Tyrol Prostate Cancer Demonstration Project : early detection, treatment, outcome, incidence and mortality [PDF]
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a well-controlled programme of early detection and treatment of prostate cancer in the population of Tyrol, Austria, where such a programme of early detection and treatment was initiated in 1988 and where
Severi, Gianluca +13 more
core +4 more sources
Blood pressure and site-specific cancer mortality: evidence from the original Whitehall study. [PDF]
Studies relating blood pressure to cancer risk have some shortcomings and have revealed inconsistent findings. In 17498 middle-aged London-based government employees we related systolic and diastolic blood pressure recorded at baseline examination (1967 ...
Marmot, MG +10 more
core +1 more source
Thirty-day postoperative mortality after colorectal cancer surgery in England. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To assess the variation in risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality for patients with colorectal cancer between hospital trusts within the English NHS.
Quirke, Philip +15 more
core +1 more source
Hyperparathyroidism: Cancer and Mortality
Hyperparathyroidism is a commoner endocrinopathy today with a large number of asymptomatic patients in contrast to the scenario five decades ago. Surgery is indicated for patients fulfilling the NIH criteria who are mostly symptomatic while individuals with mild disease are managed conservatively.
Soumik Goswami, Sujoy Ghosh
openaire +3 more sources
High Altitude and Cancer Mortality [PDF]
Thiersch, Markus, and Erik R. Swenson. High altitude and cancer mortality. High Alt Med Biol 00:000-000, 2017.-Humans living at high altitude (HA) are exposed to chronic (hypobaric) hypoxia. Despite the permanent stress of hypoxic exposure, humans populating HA areas have reduced cancer mortality over a broad spectrum of cancer types.
Thiersch, Markus, Swenson, Erik R
openaire +3 more sources
Increased cardiovascular mortality more than fifteen years after radiotherapy for breast cancer: a population-based study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Breast radiotherapy as practised in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in significant myocardial exposure, and this was higher when the left breast was treated.
Putcha, V +24 more
core +4 more sources
Background and Objectives: Olive oil is a key component of a traditional Mediterranean Diet and its cardiovascular health benefits have been well documented in large cohorts worldwide [...]
Emilia Ruggiero +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Associations of Alcohol Consumption with All-Cause and Cancer Mortalities in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Nationwide Population Cohort Study [PDF]
Background To investigate the impact of alcohol consumption on all-cause and cancer mortalities in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods This nationwide cohort study included Korean patients with T2D aged >20 years from a national health exams ...
Da Yeon Lee +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Total and cause-specific mortality associated with meat intake in a large cohort study in Korea
BackgroundAsia has experienced a large increase in meat intake in the past decade, yet the health impact of meat intake is not well studied.ObjectiveWe examined the association of meat intake with all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD ...
Anthony Kityo +3 more
doaj +1 more source
ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to assess the correlation between composite dietary antioxidant index (CDAI) with all-cause mortality and cause-specific mortality in adults with hypertension.MethodsThe cohort study comprised adult participants ...
Huali Qin, Li Shen, Danyan Xu
doaj +1 more source

