Prognostic analysis and comparison of colon cancer in Han and Hui patients

AIM:To investigate the relevant prognostic factors and their differences between colorectal cancer(CRC)patients of Chinese Han and Hui ethnicities in the Beijing region.METHODS:A retrospective analysis of 880 patients diagnosed with CRC at Xuanwu Hospital,Capital Medical University between September 2001 and September2011 was performed.Among the 880 patients,398 and482 were Hui and Han,respectively.Characteristics including sex,age,diet,tumor size,primary tumor site,Dukes’stage and degree of differentiation were analyzed for their influence on prognosis.Data on dietary structures were recorded through a questionnaire survey conducted during the patient’s first visit,return visit or follow-up checkups.RESULTS:Among patients with colon cancer,the5-year survival rate for patients of Hui ethnicity was lower than that for Han patients(P=0.025).Six risk factors(age of onset,dietary structure,tumor size,Dukes’stage,location of cancer and degree of differentiation)in both Han and Hui patients were identified as prognostic factors(P<0.05).Multivariate analysis showed that age of onset(P=0.002),diet(P=0.000),Dukes’stage(P=0.000)and degree of differentiation(P=0.000)are prognostic factors affecting both ethnic groups.Comparison of prognostic factors between Han and Hui patients with CRC showed that dietary structure was a statistically significant factor,and diet varied significantly between the two ethnic groups.CONCLUSION:Dietary structure has a significant influence on colon cancer prognosis among Han and Hui patients with colon cancer in Beijing,which may cause a difference in their survival rates.

FeCo-N encapsuled in nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as bifunctional electrocatalysts with a high stability for zinc air batteries

For zinc air batteries,a non-noble metal-based electrocatalyst with a high performance and stability in oxygen evolution reaction(OER)and oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)is imperative in application.Herein,a catalyst based on FeCo-N encapsuled in nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes has been prepared,which provides an implementable method to design controlled structures with excellent bifunction al electrocatalytic activities.By adjusting the molar ratio of two metals,the synthesized FeCo-N-C catalyst delivers a competitive ORR and OER performance compared with commercial Pt/C and IrO_(2),performing a low overvoltage gap between ORR(E_(1/2))and OER(E_(j=10))of 0.8 V.Moreover,as a promising cathode in zinc air battery,the FeCo-N-C catalyst possesses an affirmative stability of over 100 h and large power density(129 mW·cm^(-2)).This work demonstrates that FeCo-N-C is one of the most promising catalysts for zinc air batteries and provides a possibility for exploration of batteries with high stability by adjusting the molar ratio of metals in the catalysts.