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Screening for Lung Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2014
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations about the effectiveness of specific preventive care services for patients without related signs or symptoms.
Virginia A. Moyer
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Quiet quitting among healthcare professionals in hospital environments: a concept analysis and scoping review protocol

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction The post-COVID-19 pandemic era has seen a rise in ‘quiet quitting’, with employees limiting their efforts to fulfil assigned tasks without going beyond their designated responsibilities. The occurrence of quiet quitting in hospitals can have
Jaejin Kang, Hyekyung Kim, O. Cho
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Severe biventricular cardiomyopathy in both current and former long-term users of anabolic-androgenic steroids.

medRxiv, 2023
Aims Explore the cardiovascular effects of long-term anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS)-use in both current and former weightlifting AAS-users, and estimate the occurrence of severe reduced myocardial function and the impact of duration and amount of AAS.
Rang Abdullah, A. Bjørnebekk, L. Hauger, I. Hullstein, T. Edvardsen, K. Haugaa, V. Almaas   +6 more
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Next‐generation proteomics improves lung cancer risk prediction

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This is one of very few studies that used prediagnostic blood samples from participants of two large population‐based cohorts. We identified, evaluated, and validated an innovative protein marker model that outperformed an established risk prediction model and criteria employed by low‐dose computed tomography in lung cancer screening trials.
Megha Bhardwaj, Clara Frick, Ben Schöttker, Bernd Holleczek, Hermann Brenner   +4 more
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Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian, Katharine E. Roberts, Michelle Hall, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Angelo Sabag, Karoline Moe, Ana Paula Carvalho‐e‐Silva, Emily J. Callander, Paulo H. Ferreira   +8 more
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State-Specific Prevalence of Adult Tobacco Product Use and Cigarette Smoking Cessation Behaviors, United States, 2018–2019

Preventing Chronic Disease, 2023
Introduction Increasing quitting among people who smoke cigarettes is the quickest approach to reducing tobacco-related disease and death. Methods We analyzed data from the 2018–2019 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey for 137,471 ...
Monica E. Cornelius, Teresa W. Wang, Ahmed Jamal, Caitlin G. Loretan, G. Willis, Bria Graham-Glover, Linda Neff   +6 more
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Testing a Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABCs) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine veterans aged 65 to 89 with CLBP from three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC ...
Debra K. Weiner, Angela Gentili, Meika A. Fang, Edward Garay, Laura Lawson, Lenore Joseph, Cathy C. Lee, Michelle I. Rossi, Beverly Thorn, Subashan Perera   +9 more
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Smoking changes adaptive immunity with persistent effects

Nature
Individuals differ widely in their immune responses, with age, sex and genetic factors having major roles in this inherent variability1–6. However, the variables that drive such differences in cytokine secretion—a crucial component of the host response ...
Violaine Saint-André, B. Charbit, Anne Biton, V. Rouilly, C. Posseme, Anthony Bertrand, M. Rotival, Jacob Bergstedt, E. Patin, Matthew L. Albert, L. Quintana-Murci, Darragh Duffy, Laurent Andres Hugues Philippe Nollaig Petter Pierre Nadin Abel Alcover Aschard Bousso Bourke Brodin Bruhns C, L. Abel, Andrés Alcover, H. Aschard, Philippe Bousso, Nollaig M. Bourke, P. Brodin, P. Bruhns, Nadine Cerf-Bensussan, A. Cumano, Christophe d’Enfert, C. Demangel, L. Deriano, M. Dillies, James P. Di Santo, G. Eberl, J. Enninga, J. Fellay, Ivo Gomperts-Boneca, M. Hasan, Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam, Serge Hercberg, Molly A. Ingersoll, Olivier Lantz, Rose Anne Kenny, M. Ménager, Frédérique Michel, H. Mouquet, Cliona O’Farrelly, A. Rausell, F. Rieux-Laucat, Lars Rogge, Magnus Fontes, A. Sakuntabhai, Olivier Schwartz, B. Schwikowski, Spencer L. Shorte, Frédéric Tangy, A. Toubert, M. Touvier, M. Ungeheuer, Christophe Zimmer   +53 more
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Electronic Nicotine-Delivery Systems for Smoking Cessation.

New England Journal of Medicine
BACKGROUND Electronic nicotine-delivery systems - also called e-cigarettes - are used by some tobacco smokers to assist with quitting. Evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of these systems is needed.
R. Auer, Anna Schoeni, J. Humair, Isabelle Jacot-Sadowski, Ivan Berlin, M. Stuber, M. Haller, R. Tango, Anja Frei, Alexandra Strassmann, Philip Bruggmann, F. Baty, Martin Brutsche, K. Tal, Stéphanie Baggio, J. Jakob, Nicolas Sambiagio, N.B. Hopf, M. Feller, Nicolas Rodondi, A. Berthet   +20 more
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Quitting smoking at or around diagnosis improves the overall survival of lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2021
INTRODUCTION Lung cancer (LC) remains a disease with poor prognosis despite recent advances in treatments. Here, we aimed at summarizing the current scientific evidence on whether quitting smoking at or around diagnosis has a beneficial effect on the ...
S. Caini, M. Del Riccio, V. Vettori, V. Scotti, C. Martinoli, S. Raimondi, G. Cammarata, D. Palli, M. Banini, G. Masala, S. Gandini   +10 more
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