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2016-12-09
Winter, Philip, Wang, Xumin, Mackey, John R. , Lee, John C. , Wong, Gane Ka-Shu, Ghosh, Sunita, Patterson, Jordan, Zhang, Hangxiao, Wang, Weiwei, Tuszynski, Jack A. , Katsetos, Christos D., Graham, Kathryn, Luduena, Richard F.
Tubulin is the target for very widely used anti-tumor drugs, including Vinca alkaloids, taxanes, and epothilones, which are an important component of chemotherapy in breast cancer and other malignancies. Paclitaxel and other tubulin-targeting drugs bind to the β subunit of tubulin, which is a...
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Fall 2010
In Canada, obesity and associated chronic diseases disproportionately affect First Nations children. The objectives of this research were to assess obesity, physical activity, and perceptions of lifestyle behaviors in Cree First Nations children (5-12 years) in one Alberta reserve community....
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Fall 2011
Taxanes are used for the treatment of breast, ovarian, and lung cancer. Unfortunately, taxane based therapy—the current treatment for metastatic breast cancer—has substantial shortcomings including myelosupression, neurotoxicity, and frequently acquired resistance. Our present understanding of...
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Fall 2011
Taxanes are used for the treatment of breast, ovarian, and lung cancer. Unfortunately, taxane based therapy—the current treatment for metastatic breast cancer—has substantial shortcomings including myelosupression, neurotoxicity, and frequently acquired resistance. Our present understanding of...
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2005
It is important to seek an understanding of teenagers’ perceptions regarding teenage pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions of teenagers in Bushbuckridge district in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, towards teenage pregnancy. An explorative qualitative...
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2012
I have conducted a single-case heuristic study of my engagement with breast cancer and how the collective pressure to think positively affected me. I explore the shadow, or the unrecognized significance, that positive thinking placed upon my healing process. I argue that the tacit implication...
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2012
Farhadifar, F., Taymoori, P., Berry, T.
Objective: Despite evidence that screening for breast cancer is effective, adherence with screening recommendations in Iranian women is low. The purposes of this study were to (1) identify the associations between individual characteristics, related health beliefs, and stages of mammography...
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PRRD Quantitative content analysis
2015-02-05
Quantitative content analysis of media collected for CIHR funded study \"Pink Ribbons and Red Dresses: the relationship between disease awareness campaigns, health-related cognitions and perceptions of preventive behaviours.\"
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PRRD survey data - women
2015-02-05
Survey data collected for the CIHR funded study \"Pink Ribbons and Red Dresses: the relationship between disease awareness campaigns, health-related cognitions and perceptions of preventive behaviours.\"
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Quality of Life, Exercise Behaviour and Baseline Dietary Intake of Women Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in the DHA WIN Randomized Controlled Trial
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Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in Canada. It is estimated that one in eight Canadian women will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is often prescribed to improve surgical resection outcomes and reduce micrometastases. Achieving a pathological...