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Screening: Testing times [PDF]

Nature, 2012
Pap tests have been a mainstay of cervical cancer screening, but new tests, vaccines and knowledge might be changing that, including when and how frequently to test.
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Barriers to cervical screening participation in high-risk women [PDF]

, 2015
Aim Women aged 25–35 years, for whom cervical cancer is most problematic, are least likely to participate in the cervical screening programme. Therefore, identifying barriers to screening participation in this high-risk group is essential.
Lovell, Brian, Shepherd, Lee, Wetherell, Mark   +2 more
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Advantages and Limitations of Ultrasound as a Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer

Diagnostics, 2023
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the seventh most common malignancy diagnosed among women, the eighth leading cause of cancer mortality globally, and the most common cause of death among all gynecological cancers.
Antonios Koutras, Paraskevas Perros, Ioannis Prokopakis, Thomas Ntounis, Zacharias Fasoulakis, Savia Pittokopitou, Athina A. Samara, Asimina Valsamaki, Athanasios Douligeris, Anastasia Mortaki, Ioakeim Sapantzoglou, Alexandros Katrachouras, Athanasios Pagkalos, Panagiotis Symeonidis, Vasileios-Chrysovalantis Palios, Alexandros Psarris, Marianna Theodora, Panos Antsaklis, George Makrydimas, Athanasios Chionis, Georgios Daskalakis, Emmanuel N. Kontomanolis   +21 more
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Analysis of the lipid-lowering activity and mechanism of Betukladin based on a zebrafish model [PDF]

Shandong kexue
Betukladin is a dietary supplement composed of reindeer lichen powder and birch bark extract, possessing various pharmacological activities such as blood glucose regulation, lipid lowering, anti-inflammatory effects, and anticoagulation.
DU Xingshuo, ZHAN Wen, GAO Songying, SUN Changgao, XU Mingxian, ZHANG Sichen, LI Hongliang, XIA Qing, HE Qiuxia
doaj   +1 more source

Children of prisoners: a growing public health problem

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2004
Objectives:To estimate the number and proportion of children in New South Wales affected by parental incarceration, and to describe the health impact of punitive incarceration on the children of prisoners.
Simon Quilty, Michael H. Levy, Kirsten Howard, Alex Barratt, Tony Butler   +4 more
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Vision screening in children:a retrospective study of social and demographic factors with regard to visual outcomes [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Amblyopia and its risk factors have been demonstrated to be more common among children from low socioeconomic backgrounds. We sought to investigate this association in a region with orthoptic-delivered screening and whole population coverage,
C Gilmour, C J MacEwen, Chew, Chua, Davie-Gray, Gilbert, Hakim, L Low, Low, McGlone, Rahi, Robaei, Sabri, Spiteri Cornish, Tarczy-Hornoch, U O'Colmain, van Leeuwen, Wakefield, Williams   +18 more
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Awareness, knowledge, and factors that influenced the uptake of screening tests for prostate cancer among men aged 40 and older in Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023
Background: Despite being the second most common and deadliest cancer in males, prostate cancer could go unnoticed in the early stages. Prevention programs have been set in place to help in the early detection and reduction of mortality rates in ...
Kayode R. Adewoye, Shuaib K. Aremu, Waheed A. Adegbiji, Chijioke C. Achebe   +3 more
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Primary Care Validation of a Single-Question Alcohol Screening Test [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND Unhealthy alcohol use is prevalent but under-diagnosed in primary care settings. OBJECTIVE To validate, in primary care, a single-item screening test for unhealthy alcohol use recommended by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and ...
Allensworth-Davies, Donald, Saitz, Richard, Schmidt, Susan M., Smith, Peter C.   +3 more
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Risk Assessment of Gastric Cancer and Precancerous Condition Using Serum Pepsinogen and H. Pylori Antibody Test

Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Objectives: We aimed to determine serum PGs (serum pepsinogens) and H. Pylori IgG in atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer patients and evaluate the gastric cancer risk.
Ganchimeg Dondov, Bayarmaa Nyamaa, Tegshjargal Badamjav, Batbold Batsaikhan, Erkhembulgan Purevdorj, Dashmaa Amarbayasgalan, Chinzorig Munkhjargal, Erkhembayar Enkhbat, Sodnomtsogt Lkhagvasuren, Tulgaa Lonjid   +9 more
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Screening for chloroquine maculopathy in populations with uncertain reliability in outcomes of automatic visual field testing

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare screening methods for the early detection of maculopathy in patients treated with chloroquine (CQ) or hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and to identify the risk factors for the development of toxic maculopathy ...
Paradee Kunavisarut, Pimploy Chavengsaksongkram, Aniki Rothova, Kessara Pathanapitoon   +3 more
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