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Can dexmedetomidine be effective in the protection of radiotherapy-induced brain damage in the rat?
Çınar, Seda; Tümkaya, Levent; Mercantepe, Tolga; Saral, Sinan; Rakıcı, Sema; Yılmaz, Adnan; Topçu, Atilla; Şen, Ahmet; Karakaş, Sibel (Springer, 2021)Approximately 7 million people are reported to be undergoing radiotherapy (RT) at any one time in the world. However, it is still not possible to prevent damage to secondary organs that are off-target. This study, therefore, ... -
Can you draw the picture of happiness- Treatment of a young woman with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic
Çetin, Bülent; Rakıcı, Sema; Gümüşay, Özge (Elsevier, 2020)40-year-old painter with breast cancer patient came to our clinic one month ago. The patient had a tachycardia and she was breathing rapidly, but there was no fever or anything else. All evidence pointed to extreme anxiety. ... -
Comparative effectiveness of two abbreviated rectal MRI protocols in assessing tumor response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer
Taşçı, Filiz; Metin, Yavuz; Metin, Nurgül Orhan; Rakıcı, Sema; Gözükara, Melih Gaffar; Taşçı, Erencan (Spandidos Publications, 2024)The present study aimed to compare the effective‑ ness of two abbreviated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols in assessing the response to neoadjuvant chemora‑ diotherapy (CRT) in patients with rectal cancer. Data ... -
Comparison of effects of dexmedetomidine and amifostine against X-ray radiation-induced parotid damage
Şafak, Gökhan; Çeliker, Metin; Tümkaya, Levent; Mercantepe, Tolga; Rakıcı, Sema; Çınar, Seda; Yılmaz, Adnan; Terzi, Suat; Demir, Emine; Erdivanlı, Özlem Çelebi; Coşkun, Zerrin Özergin; Karakaş, Sibel; Birinci, Mehmet; Dursun, Engin (Springer, 2022)Radiotherapy can be employed as a therapeutic modality alone in the early stages of cancer and is used together with other treatments such as surgery and chemotherapy in more advanced stages. However, exposure to ionizing ... -
The effects of N-acetylcysteine on radiotherapy-induced small intestinal damage in rats
Mercantepe, Filiz; Topçu, Atilla; Rakıcı, Sema; Tümkaya, Levent; Yılmaz, Adnan (Sage Publications Ltd, 2019)Six million cancer patients worldwide receive radiotherapy, either alone or in combination with other cancer treatments annually. the purpose of this study was to investigate, at the structural and molecular levels, the ... -
F-18-FDG PET/CT imaging of metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma mimicking gastric cancer which initial symptom is melena
Göksel, Sibel; Akın, Serkan; Akdoğan, Remzi Adnan; Rakıcı, Sema; Abdioğlu, Göksu Yavuz; Ayvaz, Muhammet Ali (Galenos Yayıncılık, 2021)Gastric metastasis of choriocarcinoma is rarely reported in the literature. This case report presents the case of multiple metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma mimicking gastric cancer, with melena as the initial symptom. ... -
Histopathological evaluation of the effects of dexmedetomidine against pituitary damage ınduced by X-ray irradiation
Mercantepe, Filiz; Tümkaya, Levent; Mercantepe, Tolga; Rakıcı, Sema (Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2022)Background: The present study, aimed to investigate the potential negative effects of x-ray radiation and the effects of the α2-adrenergic receptor agonist dexmedetomidine on the pituitary gland. Methods: Twenty-four ... -
An investigation of the effects of N-acetylcysteine on radiotherapy-induced testicular injury in rats
Topçu, Atilla; Mercantepe, Filiz; Rakıcı, Sema; Tümkaya, Levent; Uydu, Hüseyin Avni; Mercantepe, Tolga (Springer, 2019)According to data issued by the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2012, the estimated number of new cases of all types of cancer worldwide was estimated to exceed 10 million, and 6 million of whom receive ... -
Protective effect of whortleberry extract on salivary gland damage induced by neck irradiation in rats
Özgür, Abdulkadir; Terzi, Suat; Özdemir, Doğukan; Tümkaya, Levent; Rakıcı, Sema; Mercantepe, Tolga; Yılmaz, Adnan; Çeliker, Metin; Dursun, Engin (Sage Publications Inc, 2019)Radiotherapy is a method of treatment used on malignant head and neck tumors; however, it may lead to adverse effects by influencing other tissues because its effects are not specific to tumor tissues. These adverse effects ... -
The radioprotective effect of N-acetylcysteine against x-radiation-induced renal injury in rats
Mercantepe, Tolga; Topçu, Atilla; Rakıcı, Sema; Tümkaya, Levent; Yılmaz, Adnan; Mercantepe, Filiz (Springer Heidelberg, 2019)The purpose of this study was therefore to investigate the effects of radiotherapy on the kidney and the potential use of agents such as N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in developing a future therapeutic protocol for radiation-induced ... -
Radiotherapy in cancer treatment during the covid-19 pandemic: One year results from Northeast Turkey
Aynacı, Özlem; Serdar, Lasif; Rakıcı, Sema; Kazaz, Seher; Canyılmaz, Emine; Bahat, Zümrüt; Zengin, Ahmet Yaşar (Kare Publishing, 2022)OBJECTIVE The goal of this article was to assess the effects and consequences of strict measures in radiation oncology centers in northeastern Turkey during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic and to ensure that the ...