... have of a large variety of medical problems, where the majority of the patients have a non life-threatening situation The large variation of medical symptoms stands in contrast to a narrow use of ... Herlitz J: The epidemiologyof out -of- hospital ‘sudden’ cardiac arrest Resuscitation 2002, 52:235-45 Page of 10 Hansen KS, Morild I, Engesaeter LB, Viste A: Epidemiologyof severely and fatally injured ... total number of patients was 180 which corresponds to a rate of 25.5 (24.7-26.1) patients per 000 inhabitants per year Of the 256 extra patients from the accidents, 98% had a NACA score of or lower,...
... of the city of Calgary and surrounding areas (population 1.2 million) in the province of Alberta, Canada [14] All critically ill adult patients in the CHR are managed in ICUs under the care of ... episode of hyponatraemia compared with 19% (n = 413) of patients with ICU-acquired hypernatraemia who experienced more than one episode of hypernatraemia (p = 0.067) Distinct episodes of both ... median number of days of hyponatraemia (IQR = one to three days) and hypernatraemia (IQR = one to five days) was two Multivariable analysis of patient characteristics The incidence of ICU-acquired...
... based on a first pass of signal-noise ratio of and a minimum peak threshold of 20% of all spectra This process was completed with a second pass of peak selection at 0.2% of the mass window, and ... Genetic models of human cancer as a multistep process Paradigm models of colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and chronic myelogenous and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia J Exp Clin Cancer Res.2005; ... (AIHW), Australasian Association ofCancer Registries (AACR) Cancer in Australia In: Cancer in Australia 2001; Cancer series number 28 Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2004: 6-25...
... al-Rashed RS, al-Jeffry M, Hossain A, el-Hazmi M Profile of hepatitis C virus and the possible modes of transmission of the virus in the Gizan area of Saudi Arabia: a community-based study Ann Trop ... Romano L, Tisminetzky S, De Palma M, Stroffolini T, Ventura E, Zanetti A Lack of evidence of sexual transmission of hepatitis C among monogamous couples: results of a 10-year prospective follow-up ... Medhat A, Strickland GT Estimation of the risk of transmission of hepatitis C between spouses in Egypt based on seroprevalence data International Journal ofEpidemiology 2005; 34:160-165 54 Alary...
... presence of colorectal cancer using serum, stool and urine Definition of colon cancer: Cancer that forms in the tissues of the colon (the longest part of the large intestine) Most colon cancers ... on Biomarkers of Early Cancer and Cancer Risk One of the most consistent properties of lung cancers is their high level of chromosome instability that is reflected in imbalance of chromosome ... Colorectal Cancer Colon cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States and the third most frequent cause ofcancer death Successful prevention of deaths from colorectal cancer...
... 2008.11,12 management of cervical cancer 1.2 remit of the guideline This guideline will cover presentation, referral, diagnosis, staging and treatment of cervical cancer The management of small cell ... management of cervical cancer 12.3 THROMBOTIC and bleeding problems Patients with advanced cervical cancer are at risk of both thrombosis and haemorrhage as a consequence of their cancer or metastatic ... support needs ofcancer patients was from small heterogeneous studies and the types of help offered are very varied.238-240 None of the studies was specific to patients with cervical cancer but...
... women, respeccancer was assessed by means of a comparison of the rates of the tively The rates of occurrence of tumors of 2.1–3.0 cm were occurrence of that disease during each of the first yearly ... each of them received information about the potential number of breast cancer and coronary artery cases that might be prevented from the use of tamoxifen, as well as the number of cases of endometrial ... Fig Example of a breast cancer risk profile NSABP סNational Surgical Adjuvant Breast and of breast cancer and was not included in the Bowel Project; UNK סunknown (Reproduced from Cancer Control...
... profiles of the four histopathological subtypes of lung cancer cells in relation to gene networks and statistical analysis would be a valuable and meaningful undertaking Because the analysis of ... Tabor MP, Kummer JA, Leemans CR, Brakenhoff RH: A genetic explanation of Slaughter’s concept of field cancerization: evidence and clinical implications Cancer Res 2003, 63:1727-30 Inamura K, Fujiwara ... K, Lee S: Clinical validity of the lung cancer biomarkers identified by bioinformatics analysis of public expression data Cancer Res 2007, 67:7431-8 Schwarte-Waldhoff I, Klein S, Blass-Kampmann...
... Development of displays and workstation design for improved image interpretation Discovery of molecular profiles toward goal of precise molecular diagnosis ofcancer Breast cancer is one of eight cancers ... detection of breast cancer / Committee on the Early Detection of Breast Cancer ; Sharyl J Nass, I Craig Henderson, and Joyce C Lashof, editors ; National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine ... FLETCHER, M.D., M.Sc., Professor of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard School of Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,...
... care needs of the increasing cohort of longterm cancer survivors [3] There is a need for optimizing the transition from cancer patient to cancer survivor by improving the coordination of post-treatment ... Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), a cancer survivor is: ‘A person diagnosed with cancer from the moment of diagnosis through the balance of his or her life’ (http:// www.canceradvocacy.org) ... the evaluation ofcancer survivors and health care providers of the different elements of the SCP Therefore, results will contribute to efforts to improve quality of care for cancer survivors...
... of the American Cancer Society’s studies ofcancer survivors Cancer 109(1), 1–12 (2007) www.expert-reviews.com 15 Fox SW, Lyon D Symptom clusters and quality of life in survivors of ovarian cancer ... European Organization of Research and Treatment ofCancer – Quality of Life Questionnaire – Core Questionnaire; FACT-QoL: Functional Assessment ofCancer Therapy – Quality of Life; HRT: Hormone-replacement ... review of patient-rated quality of life studies of long-term survivors of cervical cancer Gynecol Oncol 102(3), 563–572 (2006) 13 Anderson B, Lutgendorf S Quality of life in gynaecologic cancer...
... indicative ofcancer and 92.9% specificity if atypical or positive results were considered indicative ofcancer The strengths of the study include its multicenter nature, enhancing generalizability of ... Estimating the world cancer burden: Globocan 2000 Int J Cancer 2001;94(2):153–6 American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts and Figures; 2005 SEER Cancer Statistics ... in the detection of oral cancer and precancer J Oral Pathol Med 1996;25(3):97–103 53 Onofre MA, Sposto MR, Navarro CM Reliability of toluidine blue application in the detection of oral epithelial...
... subset of human lung cancers To gain further insights into the role of miR-125a-5p in lung carcinogenesis and to examine the clinical relevance of our findings, we investigated the expression of miR-125a-5p ... role in the etiology and progression of numerous epithelial malignancies, including lung cancer [4] Moreover, the function of EGFR mutations in survival of lung cancer patients and clinical respones ... characterization of potential factors that regulate EGFR pathways are critical to our understanding of lung cancer development and progression Emerging evidence has revealed the profound role of various...
... range of aspects of breast cancer treatment 1.4Statement of intent This guideline is not intended to be construed or to serve as a standard of care Standards of care are determined on the basis of ... treatment of breast cancer Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer: 14 The role of hormone replacement therapy in women with a previous diagnosis of breast cancer ... PJ.Validation of the European Organization for Research and Treatment ofCancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) as a measure of psychosocial function in Breast cancer patients Eur J Cancer 1998;34(4):510-7...
... suspicion of lung cancer, patients should be offered urgent referral to a member of the lung cancer MDT, usually the chest physician D 1.1.7 Patients should be offered an urgent referral to a member of ... likely diagnosis of lung cancer should be referred to a member of a lung cancer MDT (usually a chest physician) D 1.10.2 The care of all patients with a working diagnosis of lung cancer should be ... Studies with level of evidence III Studies with level of evidence IV DS, diagnostic studies Levels of evidence for studies of the accuracy of diagnostic tests Levels of evidence Ia Type of evidence...
... breast cancer, and as effect modifiers of the association of fat intake and risk of breast cancerCancer Causes Control, 8, pp49-56 18 Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer ... Risk of breast cancer in relation to lifetime alcohol consumption J Natl Cancer Inst., 87, pp923-929 35 Cancer Research UK (2007) About breast cancer: Breast cancer risks and causes http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=3285 ... likelihood of getting the disease because of their ‘breast cancer genes Women with one or more faulty BRCA genes who were born before 1940 have a 24% chance of developing breast cancer by the age of...
... selected T1 rectal cancers Level of Evidence: Class II; Grade of Recommendation: B Local excision of rectal cancer is an appropriate alternative therapy for selected cases of rectal cancer with a ... assessment of the size and degree of fixation of mid and low rectal tumors Although digital assessment of the extent of local disease may be imprecise, it provides a rough estimate of the local ... Campbell H, et al Accuracy of reporting of family history of colorectal cancer Gut 2004;53:291–5 Nicholls RJ, Mason AY, Morson BC, Dixon AK, Fry IK The clinical staging of rectal cancer Br J Surg 1982;69:...
... include these theories [5-8] The theory of Greaves and that of Kinlen have been discussed in one of the chapters in this book One of the limitations of the theory of Greaves is that it has not been ... peak age of onset of ALL reflects the degree of susceptibility with which a child is born and, on the other hand, the degree of proliferation of the cells involved in the development of the disease ... the role of infectious agents in the etiology ofcancer has grown remarkably in recent decades A causal association between infection events and the development of differ‐ ent types ofcancer has...
... endometrial cancer yielded a sensitivity of 82% and a specificity of 86% These studies, which analyzed test samples consisting of a significantly higher Cancers 2010, 1318 proportion ofcancer patients ... cancer with a sensitivity of 71% and a specificity of 88% Additionally, the panel distinguished normal samples from late stage endometrial cancer with a sensitivity of 82% and a specificity of ... management of gynecologic cancers, including ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancers Serum Markers for Cervical Cancer Screening for cervical cancer with cervical cytology reduced the incidence of...
... regarding the epidemiologyof ovarian cancer 1.2 Data collection Office of National Statistics (ONS) and cancer registries The data on incidence, mortality and survival of ovarian cancer for the ... diagnosis ofcancer Part of this initiative has led to the development of ‘Key messages for ovarian cancer for health professionals’1 which aim to raise awareness of signs and symptoms of the disease ... mortality rates of ovarian cancer by cancer network in the UK (2005) 14 12 10 Data sources: ISD Scotland; Northern Ireland Cancer Registry; UK Association ofCancer Registries; Welsh Cancer Intelligence...