose a new preoperative prognostic scoring system for ICC that combines CA19-9...

    Authors: Shilei Bai, Xiaodong Shi, Yizhe Dai, Huifeng Wang, Yong Xia, Jian Liu and Kui Wang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1106
  11. SEPT9 is a pivotal cytoskeletal GTPase that regulates diverse biological processes encompassing mitosis and cytokinesis. While previous studies have implicated SEPT9 in tumorigenesis and development; comprehensiv...

    Authors: Wenwen Wang, Xiaochen Zhang, Ping Gui, Qizhen Zou, Yuzhou Nie, Shenglin Ma and Shirong Zhang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1105
  12. The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the safety and feasibility of single-intercostal totally minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy (MIIE) with those of multiple-intercostal MIIE.

    Authors: Jinghao Huang, Yifan Yu, Zixiang Wu, Chuanqiang Wu, Jinsheng Li, Zhiling Lou and Ming Wu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1104
  13. Cisplatin (CDDP) remains a key agent in the treatment of muscle-infiltrating bladder carcinoma (MIBC). However, a proportion of MIBC patients do not respond to chemotherapy, which may be caused by the increase...

    Authors: Patrik Palacka, Andrea Holíčková, Jan Roška, Peter Makovický, Miroslava Vallová, Csaba Biró, Eveline Órásová, Jana Obertová, Jozef Mardiak, Thomas A. Ward, Karol Kajo and Miroslav Chovanec
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1103
  14. According to GLOBOCAN 2020 Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and the prevalence is increasing worldwide and in Ethiopia. This review assessed studies conducted in Ethiopia on the clinical fea...

    Authors: Firaol Guyassa Dandena, Berhanetsehay Teklemariam Teklewold, Tadele Dana Darebo and Yisihak Debodina Suga
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1102
  15. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by surgery remains a standard of care for resectable esophageal cancer (EC), and definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT) is an alternative for unresectable diseases. H...

    Authors: Jiacheng Yao, Xinyu Zhao, Jun Chen, Tingting Liu, Yaowen Song and Jun Dang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1101
  16. Regulatory T (Treg) cells reportedly play crucial roles in tumor angiogenesis as well as antitumor immunity. In order to explore their therapeutic potential, we investigated the precise prognostic impact of Tr...

    Authors: Asami Suto, Takeo Minaguchi, Nan Qi, Kaoru Fujieda, Hiroya Itagaki, Yuri Tenjimbayashi, Ayumi Shikama, Nobutaka Tasaka, Azusa Akiyama, Sari Nakao, Chigusa Nakahashi-Oda, Yusuke Kobayashi, Akira Shibuya and Toyomi Satoh
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1100
  17. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most malignant brain tumor, with a poor prognosis and life expectancy of 14–16 months after diagnosis. The standard treatment for GBM consists of surgery, radiotherapy, and...

    Authors: Nastaran Afsordeh, Safura Pournajaf, Hadi Bayat, Fatemeh Mohajerani, Amir Shojaei, Javad Mirnajafi-Zadeh and Mohammad Hossein Pourgholami
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1099
  18. Liver cancer (LC) is frequently preceded by cirrhosis and poses a significant public health challenge in the United States (US). Recent decades have seen notable shifts in the epidemiological patterns of LC, y...

    Authors: Omar Al Ta’ani, Yazan Al-Ajlouni, Balaji Jagdish, Himsikhar Khataniar, Wesam Aleyadeh, Farah Al-Bitar and Tavankit Singh
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1098
  19. In oncology, the suffering of patients and the burnout of health professionals are key issues. Mindfulness meditation is a holistic approach that can help to improve well-being. While numerous studies have sho...

    Authors: Virginie Prevost, Titi Tran, Alexandra Leconte, Justine Lequesne, Marie Fernette, Carine Segura, Sylvie Chevigné, Mylène Gouriot and Bénédicte Clarisse
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1097
  20. The effectiveness of palliative gastrectomy for advanced GC remains a topic of debate. This study sought to establish whether palliative gastrectomy has an impact on prolonging survival.

    Authors: Desheng Luo, Hongtao Xu, Chuan Jiang, Jingjing Zheng, Dan Wu, Laizhen Tou, Haifeng Que and Zheng Sun
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1096
  21. Dysregulated splicing events are a common phenomenon in cancer with the Serine-arginine-rich splicing factor (SRSF) family emerging as pivotal regulators of gene expression, exerting influence over constitutiv...

    Authors: Sakshi Sharma, Manasi Mittal, Akanksha Shukla, Jiyauddin Khan, Veronique Dinand and Daman Saluja
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1094
  22. As assessment tools of nutritional status, the controlling nutritional status (CONUT) and modified controlling nutritional status (mCONUT) score are associated with survival in various cancers. We aimed to inv...

    Authors: Juan Fu, Xintian Xu, Mengxing Tian, Hongbing Wang and Xin Jin
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1093
  23. Despite the severe impact of COVID-19 on cancer patients, data on COVID-19 outcomes in cancer patients from low- and middle-income countries is limited. We conducted a large study about the mortality rate of C...

    Authors: Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi, Marveh Rahmati, Reza Ghalehtaki, Azin Nahvijou, Bita Eslami, Zoha Shaka, Seyed Farshad Allameh and Kazem Zendehdel
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1092
  24. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are single RNA molecules that act as global regulators of gene expression in mammalian cells and thus constitute attractive targets in treating cancer. Here we aimed to investigate the possi...

    Authors: Emad Dabous, Mai Alalem, Ahmed M. Awad, Khaled A. Elawdan, Ahmed M. Tabl, Shorouk Elsaka, Walid Said, Adel A. Guirgis and Hany Khalil
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1091
  25. Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is a standard procedure for early-stage breast cancer (BC) patients with three or more positive sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). However, ALND can lead to significant postoper...

    Authors: Xiangli Xie, Yutong Fang, Lifang He, Zexiao Chen, Chunfa Chen, Huancheng Zeng, Bingfeng Chen, Guangsheng Huang, Cuiping Guo, Qunchen Zhang and Jundong Wu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1090
  26. The log odds of positive lymph nodes (LODDS) was considered a superior staging system to N stage in colon cancer, yet its value in determining the optimal duration of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon ...

    Authors: Weili Zhang, Zhenlin Hou, Linjie Zhang, Xuanlin Hong, Weifeng Wang, Xiaojun Wu, Dongbo Xu, Zhenhai Lu, Jianxun Chen and Jianhong Peng
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1088
  27. Our research endeavored to develop a robust predictive signature grounded in super-enhancer-related genes (SERGs), with the dual objectives of forecasting survival outcomes and evaluating the tumor immune micr...

    Authors: Qing Wu, Ping Li, Xuan Tao, Nan Lin, BinBin Mao and Xianhe Xie
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1087
  28. This study aimed to establish a consensus on the delineation of target volumes for neoadjuvant radiation therapy (nRT) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) within China.

    Authors: Dan Han, Jinling Dong, Qifeng Wang, Baosheng Li, Jun Liu, Hui Liu, Bo Qiu, Wencheng Zhang, Hong Yang, Wenbin Shen, Yaowen Zhang, Xiangzhi Zhu, Yi Wang, Lei Wu, Hongfu Sun and Wei Huang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1086
  29. Bile duct injury is a serious complication after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). If it is not detected early and treated actively, it will not only affect the subsequent tumor-related treatmen...

    Authors: Haohao Lu, Bin Liang, Xiangwen Xia and Chuansheng Zheng
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1085
  30. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death. There are limited therapeutic options for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancers whic...

    Authors: Yu Cheng, Zan Teng, Yanqiao Zhang, Bo Jin, Zhendong Zheng, Li Man, Zhenghua Wang, Yuee Teng, Ping Yu, Jing Shi, Ying Luo, Ying Wang, Jingdong Zhang, Huijuan Zhang, Jiwei Liu, Hao Chen…
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1082
  31. Mutated human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is an oncogene with critical pathogenic roles in breast cancer. HER2-low-positive breast cancer is a recently described subtype. We aimed to explore the cli...

    Authors: Yusuke Gokon, Yuka Nakashima, Yusuke Ohki, Takahiro Ogino, Keiichiro Hatoyama, Kenji Shimizu, Toshiaki Kashiwadate, Kazunori Katsura, Takayuki Abe and Koichiro Sato
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1081
  32. Due to the complex pathophysiological mechanisms involved in cancer progression and metastasis, current therapeutic approaches lack efficacy and have significant adverse effects. Therefore, it is essential to ...

    Authors: Sajad Fakhri, Seyed Zachariah Moradi, Seyed Yahya Moradi, Sarina Piri, Behrang Shiri Varnamkhasti, Sana Piri, Mohammad Reza Khirehgesh, Ankur Bishayee, Nicolette Casarcia and Anupam Bishayee
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1079
  33. Introduction. To date, radical surgery remains the best curative option in patients with early-stage lung cancer. In patients with small lung lesions, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) should be increasin...

    Authors: Eleonora Della Beffa, Paraskevas Lyberis, Giulio Luca Rosboch, Alberto Arezzo, Filippo Lococo, Laura Carena, Elisa Sciorsci, Valentina Monica, Paolo Olivo Lausi, Veronica Dusi, Francesco Paolo Busardò, Elena Buffa, Rachele Stefania, Giovannino Ciccone, Chiara Monagheddu, Beatrice Maria Capello…
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1078
  34. Data on long-term cancer survivors treated with apatinib are lacking. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of long-term cancer survivors after apatinib-based therapy, and to know about their satisf...

    Authors: Tingting Zhang, Chao Meng, Wei He, Tao Xu, Yi Yang, Chongqi Tu, Ling Zhang, Xiaofeng Sun, Chunrong Zhu, Xueyi Dang, Ke Wang, Chuan Chen, Xiong Yan, Huiting Xu, Le Huang, Enlai Jiang…
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1077
  35. Molecular or biomarker testing to guide targeted treatments for colorectal cancer (CRC) has advanced care, specifically by improving treatment specificity. Our objective was to explore patients’ experiences an...

    Authors: Elijah Tongol, Preet Kang, Vicki Cheng, Louise Gastonguay, Felix E. G. Beaudry, Filomena Servidio-Italiano and Mary A. De Vera
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1076
  36. This study was conducted to investigate the long-term outcomes of laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) versus open total gastrectomy (OTG) in patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) after neoadjuvant chemo...

    Authors: Yinkui Wang, Xiaokang Lei, Fei Shan, Shuangxi Li, Yongning Jia, Rulin Miao, Kan Xue, Zhemin Li, Jiafu Ji and Ziyu Li
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1074
  37. Perilipin 1 (PLIN1) is an essential lipid droplet surface protein that participates in cell life activities by regulating energy balance and lipid metabolism. PLIN1 has been shown to be closely related to the ...

    Authors: Jiang-hua Huang, Yan Wei, Zhen Fang, Cong Yu, Rui Zhang, Zhen-Bo Feng and Li‑Ping Zeng
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1073
  38. The free deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is the gold standard in autologous breast reconstruction. Asian patients often present with a smaller body mass index with relatively insufficien...

    Authors: Tzu-En Lin, Allen Wei-Jiat Wong, David Chon-Fok Cheong, Wen-Ling Kuo, Hsiu-Pei Tsai and Jung-Ju Huang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1072
  39. The predictive importance of IKZF1del in pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL) has shown variability across different studies. Thus, the optimal treatment approach for children with IK...

    Authors: Lili Pan, Yiqiao Chen, Kaizhi Weng, Biyun Guo, Shuquan Zhuang, Shuxian Huang, Zhulan Lian, Xiaofang Wang, Nainong Li and Yongzhi Zheng
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1070
  40. Thyroid cancer is a common thyroid malignancy. The majority of thyroid lesion needs intraoperative frozen pathology diagnosis, which provides important information for precision operation. As digital whole sli...

    Authors: Tingting He, Shanshan Shi, Yiqing Liu, Lianghui Zhu, Yani Wei, Fenfen Zhang, Huijuan Shi, Yonghong He and Anjia Han
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1069
  41. Disulfidptosis is an emerging form of cellular death resulting from the binding of intracellular disulfide bonds to actin cytoskeleton proteins. This study aimed to investigate the expression and prognostic si...

    Authors: Xuefeng Gu, Yanyan Wei, Duo Shen and Yuan Mao
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1068
  42. Bone metastases occur in 50-70% of patients with breast cancer (BC) and result in high mortality. Platelet distribution width (PDW), a commonly used parameter of activated platelets, has been associated with a...

    Authors: Mei-yue Song, Lin Zhao, Wen-juan Huang, Ming-ming Cui, Yu-xi Liu, Rui-tao Wang and Xin Zhang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:1066

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