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Screening for lung cancer: A systematic review of overdiagnosis and its implications
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Low‐dose computed tomography (CT) screening for lung cancer may increase overdiagnosis compared to no screening, though the risk is likely low versus chest X‐ray. Our review of 8 trials (84 660 participants) shows added costs. Further research with strict adherence to modern nodule management strategies may help determine the extent to which ...
Fiorella Karina Fernández‐Sáenz +12 more
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation TII has been a major roadblock in implementing policies particularly since some policymakers have represented farmers constituencies and lobbies, and have direct and indirect links with tobacco companies as ...
Renu Sharma +3 more
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The United States\u27 Engagement in Global Tobacco Control: Proposals for Comprehensive Funding and Strategies [PDF]
, 2010 Tobacco use kills more people annually than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Unless action is taken, tobacco-related diseases will kill hundreds of millions more in coming decades, mostly in low- and middle-income countries.
Bollyky, Thomas J., Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Global Regulatory Strategies for Tobacco Control [PDF]
, 2007 Recent tobacco control regulation in North America and Western Europe has had a salutary effect, even if smoking remains a pressing public health hazard.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.We developed a cost‐effective methylation‐specific droplet digital PCR multiplex assay containing tissue‐conserved and tumor‐specific methylation markers. The assay can detect circulating tumor DNA with high accuracy in patients with localized and metastatic colorectal cancer.
Luisa Matos do Canto +8 more
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Tobacco Tax Index 2017: assessing implementation of WHO FCTC Article 6 in ASEAN countries
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation Because tobacco is a threat to sustainable social development, tobacco tax policy will play a significant role in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet, and ...
Sophapan Ratanachena, Ulysses Dorotheo
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Perspectives on Tobacco Product Waste: A Survey of Framework Convention Alliance Members' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs. [PDF]
, 2015 Cigarette butts (tobacco product waste (TPW)) are the single most collected item in environmental trash cleanups worldwide. This brief descriptive study used an online survey tool (Survey Monkey) to assess knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among ...
Curtis, Clifton +5 more
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Tobacco control: overview [PDF]
British Medical Bulletin, 1996 This chapter assesses the principal components of an effective tobacco control programme in relation to efficacy, reach (i.e. numbers of smokers influenced) and cost-effectiveness. National targets for the reduction of prevalence are most likely to be achieved through the use of high reach interventions such as fiscal policy and mass communications ...
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.The cancer problem is increasing globally with projections up to the year 2050 showing unfavourable outcomes in terms of incidence and cancer‐related deaths. The main challenges are prevention, improved therapeutics resulting in increased cure rates and enhanced health‐related quality of life.
Ulrik Ringborg +43 more
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation In India, more than 275 million adults use tobacco, which kills 1.2 million of these every year. More than one-quarter of India´s youth begin tobacco use before they are 16 years old and 85% of all users begin
Ashish Kumar Pandey +5 more
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