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Advantages and Limitations of Ultrasound as a Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer

open access: yesDiagnostics, 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   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phytochemical Screening and Test of Antioxidant Activity in the Extract of Mangosteen Rind [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) rind had been known as an agriculture waste. However, some recent studies reported that Mangosteen rind had some health benefit. The rind (skin) of Mangosteen fruit was reported to contain compounds such as
Sinaga, R. N. (Rika)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Analysis of the lipid-lowering activity and mechanism of Betukladin based on a zebrafish model [PDF]

open access: yesShandong 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

Attitude to Secondary Prevention and Concerns about Colonoscopy Are Independent Predictors of Acceptance of Screening Colonoscopy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background: Colonoscopy in combination with endoscopic polypectomy has been shown to be an efficient measure for reducing colorectal cancer incidence.
Bühner, Markus   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Children of prisoners: a growing public health problem

open access: yesAustralian 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesJournal 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to cervical screening participation in high-risk women [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Risk Assessment of Gastric Cancer and Precancerous Condition Using Serum Pepsinogen and H. Pylori Antibody Test

open access: yesCentral 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vision screening in children:a retrospective study of social and demographic factors with regard to visual outcomes [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +18 more
core   +3 more sources

Screening for chloroquine maculopathy in populations with uncertain reliability in outcomes of automatic visual field testing

open access: yesIndian 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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