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BackgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Lysosomes are organelles that play an important role in cancer progression by breaking down biomolecules.
Wenhua Li+14 more
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Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) is caused by the metacestode of Echinococcus multilocularis, which shows characteristics of malignant tumors with high mortality.
Nuernisha Alifu+10 more
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Mortality and Morbidity Trends: Is There Compression of Morbidity? [PDF]
This paper reviews trends in mortality and morbidity to evaluate whether there has been a compression of morbidity.Review of recent research and analysis of recent data for the United States relating mortality change to the length of life without 1 of 4 major diseases or loss of mobility functioning.Mortality declines have slowed down in the United ...
Crimmins, Eileen M+1 more
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Rethinking morbidity compression [PDF]
AbstractStudies of morbidity compression routinely report the average number of years spent in an unhealthy state but do not report variation in age at morbidity onset. Variation was highlighted by Fries (1980) as crucial for identifying disease postponement.
Alyson A. van Raalte+9 more
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Introduction Patients with schizophrenia frequently present with visual disturbances including hallucination, and this symptom is particularly prevalent in individuals with comorbid depressive disorders.
Jian Liu+9 more
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BackgroundPatient-reported outcomes, or subjective evaluations directly reflecting the patient’s views, feelings, and judgments, are now being used to evaluate the outcomes of care and treatment of people with schizophrenia.
Xiao Lin+15 more
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Background Comprehensive assessment of stunting disparity in Sierra-Leone has not been done so far. We aimed to document extent and over time dynamics of inequality in stunting in Sierra-Leone using approaches that facilitate implementation of ...
Gebretsadik Shibre+2 more
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Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) remains one of the world’s most debilitating parasitic infections and is a major contributor to poor health in many endemic countries. The provision of continuing care for all those affected by LF and its consequences
Suma T. Krishnasastry+2 more
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