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ADVANCED RESEARCH IN GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY JUNIPER PUBLISHERS Authored by Beltagi M Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents 80 to 90 percent of primary liver malignancy. It is the fifth most common cancer in the world, and the third most common cause of cancer related death, so it is considered as a major health problem worldwide [ 1 ]. Non-surgical strategies for tumor ablation as transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), radiation therapy, and radioembolization are alternatives for patients who are not candidates for surgical resection or liver transplantation, and whose tumor is either too large or multifocal for a local ablation [ 2 ]. Aim of the Work The aim of this work is First: To evaluate the response of the tumor to radiotherapy in patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage A, B, and C of HCC based on modified Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumor (mRECIST)....

Juniper Publishers: Different Effects of Olive Leaf on Purine Metaboli... : Cancer Therapy & Oncology-Juniper Publishers Abstract Olive leaf (Olea europaea leaf) is a natural food source known to ha...

Juniper Publishers: What is Freshness?-JuniperPublishers : Journal of Nutrition & Food Science - Juniper Publishers Summary All nutritional advisors recommend that an ample portion of fr...

ADVANCED RESEARCH IN GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY JUNIPER PUBLISHERS Authored by Luiz Ronaldo Alberti Abstract Introduction: Gastric cancer is one of the most important pathologies of the digestive tract, representing the fifth most common cause of cancer, with the adenocarcinoma being the main histological type. Standard approach for the treatment of the gastric tumors is surgical resection, performed laparotomically or laparoscopically. In the past years, the minimally invasive procedure had a significant improvement making the laparoscopy progressively viable, mostly for the initial early staged tumors. Objective: This systematic review aims to determine the efficiency of the laparoscopic approach on the treatment of locally advanced gastric cancer. Methodology: The present study is a systematic review of eight systematic reviews published in the past 5 years. Discussion: According to the publications analyzed, the only parameter i...