abstract：INTRODUCTION:In Lebanon, annual national breast awareness campaigns were started in 2002 during the international breast month of October to promote the utilization of mammography for women aged ≥ 40. The impact of the campaigns has been assessed periodically since 2003. Results of 2003-2005 campaigns have been publish...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Haddad FG,Kourie HR,Adib SM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Receptor status determines of breast cancer treatment and prognosis. In a population-based study, we investigated predictors of receptor test receipt. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Invasive breast cancers diagnosed 2006-2008 were abstracted from the National Cancer Registry Ireland. Modified Poisson regression wi...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： de Camargo Cancela M,Comber H,Sharp L

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the progress made in recent years, multiple myeloma is still considered an incurable disease. Most survival data come from clinical trials. Little is known about the outcome in unselected real-life patients. METHODS:Overall survival was analyzed in a cohort of newly diagnosed symptomatic multiple my...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Ríos-Tamayo R,Sánchez MJ,Puerta JM,Sáinz J,Chang DY,Rodríguez T,López P,de Pablos JM,Navarro P,de Veas JL,Romero A,Garrido P,Moratalla L,Alarcón-Payer C,López-Fernández E,González PA,Jiménez-Moleón JJ,Calleja-Hernández

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite being a well-documented phenomenon, seasonal variation in the incidence of cutaneous melanoma is poorly understood, and data on the seasonality of melanoma survival are scarce. We sought to explore the seasonal variation in melanoma incidence and survival in Belgium and to assess the characteristics ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Savoye I,Jegou D,Kvaskoff M,Rommens K,Boutron-Ruault MC,Coppieters Y,Francart J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated cancer incidence and all-cause mortality among 21,582 Norwegian male military peacekeepers deployed to Lebanon during 1978-1998. We also looked at cancer risk according to duration of service in Lebanon, in the occupational groups of cooks and mechanics, and the risk of alcohol- and smoking-re...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Strand LA,Martinsen JI,Borud EK

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior work estimating optimal treatment utilisation rates for cervical cancer has focused on radiotherapy or chemotherapy, using proportions of patients with clinical indications for specific treatment strategies which were obtained from the published literature. OBJECTIVES:To estimate optimal uptake rates ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Kang YJ,O'Connell DL,Tan J,Lew JB,Demers A,Lotocki R,Kliewer EV,Hacker NF,Jackson M,Delaney GP,Barton M,Canfell K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survival has steadily improved for major cancer types in most parts of the world. We compared all-cause mortality between foreign-born and Sweden-born residents of Sweden who were diagnosed with cancer of the colon, lung, stomach, prostate, breast, cervix, and all site. METHODS:We used Swedish national vita...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Abdoli G,Bottai M,Sidorchuk A,Moradi T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consumption of fruit and vegetables has been inversely related to gastric cancer. Two studies found that dietary antioxidant capacity has some role in explaining this association. We investigated the overall antioxidant effect from diet on gastric cancer using three measures of non-enzymatic antioxidant capa...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Praud D,Parpinel M,Serafini M,Bellocco R,Tavani A,Lagiou P,La Vecchia C,Rossi M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the incidence of small intestinal adenocarcinoma (SIA) is low, rates are increasing and little information regarding modifiable lifestyle risk factors is available. AIM:To provide a systematic review of lifestyle factors and SIA risk. METHODS:Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE and Web of science were searched f...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Bennett CM,Coleman HG,Veal PG,Cantwell MM,Lau CC,Murray LJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Our study aim was to investigate the degree of adherence to international recommendations for cutaneous melanoma pathology reports at the population level by a EUROCARE high resolution study. METHODS:The availability of nine characteristics - predominant cell type, tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes, mitotic index, h...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Tumino R,Minicozzi P,Frasca G,Allemani C,Crocetti E,Ferretti S,Giacomin A,Natali M,Mangone L,Falcini F,Capocaccia R,Sant M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have examined the association of common genetic variants related to vitamin D metabolism and signaling to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS:We evaluated the association between 12 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in four genes related to vitamin D levels and ESCC risk usin...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Wang JB,Dawsey SM,Fan JH,Freedman ND,Tang ZZ,Ding T,Hu N,Wang LM,Wang CY,Su H,Qiao YL,Goldstein AM,Taylor PR,Abnet CC

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) is a member of the family of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs); it is associated with invasive tumor growth and distant metastasis in colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the prognostic value of MMP-7 in CRC remains controversial. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis to investigat...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Sun DW,Zhang YY,Qi Y,Zhou XT,Lv GY

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relative 5-year survival rate of salivary gland cancer is moderate at best. This study was set up to evaluate whether the improvements in diagnosis and treatment in the last decades impacted the incidence, mortality and survival of salivary gland cancer. METHODS:Data on patients with salivary gland canc...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： de Ridder M,Balm AJ,Smeele LE,Wouters MW,van Dijk BA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether health insurance affiliation and socioeconomic deprivation is associated with overall cause survival from gastric cancer in a middle-income country. METHODS:All patients resident in the Bucaramanga metropolitan area (Colombia) diagnosed with gastric cancer between 2003 and 2009 (n=1039...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： de Vries E,Uribe C,Pardo C,Lemmens V,Van de Poel E,Forman D

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In economically developed countries up to 90% of women are prescribed medications, including vitamins and supplements, during pregnancy. Whilst a number of adverse health outcomes in their offspring have been related to prescription drug use, associations with childhood cancer are less clear and most investigations ha...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Bonaventure A,Simpson J,Ansell P,Roman E,Lightfoot T

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the last 20 years, relevant diagnostic procedures and advanced treatments have been progressively introduced in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of the present study was to assess up-to-date survival trends for HCC in southern Switzerland, a region with one of the highest inci...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Bordoni A,Cerny A,Bihl F,Alerci M,Mazzola P,Peverelli S,Marini G,Majno P,Mazzucchelli L,Spitale A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Methylation of DNA may influence risk or be a marker of early disease. The aim of this study was to measure the association between methylation of three DNA repetitive elements in white blood cell (WBC) DNA and pancreatic cancer. DNA from WBCs of...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Neale RE,Clark PJ,Fawcett J,Fritschi L,Nagler BN,Risch HA,Walters RJ,Crawford WJ,Webb PM,Whiteman DC,Buchanan DD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It is unknown whether a normal range, diagnostic serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level's influence on prostate cancer specific mortality (PCSM) is dependent upon digital rectal examination (DRE) findings. METHODS:Between 2004 and 2007, 9081 men diagnosed with non-palpable (T1c, N=1710) or palpable (...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Pashtan I,Chen MH,D'Amico AV

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Down syndrome (DS) is a common congenital anomaly, and children with DS have a substantially higher risk of leukemia. Although understanding of genetic and epigenetic changes of childhood leukemia has improved, the causes of childhood leukemia and the potential role of environmental exposures in leukemogenesis remain ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Mezei G,Sudan M,Izraeli S,Kheifets L

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:South Asian countries are facing a hidden breast cancer epidemic. A significant proportion of the breast cancer cases occur in premenopausal women. Knowledge of the various aspects of breast cancer in different geographical regions is limited in South Asia. In this article, we review the Bangladeshi perspective of the...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Hossain MS,Ferdous S,Karim-Kos HE

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nibrin and DNA repair protein XRCC3 are involved in DNA double-strand break repair. We genotyped seven tagging SNPs in these genes (rs1805794, rs709816; rs1063054; rs7141928, rs1799794, rs861530, rs861539) with the aim to analyse their association with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), a disease, that is characteri...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Smolkova B,Dusinska M,Hemminki K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are inconsistent and limited data available to assess the relationship between fat intake and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). We examined the consumption of total fat, fat sources and fat subtypes in relation to risk of EOC and its major histologic subtypes in the European Prospective Investigation into...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Merritt MA,Riboli E,Weiderpass E,Tsilidis KK,Overvad K,Tjønneland A,Hansen L,Dossus L,Fagherazzi G,Baglietto L,Fortner RT,Ose J,Steffen A,Boeing H,Trichopoulou A,Trichopoulos D,Lagiou P,Masala G,Sieri S,Mattiello A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to provide information on timing, anatomical location, and predictors for metachronous metastases of colorectal cancer based on a large consecutive series of non-selected patients. METHODS:All patients operated on with curative intent for colorectal cancer (TanyNanyM0) between 2003 and 2008...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： van Gestel YR,de Hingh IH,van Herk-Sukel MP,van Erning FN,Beerepoot LV,Wijsman JH,Slooter GD,Rutten HJ,Creemers GJ,Lemmens VE

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A large proportion of patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) do not experience excess mortality due to their disease. This group of patients is referred to as the cure proportion. Few studies have examined the possibility of cure for CMM. The aim of this study was to estimate the cure proportion of...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Andersson TM,Eriksson H,Hansson J,Månsson-Brahme E,Dickman PW,Eloranta S,Lambe M,Lambert PC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The miR-451 was found to be frequently down-regulated in tumors, indicating that miR-451 could play an important role in carcinogenesis. This study uncovered the mechanism by which the miR-451 functions as a tumor suppressor. The target genes of miR-451 were determined using target gene prediction softwares. Then the ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Liu D,Liu C,Wang X,Ingvarsson S,Chen H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Antigenic stimulation is a proposed aetiologic mechanism for many haematological malignancies. Limited evidence suggests that community-acquired infections may increase the risk of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). However, associations with other myeloid malignancies includ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Titmarsh GJ,McMullin MF,McShane CM,Clarke M,Engels EA,Anderson LA

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The French national screening programme for colorectal cancer (CRC) was rolled out nationwide from 2008. It targets men and women aged 50-74 who are invited every 2 years to perform a guaiac faecal occult blood test, followed, if positive, by a colonoscopy. This paper presents the evaluation of the programme...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Leuraud K,Jezewski-Serra D,Viguier J,Salines E

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Several studies indicate that use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with an increased risk of intracranial meningioma, while associations between HRT use and risk of other brain tumors have been less explored. We investigated the influence of HRT use on the risk of glioma in a nationwide setting. ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Andersen L,Friis S,Hallas J,Ravn P,Gaist D

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the Netherlands, breast cancer patients are treated and followed at least 5 years after diagnosis. Furthermore, all women aged 50-74 are invited biennially for mammography by the nationwide screening programme. The relation between the outpatient follow-up (follow-up visits in the outpatient clinic for ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： de Munck L,Kwast A,Reiding D,de Bock GH,Otter R,Willemse PH,Siesling S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chromosome 19q13.3 has been identified as one of the regions that associate with cancer risk in previous studies. METHODS:We systematically examined the 70.772kb region comprising four genes on chromosome 19q13.3 among Chinese using the haplotype-tagging SNP (htSNP) approach and the HapMap platform. The stu...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Yin J,Vogel U,Wang H,Ma Y,Wang C,Liang D,Liu J,Yue L,Zhao Y,Ma J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) (formerly known as preleukemia), a diverse group of myeloid neoplasms usually involving anemia in elderly persons, trends in U.S. death rates apparently have not been reported. METHODS:Trends in annual age-standardized rates per 100,000 from 1999 to 2009 were examined for...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Polednak AP

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:SOX6, a member of the D subfamily of sex determining region y-related transcription factors, plays critical roles in cell fate determination, differentiation and proliferation. It has been identified as a tumor suppressor or an oncogene in different human cancers. However, the role of SOX6 in the dev...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Guo X,Yang M,Gu H,Zhao J,Zou L

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We studied whether incidence of all cancer sites combined was associated with the radiation exposure due to fallout from the Chernobyl accident in Finland. An emphasis was on the first decade after the accident to assess the suggested "promotion effect". METHODS:The segment of Finnish population with a stable resi...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Kurttio P,Seppä K,Pasanen K,Patama T,Auvinen A,Pukkala E,Heinävaara S,Arvela H,Hakulinen T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Telomeres help maintain chromosomal structure and may influence tumorigenesis. We examined the association between telomere length and skin cancer in a clinic-based case-control study of 198 melanoma cases, 136 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cases, 185 basal cell carcinoma (BCC) cases, and 372 healthy control...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Anic GM,Sondak VK,Messina JL,Fenske NA,Zager JS,Cherpelis BS,Lee JH,Fulp WJ,Epling-Burnette PK,Park JY,Rollison DE

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes and metabolic syndrome have been found to increase the risk of various cancers. Previous studies indicated that diabetes may increase the risk of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Metabolic syndrome has not been investigated as a risk factor. We tested whether type II diabetes or metabo...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Stott-Miller M,Chen C,Schwartz SM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several risk factors for colorectal cancer (CRC) have been identified. If individuals with risk factors are more likely to harbor cancer or it precursors screening programs should be targeted toward this population. We evaluated the predictive value of colorectal cancer risk factors for the detection of advanced color...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Stegeman I,de Wijkerslooth TR,Stoop EM,van Leerdam ME,Dekker E,van Ballegooijen M,Kuipers EJ,Fockens P,Kraaijenhagen RA,Bossuyt PM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ten genes are associated with increased susceptibility to inherited breast cancer have also been associated with population breast cancer risk, and all are involved directly or indirectly in the monoubiquitinated FANCD2-DNA damage repair pathway. We analyzed 13 haplotype blocks in eight of these genes to est...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Tang LL,Chen FY,Wang H,Hu XL,Dai X,Mao J,Shen ZT,Wu YH,Wang SM,Hai J,Yan GJ,Li H,Huang J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the overall and stage-specific age-adjusted incidence, 5-year survival and mortality rates of bladder cancer (BCa) in the United States, between 1973 and 2009. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 148,315 BCa patients were identified in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database, between ye...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Abdollah F,Gandaglia G,Thuret R,Schmitges J,Tian Z,Jeldres C,Passoni NM,Briganti A,Shariat SF,Perrotte P,Montorsi F,Karakiewicz PI,Sun M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the thyroid cancer incidence trends and geographical patterns in the Latina Province of Lazio, Italy using the population-based cancer registry. METHODS:We extracted from the Latina cancer registry all cases of thyroid cancer from 1997 to 2006. Cases were classified according to morphological typ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Busco S,Giorgi Rossi P,Sperduti I,Pezzotti P,Buzzoni C,Pannozzo F

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both small and large body size at birth are now known to predict a range of chronic disorders in adult life, including certain cancers. These associations are thought to reflect "fetal programming." This may lead to impairment of a small number of key systems including the immune system. Hodgkin's lymphoma i...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Barker DJ,Osmond C,Thornburg KL,Kajantie E,Eriksson JG

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00