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Knowledge, attitude and practice of Nigerian women towards breast cancer: a cross-sectional study by Okobia, Michael N, Bunker, Clareann H, Okonofua, Friday E, Osime, Usifo

“…Late presentation of patients at advanced stages when little or no benefit can be derived from any form of therapy is the hallmark of breast cancer in Nigerian…”
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Leptin receptor Gln223Arg polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Nigerian women: a case control study by Okobia, Michael N, Bunker, Clareann H, Garte, Seymour J, Zmuda, Joseph M, Ezeome, Emmanuel R, Anyanwu, Stanley N, Uche, Emmanuel E, Kuller, Lewis H, Ferrell, Robert E, Taioli, Emanuela

“…Leptin, a 16 kDa polypeptide hormone, implicated in various physiological processes, exerts its action through the leptin receptor, a member of the class I…”
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Chromosome 8q24 variants are associated with prostate cancer risk in a high risk population of African ancestry by Okobia, Michael N., Zmuda, Joseph M., Ferrell, Robert E., Patrick, Alan L., Bunker, Clareann H.

“…BACKGROUND Earlier studies on the role of germline variations in the disproportionate higher burden of prostate cancer in men of African ancestry have been…”
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Global Patterns of Prostate Cancer Incidence, Aggressiveness, and Mortality in Men of African Descent by Gueye, Serigne M., Haiman, Christopher A., Henderson, Brian E., Heyns, Chris F., Hu, Jennifer J., Ingles, Sue Ann, Giri, Veda N., Fernandez, Pedro, Eeles, Rosalind, Cooney, Kathleen, Cheng, Iona, Bunker, Clareann H., Chang, Bao-Li, Devesa, Susan S., Rebbeck, Timothy R., Isaacs, William, Jalloh, Mohamed, John, Esther M., Kibel, Adam S., Kidd, LaCreis R., Layne, Penelope, Leach, Robin J., Neslund-Dudas, Christine, Okobia, Michael N., Ostrander, Elaine A., Park, Jong Y., Roberts, Robin A., Patrick, Alan L., Phelan, Catherine M., Ragin, Camille C., Rybicki, Benjamin A., Stanford, Janet L., Strom, Sara, Thompson, Ian M., Witte, John, Xu, Jianfeng, Yeboah, Edward, Hsing, Ann W., Zeigler-Johnson, Charnita M.

“…Prostate cancer (CaP) is the leading cancer among men of African descent in the USA, Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The estimated number of CaP…”
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Anthropometry and breast cancer risk in Nigerian women by Okobia, Michael N, Bunker, Clareann H, Zmuda, Joseph M, Osime, Usifo, Ezeome, Emmanuel R, Anyanwu, Stanley N C, Uche, Emmanuel E O, Ojukwu, Joseph, Kuller, Lewis H

“…The recent upsurge in global obesity and the recognition of the role of metabolic syndrome and other correlates of obesity in the etiology of breast cancer and…”
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Cytochrome P450 1B1 Val432Leu polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Nigerian women: a case control study by Okobia, Michael N, Bunker, Clareann H, Garte, Seymour J, Zmuda, Joseph M, Ezeome, Emmanuel R, Anyanwu, Stanley Nc, Uche, Emmanuel Eo, Osime, Usifo, Ojukwu, Joseph, Kuller, Lewis H, Ferrell, Robert E, Taioli, Emanuela

“…Cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) is active in the metabolism of estrogens to reactive catechols and of different procarcinogens. Several studies have investigated…”
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Simple tandem repeat (TTTA)n polymorphism in CYP19 (aromatase) gene and breast cancer risk in Nigerian women by Okobia, Michael N, Bunker, Clareann H, Zmuda, Joseph M, Ezeome, Emmanuel R, Anyanwu, Stanley N C, Uche, Emmanuel E O, Ojukwu, Joseph, Kuller, Lewis H, Ferrell, Robert E

“…Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer related deaths in women worldwide. The incidence of the disease is increasing globally…”
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Malignant tumors of the periampullary region by Michael N Okobia, Usifo Osjme

“…Aim: To evaluate the clinical features and management of malignant tumors of the periampullary region at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital from January…”
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Estrogens, genetic polymorphisms and breast cancer risk in Nigerian women by Okobia, Michael N

“…Breast cancer is major cause of morbidity and mortality globally and the incidence appears to be rising faster in population groups that hitherto experience…”
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Estrogens, genetic polymorphisms and breast cancer risk in Nigerian women by Okobia, Michael N

“…Breast cancer is major cause of morbidity and mortality globally and the incidence appears to be rising faster in population groups that hitherto experience…”
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Simple tandem repeat (TTTA) sub(n )polymorphism in CYP19 (aromatase) gene and breast cancer risk in Nigerian women by Okobia, Michael N, Bunker, Clareann H, Zmuda, Joseph M, Ezeome, Emmanuel R, Anyanwu, Stanley NC, Uche, Emmanuel EO, Ojukwu, Joseph, Kuller, Lewis H, Ferrell, Robert E

“…Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer related deaths in women worldwide. The incidence of the disease is increasing globally…”
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