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Body height and the excess cancer risk in men

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? In cancers that affect both sexes, men usually have a higher risk than women. While this is often attributed to behavioral factors, such as exposure to environmental carcinogens, there may be an intrinsic biological mechanism involved. Tall stature has been associated with increased cancer risk.
Cecilia Radkiewicz, Gustaf Edgren, Arvid Sjölander, Emelie Benyi, Mats Lambe, Paul W. Dickman, Lars Sävendahl   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are the demographics for squamous cell cancer in the head and neck changing in the United Kingdom? [PDF]

, 2007
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is well known to be more common in men than women. Smoking and alcohol are the key risk factors causing such malignancies and there are several publications which have suggested that the prevalence of these diseases ...
Hassan, MA, Howard, DJ, Lund, VJ, Sackert, AA   +3 more
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Incidence and temporal trends of depression and anxiety following cancer diagnosis in Japan: Insights from the LIFE study

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Depression and anxiety are common but often under‐recognized among cancer patients. Using claims data from 14 municipalities in Japan, this study clarified the incidence and temporal trends of these conditions following cancer diagnosis over a 24‐month follow‐up period.
Kengo Kawaguchi, Megumi Maeda, Fumiko Murata, Makoto Endo, Yasuharu Nakashima, Haruhisa Fukuda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alterations and mechanistic insights of gut microbiota and its metabolites in type 2 diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease

iMetaOmics, EarlyView.
This narrative review uniquely addresses how gut microbiota‐derived metabolites mediate overlapping pathologies of insulin resistance, neuroinflammation, and amyloidogenesis in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), proposing a framework for dual therapeutic targeting.
Guangyi Xu, Yu An, Yage Du, Zhaoming Cao, Jie Zheng, Jingya Wang, Tingyi Li, Xingen Lei, Yanhui Lu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduction of head and neck cancer risk following smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open
Objective Head and neck (HN) cancer comprises the neoplasms originating from the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx. We aimed at reviewing the available literature on the effect of smoking cessation on HN cancer risk.Method We conducted a systematic search ...
Paolo Boffetta, Malak Khalifeh, Pamela Ginex   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Remembering the forgotten child: the role of immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with human immunod eficiency virus and cancer. [PDF]

, 2019
Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have a high risk of developing virally-mediated cancers. These tumors have several features that could make them vulnerable to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) including, but not limited to ...
Adashek, Jacob J, Galanina, Natalie, Junior, Pedro Nazareth Aguiar, Kurzrock, Razelle   +3 more
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Case Report and Literature Review: Intrathyroid Thymic Carcinoma

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
This case report highlights the challenges in diagnosing intrathyroid thymic carcinoma (ITTC), a rare thyroid tumor, and underscores the importance of postoperative pathology for confirmation. The study emphasizes the good prognosis of ITTC with appropriate surgical management.
Jia‐Yue Sun, Ji Qi, Yi‐Lin Hou, Yun‐Fei Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconstrucción de defectos faríngeos [PDF]

, 2009
Reconstruction of pharyngeal defects continues to present a clinical challenge for the head and neck surgeon. We have different reconstructive options to preserve speech, airway, and swallowing functions.
Alcalde, J. (Juan), Gimeno-Vilar, C. (Carlos), Manrique-Huarte, R. (Raquel), Montes-Jovellar, L. (Lourdes), Sanhueza, I. (Ignacio)   +4 more
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Folate intake and the risk of oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer: A pooled analysis within the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium. [PDF]

, 2014
There are suggestions of an inverse association between folate intake and serum folate levels and the risk of oral cavity and pharyngeal cancers (OPCs), but most studies are limited in sample size, with only few reporting information on the source of ...
Almadori, Andersson, Aune, Bailey, Barak, Blot, Blount, Boccia, Bosetti, Botto, Bravi, Chuang, Conway, Cui, D'Avanzo, De Stefani, DerSimonian, Divaris, Duthie, Globocan 2012 v1.0, Gnagnarella, Gnagnarella, Graziano, Hannon-Fletcher, Hashibe, Heimburger, Higgins, Higgins, Jayaprakash, Leoncini, Leoncini, Levi, Lucock, Mason, Matsuo, McLaughlin, Pelucchi, Peters, Piyathilake, Rothman, Rothman, Rozen, Schantz, Shanmugham, Smith, Suzuki, Tio, Vecchia, Weinstein, Winn, Zhuo   +50 more
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Sonographic Anatomy and Imaging of the Extracranial Component of the Hypoglossal Nerve (CNXII)

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
The hypoglossal nerve (HN) provides motor innervation to tongue muscles responsible for tongue movement, speech, mastication, swallowing, respiratory functions and management of oral secretions. The intracranial component of the HN can be demonstrated on magnetic resonance imaging and the extracranial component can be demonstrated with sonographic ...
Michelle Fenech, Jodie Gallagher, Laurelie R. Wishart, Clare Berry, Michael Foster‐Greenwood   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source