Shuai Zhang

Integrated multi-omics analyses reveal the role of PAXX in colorectal cancer progression and the tumor immune microenvironment

Abstract PAXX is a DNA double-strand break repair factor involved in classical non-homologous end joining. Although elevated PAXX expression has been reported in colon cancer, its functional role and downstream mechanisms in colorectal cancer (CRC) remain incompletely defined. Th...

The relationship between preoperative anxiety, self-efficacy, and positive coping style in lung cancer patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Patients with lung cancer undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) may experience preoperative anxiety arising from cancer-related uncertainty and surgery-related concerns. Although VATS is less invasive than conventional thoracotomy, patients ma...