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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Nov 15, 2015; 7(11): 369-374
Published online Nov 15, 2015. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v7.i11.369
Published online Nov 15, 2015. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v7.i11.369
Does St. John’s Wort cause regression in gastrointestinal system adenocarcinomas?
Serap Karaarslan, Department of Pathology, Sifa University Faculty of Medicine, 35100 Izmir, Turkey
Suna Cokmert, Department of Medical Oncology, Sifa University Faculty of Medicine, 35100 Izmir, Turkey
Atilla Cokmez, Department of General Surgary, Sifa University Faculty of Medicine, 35100 Izmir, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this case report.
Institutional review board statement: Institutional Review Board statement was waived because of the retrospective characteristics of this report.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardians, provided informed written consent prior to case reports enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We declare that we have no conflict of interest.
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Correspondence to: Serap Karaarslan, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Sifa University Faculty of Medicine, Sanayi Caddesi No. 7, Bornova, 35100 Izmir, Turkey. serapkaraarslan@gmail.com
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Received: March 4, 2015
Peer-review started: March 10, 2015
First decision: May 19, 2015
Revised: August 1, 2015
Accepted: September 10, 2015
Article in press: September 16, 2015
Published online: November 15, 2015
Peer-review started: March 10, 2015
First decision: May 19, 2015
Revised: August 1, 2015
Accepted: September 10, 2015
Article in press: September 16, 2015
Published online: November 15, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: St. John’s Wort (SJW) is a well known herb that was used in treatment of many diseases during centuries. In this article we offer a perspective about the anti-tumoral effect of SJW with possible mechanisms and pathological data in three gastrointestinal cancer cases, where usage of SJW was identified in history questioning because of tumor regression and intensive inflammatory host reaction following pathological examination.