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Challenges in the future of cancer screening

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of cancer screening is to reduce mortality, and ideally incidence, from the cancer screened for. Until recently, cancer screening has been offered to all persons in pre‐defined sex‐ and age‐groups. The exception is lung screening which is targeted to high‐risk individuals.
Elsebeth Lynge, Berit Andersen, Stig E. Bojesen, Lone Kjeld Petersen, Mickael Bech, Martin Bøgsted, Mie Seest Dam, Søren Egstrand, Anne Mette Fløe Hvass, Camilla J. Kobylecki, Kristina Lång, Mads Nielsen, Giorgi Paolo Rossi, Michael Stenger, Ilse Vejborg, Future of Cancer Screening Working Group, Vibe Munk Bertelsen, Janne Bigaard, Karen Omann Binderup, Lennart Friis‐Hansen, Stine Bisgaard Greve, Jessica Xin Hjaltelin, Rikke Hedegaard Jensen, Gitte Jessing, Pia Kirkegaard, Mette Hartmann Nonboe, Tina Bech Olesen, Katrine Stolberg, Signe Bülow Therkildsen, Mette Kielsholm Thomsen   +29 more
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Secular trends of age at menarche and the effect of famine exposure on age at menarche in rural Chinese women

Annals of Human Biology, 2022
Background Over the past few decades, more studies have suggested that the age at menarche (AAM) has continued to decline. However, the AAM for women in resource-constrained areas is not clear. Moreover, the association between the Chinese famine and AAM
Xueyan Wu, Lei Bao, Zhen Du, Xiaotian Liu, Wei Liao, Ning Kang, Chunyang Sun, Tanko Abdulai, Zhihan Zhai, Chongjian Wang, Yuqian Li   +10 more
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The association between early menarche and higher-risk cardiometabolic profile: a dose–response analysis of the Tabari cohort at enrollment phase

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
ObjectivesThe association between age at menarche and higher-risk cardiometabolic factors is controversial and more strands of evidence are required.
Motahareh Kheradmand, Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi, Zohreh Shahhosseini, Razie Mirjalili, Mahmood Moosazadeh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlation of age at menarche and height in Iranian student girls living in Gorgan -Northeast of Iran [PDF]

, 2008
Objective: To see the association of age at menarche with adult height in girls living in Gorgan - North of Iran. Methods: This study included 100 female university students (aged 18-21 years) born between 1985-1988 and 200 intermediate school students ...
Gharravi, A.M., Gharravi, S., Golalipour, M.J., Marjani, A., Moradi, A.   +4 more
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Pubertal timing and incident uterine cancer in the Sister Study cohort

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Younger age at menarche is an established risk factor for uterine cancer. Age at onset of breast development (thelarche), the earliest marker of pubertal estrogen exposure unopposed by progesterone, may also be relevant to uterine cancer risk, but this association has not been explored. Using data from the US prospective Sister Study cohort,
Ariayana N. Harrell, Katie M. O'Brien, Natalie D. Shaw, Dale P. Sandler, Mandy Goldberg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pubertal timing and breast density in young women: a prospective cohort study. [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND:Earlier age at onset of pubertal events and longer intervals between them (tempo) have been associated with increased breast cancer risk. It is unknown whether the timing and tempo of puberty are associated with adult breast density, which ...
Dorgan, Joanne F, Hoover, Robert N, Houghton, Lauren C, Hylton, Nola M, Jung, Seungyoun, Klifa, Catherine, LeBlanc, Erin S, Paris, Kenneth, Shepherd, John A, Snetselaar, Linda G, Troisi, Rebecca, Van Horn, Linda   +11 more
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The cervico‐vaginal DNA methylation WID‐qEC test: An epigenetic marker associated with ovarian cancer in the absence of endometrial and cervical cancer

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? The DNA methylation‐based WID‐qEC test has been validated for the accurate detection of endometrial and cervical cancers using cervico‐vaginal samples. However, a small proportion of women test positive despite the absence of these cancers. This study explored the associated biological and clinical characteristics to inform potential follow‐
Elisa Redl, Chiara Herzog, Charlotte Vavourakis, James Barrett, Allison Jones, Iona Evans, Daniel Reisel, Ranjit Manchanda, Line Bjørge, Michal Zikan, David Cibula, Twana Alkasalias, Angelique Flöter Rådestad, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Louis Dubeau, Nicola MacDonald, Davor Jurkovic, Nora Pashayan, Martin Widschwendter   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal trend of age at menarche in Korean females born between 1927 and 2004: a population-based study

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundsThe age at menarche has decreased worldwide. Previous studies on Korean adolescents have reported a downward trend in age at menarche. This study aimed to investigate the current trends in age at menarche among Korean adolescents using ...
Da Hye Lee, Jaehyun Kim, Jaehyun Kim, Hwa Young Kim, Hwa Young Kim   +4 more
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Age at menarche in Sardinia (Italy)

Annals of Human Biology, 1987
The median age at menarche in 1080 Sardinian girls (ages 11.00-16.49 years) was calculated with the status quo method and probit analysis as 12.78 +/- 0.06 years.
Floris G., Murgia E., Sanciu G. M., SANNA, EMANUELE   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Description et évaluation d'un réseau d'épidémiosurveillance des pathologies porcines mis en place dans un district du Nord Vietnam [PDF]

, 2004
Background and objective: Early menarche is increasing in prevalence worldwide, prompting clinical andpublic health interest on its links with pulmonary function.
Abramson, MJ, Bowatte, G, Bui, DS, Burgess, JA, Campbell, B, Dharmage, SC, Frith, PA, Garcia-Aymerich, J, Giles, GG, Gomez Real, F, Hamilton, GS, Jarvis, D, Johns, DP, Leynaert, B, Lodge, CJ, Lowe, AJ, Matheson, MC, Mishra, G, Perret, JL, Simpson, JA, Thomas, PS, Walters, EH   +21 more
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