Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by Subject "Cancer"
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Appraisal of medical and exposure data to estimate the occupational carcinogenic risk in coal mines : a pilot study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Background: The coal mining environment presents the occupational hygienist with numerous challenges which need to be overcome on a daily basis. Workers employed in either underground or opencast coal mines run the risk ... -
Aspects of the usage of antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents in a section of the private health care sector
(North-West University, 2008)Cancer is a broad term used to describe more than 100 diseases that can affect any part of the body. Cancer is the uncontrollable division of abnormal cells in the human body, which can invade nearby tissue and spread ... -
Characterisation of naturally occurring radioactive materials in the Mozambique-to-Secunda gas pipeline
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)Internationally all oil and gas extraction and processing operations are required by authorities to monitor and report on accumulation of naturally occurring radioactive material, NORM, and technically enhanced naturally ... -
Characterization of circulating DNA as a biomarker for genetic aberrations in humans
(North-West University, 2006)Circulating DNA is fragments of DNA which can be found in the blood of healthy as well as diseased individuals. Higher levels of these nucleic acid molecules can be found in diseased and pregnant individuals in contrast ... -
Comparative study of the topical delivery of selected female hormones
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Intrinsic skin ageing is predominantly caused by a decrease in female hormones as menopause approaches. It is suggested that topical application of female hormones may treat these ageing symptoms. Unfortunately, the ... -
The effects of radiolabelled agents used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, on inflammatory cytokines
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)This study was conducted to determine the effects that two radiolabelled compounds have on the inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress biomarkers in xenograft Rowett nude (RNU) rat models. Safety and efficacy are of ... -
Engineering approach to highly-glycolytic cancer models and systems exploration of COVID-19 vascular complications
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)In this thesis, engineering approaches are applied to two major medical research diseases, namely cancer and coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). The first approach (Part A) provides new preclinical cell culture (in ... -
Helping significant others to cope with cancer related stress: a holistic, Scripture-based, pastoral model
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)With a cancer diagnosis, the patients as well as their family members are challenged to learn about the evolving illness, the treatment thereof, treatment-related side effects, prolonged hospitalisations and the overall ... -
Implementation of hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) system in a food service unit serving immuno-suppressed patient diets
(North-West University, 2006)Main aim: To supply recommendations to implement a Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) system in a hospital food service unit serving low bacterial diets in order to prevent or decrease the infection rates ... -
Metabolic energy management and cancer
(North-West University, 2007)This study examined the energy dependence of cancer cells. Glucose was found to be their main energy source. It seems possible to use this dependence to advantage in the fight against cancer. A novel experiment to reduce ...