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Surveillance of seroepidemiology and morbidity of Chagas disease in the Negro River, Brazilian Amazon

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
BACKGROUND Chagas disease in the Brazilian Amazon Region was previously regarded as an enzootic disease of wild animals. More recently, in situations where humans have penetrated the wild ecotope or where triatomines and/or wild animals (marsupials) have
José Rodrigues Coura, Angela CV Junqueira, João Marcos BB Ferreira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metastatic Cutaneous Adnexal Carcinoma of the Head and Neck With Durable Response to an Aromatase Inhibitor Combined With a Cyclin‐Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitor

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cutaneous adnexal carcinomas are a very rare group of cancers arising from appendageal structures of the skin. More than half occur in the head and neck region. No standard treatments exist for metastatic disease. Methods A 48‐year‐old postmenopausal female presented with an enlarging scalp lesion.
Nilesh Kapoor, Manasa Narasimman, Travis Vandergriff, Amy L. Jones   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Management of Tuberous Sclerosis

Kidney360
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a highly variable autosomal dominant disease characterized by dysregulated organ development and growth. Benign tumors, termed hamartomas, may occur across organ systems but typically involve the kidney, brain, skin ...
Jielu Hao Robichaud, Humayra Afrin, Vicente E. Torres, Navin R. Gupta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

'How compliant do we want to be with the colonoscopy surveillance guidelines?'

, 2007
Objective: To assess the referral practice for surveillance colonoscopy amongst clinicians and to measure whether practice was inline with the current Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) and the British Society of ...
Basnyat, P.S., Chivers, K.C., Taffinder, N.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of the performance of the Influenza-like Illness (ILI) surveillance system in the Okai Koi North District, Greater Accra Region, 2022.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundInfluenza-like Illness (ILI) caused by the influenza virus, causes morbidity in Ghana. Records of ILI outbreaks in recent times and the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted surveillance activities, raises the quest to evaluate the ILI surveillance ...
Doris Aboagyewaa Edu-Quansah, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Elijah Paa Edu-Quansah, Anthony Baffour Appiah, Charles Lwanga Noora, Ivy Asantewaa Asante, Dennis Laryea, Ernest Kenu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cancer pattern in Bhutan (2014–2022): Findings from population‐based cancer registry—A pathway to monitor cancer control activities

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? The establishment in 2014 of the population‐based cancer registry (PBCR) of Bhutan created new opportunities for understanding national cancer trends, which previously were anticipated from data in neighbouring countries. This study presents the first nine‐year summary of cancer patterns in Bhutan, derived from PBCR data. From 2014 to 2022,
Phub Tshering, Ugyen Tshomo, Meera Chetri, Sumitra Suberi, Yangdon Yangdon, Laigden Dzed, Tshewang Lhadon, Sonali Bagal, Sharyu Mhamane, Atul Budukh   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nonavalent HPV vaccine to prevent recurrent anal or vulvar high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (VIVA trial): A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Anal and vulvar high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) frequently recur following treatment. Additional genital and anal procedures, however, can be distressing for patients and are potentially disfiguring. This trial assessed whether the 9‐valent human papillomavirus (9vHPV) vaccine reduces HSIL recurrence risk or HPV ...
Helen C. Stankiewicz Karita, Amalia S. Magaret, David R. Doody, Jeffrey T. Schouten, Constance Mao, Warner K. Huh, Verena S. Grieco, Matthew A. Seymour, Dana Varon, Kelly H. Shrader, Long Fu Xi, Denise A. Galloway, Anna Wald, Margaret M. Madeleine   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development Of A Surveillance System For Potability Of Water In Rural Areas

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 1998
Research question: Whether establishment of a water surveillance system in rural areas and concomitant action in event of detection of contamination will have an impact on diarrhoea related morbidity and mortality. Hypothesis: 1.
Gandotra V.K, Gupta Satish, Kaur P
doaj  

Long‐term association of physical activity with survival by primary cancer treatment in endometrial cancer: The Alberta Endometrial Cancer Cohort Study

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Accumulating evidence suggests a beneficial role of physical activity in cancer. However, it is unclear whether associations between physical activity and cancer outcomes vary by cancer treatment. Based on more than 16 years of follow‐up data from a cohort of endometrial cancer survivors, this study reveals that associations between ...
Minsuk Oh, Ki‐Yong An, Dong Hoon Lee, Renée L. Kokts‐Porietis, Linda S. Cook, Christine M. Friedenreich, Justin Y. Jeon, Kerry S. Courneya   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cohort study of standardized treatment pathways by multidisciplinary tumor board decision making in patients with salivary gland malignancies

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? The overall survival of patients with salivary gland malignancies has shown limited progress. Here, the authors evaluated the impact of establishing a multidisciplinary tumor board to ensure standardized diagnostic and treatment procedures at a certified cancer center.
Nils Feldmann, Gunnar Wichmann, Andreas Dietz, Markus Pirlich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source