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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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Recalibrating the kidney failure risk equation for a Mediterranean European population: reducing age and sex inequality

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionChronic kidney disease (CKD) patients may develop kidney failure (KF), receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT) in some cases. The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE-4), predicting RRT risk, is widely validated but not in a primary care ...
Daniel Bundó-Luque, Daniel Bundó-Luque, Daniel Bundó-Luque, Oriol Cunillera-Puértolas, Oriol Cunillera-Puértolas, Sílvia Cobo-Guerrero, Sílvia Cobo-Guerrero, José Romano, José Romano, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, José Alberto Domínguez-Alonso, José Alberto Domínguez-Alonso, Josep Maria Cruzado, Josep Maria Cruzado, Josep Maria Cruzado, Betlem Salvador-González, Betlem Salvador-González   +17 more
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Competing Risks of Cancer and Non-Cancer Mortality When Accompanied by Lifestyle-Related Factors—A Prospective Cohort Study in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Frontiers in Oncology, 2020
BackgroundThe study aimed to identify the association between the lifestyle-related factors and the cancer-specific, or non-cancer-specific mortality, when accompanied by a competing risk. Two statistical methods were applied, i.e., cause-specific hazard
Pawel Macek, Pawel Macek, Malgorzata Biskup, Malgorzata Biskup, Malgorzata Terek-Derszniak, Marta Manczuk, Halina Krol, Halina Krol, Edyta Naszydlowska, Jolanta Smok-Kalwat, Stanislaw Gozdz, Stanislaw Gozdz, Marek Zak   +12 more
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Competing Risk Analysis of Outcomes of Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer Patients Undergoing Definitive Radiotherapy

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
PurposeWe investigated potential factors, including clinicopathological features, treatment modalities, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 level, tumor responses correlating with overall survival (OS), local progression (
Yi-Lun Chen, Chiao-Ling Tsai, Chiao-Ling Tsai, Jason Chia-Hsien Cheng, Jason Chia-Hsien Cheng, Jason Chia-Hsien Cheng, Chun-Wei Wang, Chun-Wei Wang, Chun-Wei Wang, Chun-Wei Wang, Shih-Hung Yang, Shih-Hung Yang, Yu-Wen Tien, Sung-Hsin Kuo, Sung-Hsin Kuo, Sung-Hsin Kuo, Sung-Hsin Kuo   +16 more
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Instrumental variable with competing risk model [PDF]

Statistics in Medicine, 2016
In this paper, we discuss causal inference on the efficacy of a treatment or medication on a time‐to‐event outcome with competing risks. Although the treatment group can be randomized, there can be confoundings between the compliance and the outcome ...
C. Zheng, Ran Dai, P. Hari, Mei‐jie Zhang   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Osteosarcoma: Local Control Outcomes With Dosimetric Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Osteosarcoma is a radioresistant tumor that may benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for locoregional control in metastatic/recurrent disease. We report institutional practice patterns, outcomes, toxicity, and failures in osteosarcoma patients treated with SBRT.
Jenna Kocsis, Shauna R. Campbell, Jonathan Jang, Eashwar Somasundaram, Chandana A. Reddy, Jacob G. Scott, Lilyana Angelov, Peter M. Anderson, Matteo Trucco, Zachary Burke, Lukas Nystrom, Nathan Mesko, Anthony Magnelli, Erin S. Murphy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Features of survival analysis on patients on the «waiting list» for kidney transplantation

Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2019
Survival analysis is one of the most common methods of statistical analysis in medicine. The statistical analysis of the transplantation (or death) probability dependent on the waiting time on the "waiting list" is a rare case when the survival analysis ...
A. B. Zulkarnaev
doaj   +1 more source

Inherent complexities of a multi-stakeholder approach to building community resilience [PDF]

, 2020
Enhancing community resilience has increasingly involved national and regional governments adopting a multi-stakeholder approach because of the potential interagency benefits.
Adekola, Josephine, Fischbacher-Smith, Denis, Fischbacher-Smith, Moira   +2 more
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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

African‐American men and prostate cancer‐specific mortality: a competing risk analysis of a large institutional cohort, 1989–2015

Cancer Medicine, 2018
Significant racial disparities in prostate cancer (PCa) outcomes have been reported, with African‐American men (AAM) more likely to endure adverse oncologic outcomes.
Vonetta L. Williams, S. Awasthi, A. Fink, J. Pow-Sang, Jong Y. Park, T. Gerke, K. Yamoah   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source