BMJ: British Medical Journal
... ferent from 1.0; for example, risk of breast cancer was increased 15-20 years after stopping, yet was significantly reduced 20 or more years after stopping. Considering the many comparisons included in the paper, individual risk estimates must be interpreted with caution. The data from this and othe ...
... ferent from 1.0; for example, risk of breast cancer was increased 15-20 years after stopping, yet was significantly reduced 20 or more years after stopping. Considering the many comparisons included in the paper, individual risk estimates must be interpreted with caution. The data from this and othe ...
Optimal Chemotherapy for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
... who have previously received platinum-based chemotherapy? Outcomes of interest include progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), adverse events and/or quality of life (QOL), and tumour response rates. INTRODUCTION In Canada, ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths am ...
... who have previously received platinum-based chemotherapy? Outcomes of interest include progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), adverse events and/or quality of life (QOL), and tumour response rates. INTRODUCTION In Canada, ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths am ...
Metastatic Breast Model Service Specification
... pathways to maximise the experience patients receive. Patient services should include, but are not limited to; the use of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), patients having a care plan supported with their information needs, and having their emotional and well-being regularly assessed. There ...
... pathways to maximise the experience patients receive. Patient services should include, but are not limited to; the use of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), patients having a care plan supported with their information needs, and having their emotional and well-being regularly assessed. There ...
Understanding Cancer in the Liver
... To reduce the spread of hepatitis B and the incidence of primary liver cancer, all at-risk people should be vaccinated against the virus. This includes: • migrants from South-East Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands • sexually active partners of infected individuals • people in the same household ...
... To reduce the spread of hepatitis B and the incidence of primary liver cancer, all at-risk people should be vaccinated against the virus. This includes: • migrants from South-East Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands • sexually active partners of infected individuals • people in the same household ...
Collaborative researCh Update 2010/2011
... Horvath has published 24 original research papers published in peer-reviewed journals in the last 10 years. She has presented extensively at national and international meetings both peer-reviewed and invited presentations. Dr Horvath’s research interest is predominantly on tissue biomarkers of progn ...
... Horvath has published 24 original research papers published in peer-reviewed journals in the last 10 years. She has presented extensively at national and international meetings both peer-reviewed and invited presentations. Dr Horvath’s research interest is predominantly on tissue biomarkers of progn ...
better health care at half the cost
... in public health and life expectancy did not deter a relentless new escalation of health care costs. Hence at present, an uninsured worker with a serious illness or injury who requires hospitalization for a week or two, may be wheeled out with dozens of “Get well!” cards in one hand and medical and ...
... in public health and life expectancy did not deter a relentless new escalation of health care costs. Hence at present, an uninsured worker with a serious illness or injury who requires hospitalization for a week or two, may be wheeled out with dozens of “Get well!” cards in one hand and medical and ...
Lung cancer in our mob: a handbook for
... Most cancers start in a particular part of the body or organ; this is called the primary site or primary tumour. Tumours can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). Benign tumours (not cancer) Benign tumours do not spread outside their normal boundary to other parts of the body. Some benign tu ...
... Most cancers start in a particular part of the body or organ; this is called the primary site or primary tumour. Tumours can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). Benign tumours (not cancer) Benign tumours do not spread outside their normal boundary to other parts of the body. Some benign tu ...
Geographical Effects on Adult Sickle Cell Disease
... This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ...
... This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ...
Cardiac Services Strategy for Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure
... Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia with Queensland having the highest mortality rate among all Australian states. Heart attack remains the most common cause of sudden death. Approximately 25% of people who have a heart attack die within an hour of their first symptom, and 40% ...
... Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia with Queensland having the highest mortality rate among all Australian states. Heart attack remains the most common cause of sudden death. Approximately 25% of people who have a heart attack die within an hour of their first symptom, and 40% ...
Fracture prevention services
... those aged 65 or over who live in the community fall each year, increasing to 45 percent in those aged 80 or above1. The main cause of falls is unsteadiness during movement. In addition, some are caused by blackouts (syncope) associated with cardiac or circulation problems. Both become more common w ...
... those aged 65 or over who live in the community fall each year, increasing to 45 percent in those aged 80 or above1. The main cause of falls is unsteadiness during movement. In addition, some are caused by blackouts (syncope) associated with cardiac or circulation problems. Both become more common w ...
Itzhak Brook, MD, MSc - the National Association of Laryngectomee
... scheduled for surgery may be anxious and under a lot of stress. It is therefore important to have a patient advocate (such as a family member or friend) also attend the meetings with the surgeon. It is important to freely ask and discuss any concerns and request clarifications. It may be necessary t ...
... scheduled for surgery may be anxious and under a lot of stress. It is therefore important to have a patient advocate (such as a family member or friend) also attend the meetings with the surgeon. It is important to freely ask and discuss any concerns and request clarifications. It may be necessary t ...
UC Irvine Medical Center 2013 Community Health Needs
... Increased Need, Fewer Services, and Higher Premiums For the increasing number of families who have lost their jobs, and with them, their health care and prescription coverage, access to preventative care and disease management has been lost as well. This may lead many to put off their needed care un ...
... Increased Need, Fewer Services, and Higher Premiums For the increasing number of families who have lost their jobs, and with them, their health care and prescription coverage, access to preventative care and disease management has been lost as well. This may lead many to put off their needed care un ...
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
... Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (CJD) is an invariably fatal human prion disease belonging to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs). These conditions are caused by a pathological accumulation in the brain of an aberrant form (PrPSc) of a normal cell surface glycoprotein, prion protein (Pr ...
... Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (CJD) is an invariably fatal human prion disease belonging to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs). These conditions are caused by a pathological accumulation in the brain of an aberrant form (PrPSc) of a normal cell surface glycoprotein, prion protein (Pr ...
The Critical Role of the Oral-Systemic Link In Clinical Practice
... Approximately 70% of the U.S. population visits their dental office at least once a year according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1 This is significantly more often than people visit their physician. The responsibility lies with dental professionals to protect not ...
... Approximately 70% of the U.S. population visits their dental office at least once a year according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1 This is significantly more often than people visit their physician. The responsibility lies with dental professionals to protect not ...
Competencies for the Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP)
... nursing homes and schools without the specific authorization of a dentist. As of 2008, 22 states allow direct access to dental hygiene practitioners and services; only ten states permitted this just eight years ago. In addition, as of 2008, 40 states allow dental hygienists to administer local anest ...
... nursing homes and schools without the specific authorization of a dentist. As of 2008, 22 states allow direct access to dental hygiene practitioners and services; only ten states permitted this just eight years ago. In addition, as of 2008, 40 states allow dental hygienists to administer local anest ...
Understanding Cancer in the Liver cancer or secondary cancer in the liver
... To reduce the spread of hepatitis B and the incidence of primary liver cancer, all at-risk people should be vaccinated against the virus. These include: • migrants from South-East Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands • sexually active partners of infected individuals • people in the same household ...
... To reduce the spread of hepatitis B and the incidence of primary liver cancer, all at-risk people should be vaccinated against the virus. These include: • migrants from South-East Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands • sexually active partners of infected individuals • people in the same household ...
ASSESSING THE VALUE OF BIOPHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION
... Regarding access, very few MICs have national strategies targeted specifically at depression. Most of the MICs studied – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – only have national mental health policies, which are geared more towards psychotic conditions than depression. Only a few countries, as illustra ...
... Regarding access, very few MICs have national strategies targeted specifically at depression. Most of the MICs studied – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – only have national mental health policies, which are geared more towards psychotic conditions than depression. Only a few countries, as illustra ...
Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle in South Africa: 1995
... to provide some of the best data on risks driving the increases in disease incidence available anywhere in the world. As Executive Director of the cluster responsible for chronic diseases at the World Health Organization (WHO) until 2003, I was acutely aware of how the lack of high-quality country-s ...
... to provide some of the best data on risks driving the increases in disease incidence available anywhere in the world. As Executive Director of the cluster responsible for chronic diseases at the World Health Organization (WHO) until 2003, I was acutely aware of how the lack of high-quality country-s ...
Determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake among women in
... two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements. ...
... two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements. ...
NCCN Advanced Cancer/Palliative Care II
... cancer have pain. More than two-thirds of patients with advanced cancer (cancer that has come back or spread) have pain. For these people, controlling pain and managing symptoms are important goals of treatment. Pain affects a person’s life. Those who have chronic pain (pain that can range from mild ...
... cancer have pain. More than two-thirds of patients with advanced cancer (cancer that has come back or spread) have pain. For these people, controlling pain and managing symptoms are important goals of treatment. Pain affects a person’s life. Those who have chronic pain (pain that can range from mild ...
Policy Brief - WHO/Europe - World Health Organization
... trials in a form that is acceptable, accessible and useful to those receiving it. There must be information about the whole screening process, including follow-up tests, some of which may be invasive and unpleasant. We should also resist the current tendency towards “disease-mongering”, where ordina ...
... trials in a form that is acceptable, accessible and useful to those receiving it. There must be information about the whole screening process, including follow-up tests, some of which may be invasive and unpleasant. We should also resist the current tendency towards “disease-mongering”, where ordina ...
Delaware Center for Health Innovation Common Scorecard
... Data Quality and Availability............................................................................................................................................ 5 Why is data not available for some measures? ................................................................................... ...
... Data Quality and Availability............................................................................................................................................ 5 Why is data not available for some measures? ................................................................................... ...
Portfolio Pages - pandemic flu
... Before starting to work through these Activities, save this document onto your computer, then print the completed work for your professional portfolio. Alternatively, simply print the pages if you prefer to work on paper, using extra sheets as necessary. Recording your continuing professional educat ...
... Before starting to work through these Activities, save this document onto your computer, then print the completed work for your professional portfolio. Alternatively, simply print the pages if you prefer to work on paper, using extra sheets as necessary. Recording your continuing professional educat ...
DETERMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF THE CARDIAC
... Abstract Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are in the “highest risk” group for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and nephrology guidelines recommend referral to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) to prevent its development. However, there is limited evidence supporting this recommendation ...
... Abstract Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are in the “highest risk” group for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and nephrology guidelines recommend referral to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) to prevent its development. However, there is limited evidence supporting this recommendation ...