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BMC Cancer, 2021 Objective Plasma Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA is considered a biomarker for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, its long-term role in NPC development is unclear.
Wen-Jie Chen +7 more
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Non-linear association between serum folate concentrations and dyslipidemia: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016-2018 [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2022 OBJECTIVES We aimed to evaluate the association between serum folate concentrations and the prevalence of dyslipidemia. METHODS A total of 4,477 adults (2,019 male and 2,458 female) enrolled in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ...
Taiyue Jin +3 more
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JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2013 SummaryPrevention signifies the avoidance of diseases. It also includes the early detection of diseases and taking measures to avoid worsening of an existing disease. Prevention is divided into primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.The prevention of skin cancer is particularly important due to the rising incidence of skin cancer in recent years ...
Thomas, Kornek, Matthias, Augustin
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Prostate cancer prevention [PDF]
Current Opinion in Urology, 2004 Prostate cancer, a common cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world, ought to be a preventable disease. This review focuses on prostate cancer prevention in the context of new mechanistic insights into human prostatic carcinogenesis.Evidence is accumulating to implicate infection and inflammation as contributors to prostate cancer ...
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Breast Cancer Prevention [PDF]
The Oncologist, 1999 Abstract Epidemiological, experimental, and clinical data strongly support the possibility that breast cancer will be prevented by using anti-estrogenic interventions in healthy women. Three trials involving over 20,000 women have so far been reported using tamoxifen 20 mg/day or placebo in healthy women to chemoprevent breast cancer ...
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Evolution of a Systematic Approach to Smoking Cessation in Ontario’s Regional Cancer Centres
Current Oncology, 2022 Smoking cessation after a cancer diagnosis can significantly improve a person’s prognosis, treatment efficacy and safety, and quality of life. In 2012, Cancer Care Ontario (now part of Ontario Health) introduced a Framework for Smoking Cessation, to be ...
Erin Cameron +7 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2019 Background Relatively little is known about which characteristics of smokers are related to choosing a specific type of smoking cessation service. The user characteristics of different smoking cessation services were compared to determine the service ...
Bo Yoon Jeong +3 more
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Colorectal cancer prevention [PDF]
Clinical and Translational Oncology, 2009 olorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health problem in Western countries. In Spain it represents approximately 15% of all tumours, with over 25,000 new cases recorded each year. It is the second leading cause of death due to cancer, causing over 13,000 deaths per year. In Spain the mean survival rate for CRC five years after diagnosis is 48%.
M, Andreu +7 more
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Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health, 2022 Background: the knowledge of sojourn time (the duration of the preclinical screen-detectable period) and screening test sensitivity is crucial for understanding the disease progression and the effectiveness of screening programmes.
Leonardo Ventura +5 more
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Gender differences in awareness and practices of cancer prevention recommendations in Korea: a cross-sectional survey [PDF]
Epidemiology and HealthOBJECTIVES Gender is a major determinant of health behaviors that influences cancer prevention awareness and practices. This study investigated the relationship of the awareness and practice rates of cancer prevention recommendations with gender and ...
Yoonjoo Choi +5 more
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