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    Long-Term Outcomes of Türkiye's First Population-Based Mammography Screening Program: a Decade of Breast Cancer Detection and Survival Analysis in Bahçeşehir
    (Bmc, 2025) Ozcinar, Beyza; Aribal, Erkin; Cabioglu, Neslihan; Gurdal, Sibel Ozkan; Varol, Gamze; Akyurt, Nuran; Ozmen, Vahit
    BackgroundThe Bah & ccedil;e & scedil;ehir population-based mammography screening program (BMSP) is an example of T & uuml;rkiye's first population-based screening program. This study aims to reveal the successful implementation of population-based secreening program in one of the low- and middle-income countries, T & uuml;rkiye and long-term results of patients diagnosed with breast cancer during BMSP. MethodsThis study was conducted between 2009 and 2019, in the Bah & ccedil;e & scedil;ehir county of Istanbul. Women between the ages of 40 and 69 living in this region were invited every two years to undergo clinical breast examination (CBE) and mammography screening. All data was recorded in a dedicated software program. Women diagnosed with breast cancer were followed as a separate cohort. ResultsDuring the 10-year screening period, 8,825 women were screened and 146 (1.7%) breast cancers were detected. The median age at diagnosis for these patients was 52.9 years (40-69). The risk of breast cancer was 1.39 times higher (95% CI: 1.01-1.93) in women aged >= 50 compared to those less than 50 years (p = 0.045). The Cox regression analysis revealed that age at first birth, and number of births were significant predictors of breast cancer risk (p < 0.001, and p = 0.011). The breast cancer rate tends to increase as the breast density category progresses from A to D (p < 0.001). The median follow-up time for 146 breast cancer patients was 95.3 months. The 10-year breast cancer specific survival rate was 85%. ConclusionsThis study demonstrates that with a committed team and sufficient infrastructure, screening mammography can be effectively carried out in T & uuml;rkiye, leading to early detection and lower mortality rates. The recommended age to commence screening is 40 years old.
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    Optimization of Biotransformation Processes of <i>camarosporium Laburnicola</I> To Improve Production Yields of Potent Telomerase Activators
    (Bmc, 2024) Kuecueksolak, Melis; Coban, Hasan Bugra; Bedir, Erdal
    Background Telomerase activators are promising agents for the healthy aging process and the treatment/prevention of short telomere-related and age-related diseases. The discovery of new telomerase activators and later optimizing their activities through chemical and biological transformations are crucial for the pharmaceutical sector. In our previous studies, several potent telomerase activators were discovered via fungal biotransformation, which in turn necessitated optimization of their production. It is practical to improve the production processes by implementing the design of experiment (DoE) strategy, leading to increased yield and productivity. In this study, we focused on optimizing biotransformation conditions utilizing Camarosporium laburnicola, a recently discovered filamentous fungus, to afford the target telomerase activators (E-CG-01, E-AG-01, and E-AG-02). Results DoE approaches were used to optimize the microbial biotransformation processes of C. laburnicola. Nine parameters were screened by Plackett-Burman Design, and three significant parameters (biotransformation time, temperature, shaking speed) were optimized using Central Composite Design. After conducting validation experiments, we were able to further enhance the production yield of target metabolites through scale-up studies in shake flasks (55.3-fold for E-AG-01, 13-fold for E-AG-02, and 1.96-fold for E-CG-01). Conclusion Following a process optimization study using C. laburnicola, a significant increase was achieved in the production yields. Thus, the present study demonstrates a promising methodology to increase the production yield of potent telomerase activators. Furthermore, C. laburnicola is identified as a potential biocatalyst for further industrial utilization.