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Exploring the relation of active surveillance schedules and prostate cancer mortality

Cancer Medicine
Background Active surveillance (AS), where treatment is deferred until cancer progression is detected by a biopsy, is acknowledged as a way to reduce overtreatment in prostate cancer.
Zhenwei Yang, Eveline A. M. Heijnsdijk, Lisa F. Newcomb, Dimitris Rizopoulos, Nicole S. Erler   +4 more
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Cancer situation in China: what does the China cancer map indicate from the first national death survey to the latest cancer registration?

Cancer Communications, 2023
Background Over the past four decades, the Chinese government has conducted three surveys on the distribution of causes of death and built cancer registration.
Ruimei Feng, Qingling Su, Xiaoyin Huang, Til Basnet, Xin Xu, Weimin Ye   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The association between biomarkers of acrylamide and cancer mortality in U.S. adult population: Evidence from NHANES 2003-2014

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
The association between acrylamide (AA) and the development of cancer has been extensively discussed but the results remained controversial, especially in population studies.
Wenbo Gu, Jiacheng Zhang, Chunling Ren, Yang Gao, Tongfang Zhang, Yujia Long, Wei Wei, Shaoying Hou, Changhao Sun, Changhong Wang, Wenbo Jiang, Junfei Zhao   +11 more
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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cancer control measures have prevented 230,000 deaths in Australia since the mid-1980s

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Objective: To estimate the lives saved because of cancer control measures implemented in Australia, since age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) have been available. Methods: Secondary data analysis using publicly available data.
Brigid M. Lynch, Matthew T. Warkentin, Melissa M. Moore, Todd Harper, Craig Sinclair, Sue Evans, Graham G. Giles, Darren R. Brenner, Roger L. Milne   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alcoholic liver disease in relation to cancer incidence and mortality: Findings from a large, matched cohort study in South Korea

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Aim To estimate the risk of cancer incidence and mortality among patients with alcoholic liver disease in South Korea. Methods A matched cohort study was conducted, including 1,042,185 men (alcoholic liver disease cases: 208,437; controls: 833,748) and ...
Thi Phuong Thao Tran, Minji Han, Ngoc Minh Luu, Jin‐Kyoung Oh   +3 more
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Cancer mortality among woodworkers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1984
AbstractThe mortality experience of 10,322 men employed in woodworking industries was compared with that of 406,798 nonwoodworkers. All subjects were enrolled in an American Cancer Society study and followed prospectively from 1959 through 1972. Age‐adjusted rates of death from all causes and from all cancers were not higher in the woodworker group ...
Stellman, Steven D., Garfinkel, Lawrence
openaire   +4 more sources

Venetoclax‐Based Therapy as a Bridge to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) pediatric acute leukemia carries a dismal prognosis, largely driven by chemoresistance to conventional salvage therapy. The BH3‐mimetic venetoclax, combined with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents, has demonstrated efficacy in small clinical trials.
Katherine S. Colman, Deborah Meyran, Vajiranee Malalasekera, Heather Weerdenburg, Janine Campbell, Rachel Conyers, Stacie Wang, Hannah Walker, Seong Lin Khaw, Diane Hanna   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimation of radiation doses and lifetime attributable risk of radiation-induced cancer in the uterus and prostate from abdomen pelvis CT examinations

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Computed tomography (CT) scans are one of the most common radiation imaging modalities, and CT scans are rising steadily worldwide. CT has the potential to enhance radiography practice, but it also has the risk of drastically increasing patient doses ...
Nasser Shubayr, Yazeed Alashban
doaj   +1 more source

Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source