The time has come to make cervical cancer prevention an essential part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services for HIV-positive women in low-income countries. [PDF]
, 2015 IntroductionHIV and cervical cancer are intersecting epidemics that disproportionately affect one of the most vulnerable populations in the world: women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Cohen, Craig R +3 more
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Advances in Preventive Therapy for Estrogen-Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer. [PDF]
, 2014 Preventing breast cancer is an effective strategy for reducing breast cancer deaths. The purpose of chemoprevention (also termed preventive therapy) is to reduce cancer incidence by use of natural, synthetic, or biological agents.
Brown, Powel H, Litzenburger, Beate C
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Aspirin and the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases. An Approach Based on Individualized, Integrated Estimation of Risk [PDF]
, 2017 While the use of aspirin in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular (CVD) is well established, aspirin in primary prevention is not systematically recommended because the absolute CV event reduction is similar to the absolute excess in major bleedings.
Battistoni, Allegra +4 more
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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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Ethical hurdles in the prioritization of oncology care [PDF]
, 2016 With finite resources, healthcare payers must make difficult choices regarding spending and the ethical distribution of funds. Here, we describe some of the ethical issues surrounding inequity in healthcare in nine major European countries, using cancer ...
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Targeted therapy for breast cancer prevention. [PDF]
, 2013 With a better understanding of the etiology of breast cancer, molecularly targeted drugs have been developed and are being testing for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer.
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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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The two-stage clonal expansion model in occupational cancer epidemiology: Results from three cohort studies [PDF]
, 2010 Copyright © 2010 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. All rights reserved.Objectives: The objective of this work was to apply the two-stage clonal expansion model, with the intention to expand the literature on epidemiological applications of the model and ...
Gore, R, Kriebel, D, Zeka, A
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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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Environmental chemical exposures and breast cancer [PDF]
, 2016 As a hormone-sensitive condition with no single identifiable cause, breast cancer is a major health problem. It is characterized by a wide range of contributing factors and exposures occurring in different combinations and strengths across a lifetime ...
Plant, J, Stanley, E, Voulvoulis, N
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