Evaluating the links between intake of milk/dairy products and cancer
... followed up for 11.5 years <1 glass/day (OR 1.48; P value 0.40) Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; OR, odds ratio; RR, relative risk. ...
... followed up for 11.5 years <1 glass/day (OR 1.48; P value 0.40) Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; OR, odds ratio; RR, relative risk. ...
Fact sheet 9 Screening for ovarian cancer
... commonly after the menopause (when your periods have stopped.) The ovaries are not active at this time, so if they behave abnormally, it is not easy to notice. Second, the ovaries are deep in the pelvis and are difficult to examine. Finally, even when you have symptoms, they are usually vague and no ...
... commonly after the menopause (when your periods have stopped.) The ovaries are not active at this time, so if they behave abnormally, it is not easy to notice. Second, the ovaries are deep in the pelvis and are difficult to examine. Finally, even when you have symptoms, they are usually vague and no ...
The Prognostic Value of Neutrophil-To
... Department of Urology, Urological Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea ...
... Department of Urology, Urological Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea ...
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... It is not only breast cancer patients – Prostate cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (Joly et al, 2010) – 50% gained weight – Prostate cancer patients on Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) (Kim et al, 2011) – 132 men, 92 (70%) gained weight and 40 (30%) either lost or maintained a stable weight ...
... It is not only breast cancer patients – Prostate cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (Joly et al, 2010) – 50% gained weight – Prostate cancer patients on Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) (Kim et al, 2011) – 132 men, 92 (70%) gained weight and 40 (30%) either lost or maintained a stable weight ...
OPCS 2015 Newsletter
... Gord Fehringer, Ph.D. Epidemiology, The Lunenfeld‐Tanenbaum Research Ins tute A study by our group was published in the journal Pancreas in July 2014 that looked at both a person’s family history of cancer and personal medical history to see if these factors influenced the chance of developing pancr ...
... Gord Fehringer, Ph.D. Epidemiology, The Lunenfeld‐Tanenbaum Research Ins tute A study by our group was published in the journal Pancreas in July 2014 that looked at both a person’s family history of cancer and personal medical history to see if these factors influenced the chance of developing pancr ...
High dose-rate brachytherapy
... the tubes will be removed before you wake up. In other hospitals, you will have the treatment in the brachytherapy room while you’re awake. The treatment itself is completely painless. The tubes are removed after the treatment has finished. Two or three treatments in total If you have more than one ...
... the tubes will be removed before you wake up. In other hospitals, you will have the treatment in the brachytherapy room while you’re awake. The treatment itself is completely painless. The tubes are removed after the treatment has finished. Two or three treatments in total If you have more than one ...
Years of life lost as a measure of cancer burden
... Introduction: There is hardly any information regarding years of life lost due to cancer in Colombia. Objective: To quantify total and average years of life lost due to cancer in Colombia, and to investigate changes in this burden between 1997 and 2012. Materials and methods: We obtained sex-specifi ...
... Introduction: There is hardly any information regarding years of life lost due to cancer in Colombia. Objective: To quantify total and average years of life lost due to cancer in Colombia, and to investigate changes in this burden between 1997 and 2012. Materials and methods: We obtained sex-specifi ...
Bladder Cancer - Cuyahoga County Board of Health
... ■ Rates are not compared to Cuyahoga County when there are <20 cases total for 2002-2006 due to instability. * Data were suppressed to help maintain confidentiality and /or due to concerns over unstable numbers. See methods/limitations section for additional details. ...
... ■ Rates are not compared to Cuyahoga County when there are <20 cases total for 2002-2006 due to instability. * Data were suppressed to help maintain confidentiality and /or due to concerns over unstable numbers. See methods/limitations section for additional details. ...
Data Quality and Completeness at the Irish National Cancer Registry
... The registry obtains data on patients with cancer from a variety of sources, primarily via qualified tumour registration officers (TRO) who are employed by the registry and based in hospitals around the country. The main source of notification of each new case is a pathology report. The second main ...
... The registry obtains data on patients with cancer from a variety of sources, primarily via qualified tumour registration officers (TRO) who are employed by the registry and based in hospitals around the country. The main source of notification of each new case is a pathology report. The second main ...
5‐year relative survival for all cancers combined
... ratios for these cancers are largely attributed to the fact that most cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, when the cancer has metastasized beyond the primary site.2,3 Among males, the five-year RSRs were: highest for testicular (96.1%), thyroid (95.6%) and prostate (95.2%) cancers; and low ...
... ratios for these cancers are largely attributed to the fact that most cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, when the cancer has metastasized beyond the primary site.2,3 Among males, the five-year RSRs were: highest for testicular (96.1%), thyroid (95.6%) and prostate (95.2%) cancers; and low ...
April 1 - University of Houston
... and older and were obtained from the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (9). Evidence suggests that a large proportion of the rise in incidence in each cancer can be accounted for by new cases of localized disease. Figure 1a also has the rates of ...
... and older and were obtained from the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (9). Evidence suggests that a large proportion of the rise in incidence in each cancer can be accounted for by new cases of localized disease. Figure 1a also has the rates of ...
External beam radiotherapy
... amount of a protein called prostate specific antigen (PSA) in your blood. You will usually have a PSA test a week or two before your appointment, so the results are available at your check-up. This can often be done at your GP surgery. PSA tests are a very effective way of checking how well your tre ...
... amount of a protein called prostate specific antigen (PSA) in your blood. You will usually have a PSA test a week or two before your appointment, so the results are available at your check-up. This can often be done at your GP surgery. PSA tests are a very effective way of checking how well your tre ...
External Beam Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning for Clinically
... In cases where the disease is confined to the gland (clinical stages T1-2) but the risk of SV invasion exceeds 15%, 2 CTVs can be defined. The first should encompass the prostate and the SVs (ie, CTV1), and the second boost CTV is the prostate alone (ie, CTV2, which equals the GTV). In these cases, ...
... In cases where the disease is confined to the gland (clinical stages T1-2) but the risk of SV invasion exceeds 15%, 2 CTVs can be defined. The first should encompass the prostate and the SVs (ie, CTV1), and the second boost CTV is the prostate alone (ie, CTV2, which equals the GTV). In these cases, ...
The Facts and Nothing But the Facts
... Environmental Contributors to Increased Risk As we see a rise in unexplained breast cancer cases in the last few decades, there is increasing scientific evidence that involuntary environmental exposures may play a role in the increased incidence of breast cancer. Since the post–World War II industri ...
... Environmental Contributors to Increased Risk As we see a rise in unexplained breast cancer cases in the last few decades, there is increasing scientific evidence that involuntary environmental exposures may play a role in the increased incidence of breast cancer. Since the post–World War II industri ...
Stromal Androgen Receptor in Prostate Cancer Development and
... is predicted to have led to both over and under treatment of patients, with financial and social implications for both patients and the health care system. Currently, no histological markers are routinely used to determine prostate cancer prognosis, or inform on the usefulness of androgen ablation s ...
... is predicted to have led to both over and under treatment of patients, with financial and social implications for both patients and the health care system. Currently, no histological markers are routinely used to determine prostate cancer prognosis, or inform on the usefulness of androgen ablation s ...