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Aspirin* ; Epithelial Cells*

PURPOSE: This study was to examine the factors affecting prostate cancer screening behavior in Korean men using the health belief model (HBM). METHODS: It was a descriptive cross-sectional survey. A total of 121 participants answered questionnaires which included general characteristics, knowledge, and HBM variables related to prostate cancer and prostate cancer screening tests. RESULTS: Only 18 participants (14.9%) had had a prostate cancer screening test before. Participants who had had a prostate cancer screening test were more likely to perceive lower health status (odds ratio: 0.61 [95% confidence interval: 0.39, 0.93]), higher perceived sensitivity (odds ratio: 3.55 [95% confidence interval: 1.11, 11.36]), and higher self-efficacy (odds ratio: 5.77 [95% confidence interval: 1.51, 22.08]) than participants who had not had a test. CONCLUSION: We recommend developing an educational program which can increase the level of perceived sensitivity and self-efficacy to involve themselves in prostate cancer screening test actively.
Cross-Sectional Studies ; Early Detection of Cancer ; Health Behavior ; Humans ; Male ; Mass Screening* ; Prostate* ; Prostatic Neoplasms*

PURPOSE: Disturbance in normal cell cycles by cell cycle control factors is an important process of cancer carcinogenesis. The aims of this dissertation were identify the influence of cyclin B1 and D1 on the growth and expression of gastric cancer and their effects on the prognosis. METHOD: The subjects were 128 patients selected from those who underwent gastric surgery for their gastric cancer between January 1995 and December 1998. Immunohistochemical staining was conducted for cyclin B1 and D1 using paraffin embedded tissues, followed by analysis of their protein expressions, possible prognostic factors and survival rate. RESULTS: Cyclin B1 expression was founded in 48 of the 128 patients (37.5%), and that of cyclin D1 in 96 (75%). Both cyclin B1 and D1 showed no statistical significance with T-stage, location of tumors or histologic types. However, for the case of any significance with lymph node metastasis, the higher the N-stage, the greater was the expression of cyclin B1 (P=0.014). For the case of any significance with life term, the Kaplan-Meier method showed the greater the expression of cyclin B1, the shorter the life term (P=0.042). CONCLUSION: An association was indicated between cyclin B1 and lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer, but has no relation with the T-stage, histologic type or location of tumors. Cyclin D1 shows no association with lymph node metastasis, T-stage, histologic type or location of tumors. However, cyclin B1 showed a significant association with the survival rate.
Carcinogenesis ; Cell Cycle ; Cell Cycle Checkpoints ; Cyclin B1* ; Cyclin D1 ; Cyclins* ; Humans ; Lymph Nodes ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Paraffin ; Prognosis ; Stomach Neoplasms* ; Survival Rate*

Granulomatous appendicitis is a rare condition that accounts for less than 0.1~0.2% of all the cases of appendicitis. The great majority of cases are subacute or recurrent appendicitis and they are treated with interval appendectomy. The remaining causes include Yersinia infection, foreign body reaction, infection by mycobacteria, fungi or parasites, and Crohn's disease isolated to the appendix. Crohn's disease isolated to the appendix has several characteristics such as slow progression, a low recurrence rate and a good prognosis. Crohn's disease isolated to the appendix has recently been called "Idiopathic Granulomatous Appendicitis", and some authors have tried to distinguish it from Crohn's disease involving the appendix. We experienced a case of isolated appendiceal Crohn's disease in a 39-year-old woman and we report on it here along with a review of relevant literature.
Adult ; Appendectomy ; Appendicitis ; Appendix ; Crohn Disease ; Female ; Foreign-Body Reaction ; Fungi ; Humans ; Parasites ; Prognosis ; Recurrence ; Weight Loss ; Yersinia Infections