A review on breast cancer in Iraq and future therapies insights

Cancer is one of the most common diseases around the world and the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease. Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer type among Iraqi women, as it represents the highest percentage of malignant tumors in women until 2018. Therefore, women should b...

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Main Author: Nawfal N. Alrawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University 2022-03-01
Series:Baghdad Journal of Biochemistry and Applied Biological Sciences
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Online Access:https://bjbabs.org/index.php/bjbabs/article/view/64
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description Cancer is one of the most common diseases around the world and the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease. Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer type among Iraqi women, as it represents the highest percentage of malignant tumors in women until 2018. Therefore, women should be aware of the aggravation of this disease, the importance of the periodic examination for early detection for breast cancer, and following the most appropriate means for the treatment to get recovered and, thus, to reduce mortality. To fight cancer, there is an urgent need to search for new effective anticancer therapies that alter the molecular biology of tumor cells, stimulate the immune system, or specifically deliver chemotherapy factors directly to cancer cells without affecting normal cells and reducing the side effects of treatments. In this context, this paper aimed to highlight the therapeutic approaches used in the current researches of breast cancer treatment. Accumulated evidence showed that medicinal plants extracts, virotherapies, and nanomaterials can serve as anticancer agents. The proposed mechanisms were discussed and presented in this review.
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spelling doaj-art-9a8a95eec27549668a83eefa40bd55202025-08-20T02:40:00ZengCollege of Medicine, Al-Nahrain UniversityBaghdad Journal of Biochemistry and Applied Biological Sciences2706-99152022-03-013141610.47419/bjbabs.v3i01.64A review on breast cancer in Iraq and future therapies insightsNawfal N. Alrawi0Rawah Preparatory School for Boys, Directorate of Anbar Education, Iraqi Ministry of Education, Rawa, IraqCancer is one of the most common diseases around the world and the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease. Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer type among Iraqi women, as it represents the highest percentage of malignant tumors in women until 2018. Therefore, women should be aware of the aggravation of this disease, the importance of the periodic examination for early detection for breast cancer, and following the most appropriate means for the treatment to get recovered and, thus, to reduce mortality. To fight cancer, there is an urgent need to search for new effective anticancer therapies that alter the molecular biology of tumor cells, stimulate the immune system, or specifically deliver chemotherapy factors directly to cancer cells without affecting normal cells and reducing the side effects of treatments. In this context, this paper aimed to highlight the therapeutic approaches used in the current researches of breast cancer treatment. Accumulated evidence showed that medicinal plants extracts, virotherapies, and nanomaterials can serve as anticancer agents. The proposed mechanisms were discussed and presented in this review.https://bjbabs.org/index.php/bjbabs/article/view/64breast canceralternative therapiescancer cellsnanomaterialsvirotherapy
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A review on breast cancer in Iraq and future therapies insights
Baghdad Journal of Biochemistry and Applied Biological Sciences
breast cancer
alternative therapies
cancer cells
nanomaterials
virotherapy
title A review on breast cancer in Iraq and future therapies insights
title_full A review on breast cancer in Iraq and future therapies insights
title_fullStr A review on breast cancer in Iraq and future therapies insights
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title_short A review on breast cancer in Iraq and future therapies insights
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topic breast cancer
alternative therapies
cancer cells
nanomaterials
virotherapy
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