Cancers and populations. Medical search. Frequent questions

Genetic variation in ADIPOQ, the gene coding for adiponectin, and ADIPOR1, its type 1 receptor, has been linked to both breast and colorectal cancer. (karmanos.org)
Objectives To quantify post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC) rates in England by using recent World Endoscopy Organisation guidelines, compare incidence among colonoscopy providers, and explore associated factors that could benefit from quality improvement initiatives. (bmj.com)
Population All people undergoing colonoscopy and subsequently diagnosed as having colorectal cancer up to three years after their investigation (PCCRC-3yr). (bmj.com)
Quality improvement initiatives are needed to address this variation in rates and prevent colorectal cancer by enabling earlier diagnosis, removing premalignant polyps, and therefore improving outcomes. (bmj.com)
Colorectal cancer is a major public health problem in the United Kingdom. (bmj.com)
1 International comparisons have revealed that the survival rate of patients with colorectal cancer in the UK lags behind that attained by many of our economic neighbours. (bmj.com)
Colonoscopy is the main test for diagnosing colorectal cancer. (bmj.com)
Background/Objective - The incidence and mortality rates for colorectal cancer (CRC) in Canada are among the highest in the world. (ices.on.ca)
Compared to the GLOBOCAN world average, Inuit are at extreme high risk for lung and colorectal cancer, and also certain rare cancers such as nasopharyngeal cancer. (arctichealth.org)
Cancer among certain indigenous people in the Arctic is an increasing public health concern, especially lung and colorectal cancer. (arctichealth.org)
According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. (healthnewstrack.com)
1. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. (healthnewstrack.com)
Population screening using guaiac faecal occult blood testing (GFOBT) reduces colorectal cancer-specific mortality. (bmj.com)

There has been marked increase in lung, colorectal and female breast cancers, while cervical cancer has declined. (arctichealth.org)
2004). The impact of cervical cancer and dysplasia: A qualitative multiethnic study. (ons.org)
Improving early detection of breast and cervical cancer in Chinese and Vietnamese immigrant women. (ons.org)
Background: The breast cancer and cervical cancer mortality rates among women in Mississippi are higher than the national averages. (aacrjournals.org)
Early detection and early treatment are associated with longer survival rates among women who are diagnosed with breast cancer or cervical cancer. (aacrjournals.org)
However, the percentage of women in Mississippi who report having regular mammograms and in cervical cancer screenings is lower than the national average. (aacrjournals.org)
Purpose: Clinicians and investigators at UMMC are actively working within transdisciplinary teams to implement evidence-based interventions aimed at reducing breast and cervical cancer mortality disparities in the state. (aacrjournals.org)
The majority of the patients indicated that their knowledge of and attitudes towards breast and cervical cancer screening changed positively and the majority intended to change their cancer related health behaviors. (aacrjournals.org)
For cancer sites that occur only in one sex, the sex-specific population (e.g. females for cervical cancer) is used. (who.int)
The draft strategy is designed to harness approaches that have proven to be effective in addressing cervical cancer across the care continuum: vaccination against human papillomavirus, screening for and treatment of pre-cancerous lesions, early detection and treatment of invasive cancers, and palliative care in order to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem. (who.int)
1 The draft global strategy is available from https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/cervical-cancer/cerv-cancer- elimn-strategy-16dec-12pm.pdf (accessed 16 December 2019). (who.int)
Disparities in the burden of cervical cancer, between high- and low-income countries, as well as the disparities within countries, reflect the limited access to health care services for women who are disadvantaged. (who.int)
Cervical cancer and HIV co-morbidity is significant: women living with HIV are six times as likely to develop cervical cancer and at a younger age.1 In some countries with high HIV prevalence, women living with HIV make up over 50% of cervical cancer cases.1 Up-front investments are especially important to set those countries on the path towards elimination. (who.int)
To achieve cervical cancer elimination, all countries must reduce cervical cancer incidence below a defined threshold. (who.int)
WHO has established that cervical cancer should no longer be considered a public health problem when the age-standardized incidence rate is less than four per 100 000 women. (who.int)
Impact of scaled up human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical screening and the potential for global elimination of cervical cancer in 181 countries, 2020-99: a modelling study. (who.int)

Does use of a Spanish surname list improve the accuracy of race-related information obtained from national cancer registries and from rapid case ascertainment (review of patients for eligibility in clinical and epidemiological research)? (rand.org)
Methods such as a Spanish surname list can improve race and ethnicity data in cancer registries and help ensure that minorities are accurately represented in clinical and epidemiological research. (rand.org)
Data were extracted from national and regional statistical agencies and cancer registries, with direct age-standardization of rates to the world standard population. (arctichealth.org)
The organization provides regular updates on CRC statistics based on data from population-based cancer registries and the National Center for Health Statistics. (healthnewstrack.com)
The United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) are the official federal statistics on cancer incidence from registries having high-quality data and cancer mortality statistics for 50 states and the District of Columbia. (cdc.gov)
USCS are produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), in collaboration with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR). (cdc.gov)
Surprisingly, population -based cancer registries in various countries, including the National Cancer Institute 's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program in the United States , only capture data on individuals diagnosed with cancers that are metastatic at diagnosis (M1). (bvsalud.org)
Capturing all incident metastatic cancer cases across all tumor types in population -based cancer registries , not only based on initial stage at diagnosis , would be critical to better understand the disparities in metastatic disease burden and the effectiveness of primary prevention , screening , and therapies for primary and metastatic disease . (bvsalud.org)
A descriptive ecological study of the health regions of Mato Grosso state using two data sets on the incidence of population -based cancer registries in Mato Grosso - inland and Cuiabá. (bvsalud.org)

The data of 225 patients who were diagnosed with EOC cancer after staging laparotomy at the Department of Gynecologic Oncology of Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Research and Teaching Hospital from January 2002 to May 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. (hindawi.com)
Ragin's systematic research review called "Breast Cancer Research in the Caribbean: Analysis of Reports From 1975 to 2017" appeared in the November 2018 edition of the Journal of Global Oncology . (radiologytoday.net)
Daily online exclusives cover late breaking oncology news, safe handling and administration of chemotherapy drugs, side effect management, and new developments in specific cancers. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)

The Diseases Population Index for Lung Cancer Incidence is a tool in epidemiology that enables health care professionals to obtain an overview trends and cross-country comparisons with respect to lung cancer incidence. (wikipedia.org)
She notes that there is a gap in research investigating the epidemiology, clinicopathologic features, genetic determinants, and molecular classifications of breast cancer in these populations, which would help health care professionals better manage cases. (radiologytoday.net)
19 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. (aacrjournals.org)
Image from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER). (medscape.com)
These graphs illustrate 2019 US female breast cancer statistics at glance from the National Cancer Institute (NCI)'s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER). (medscape.com)
Percentage of new US cases of female breast cancer by age group (2012-2016) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER). (medscape.com)

Title : Role of human population study centers in studies of cancer etiology Personal Author(s) : Haenszel, William;Miller, Robert W. (cdc.gov)

The incidence of cancer was determined by linking records from the IBD and non-IBD cohorts with the comprehensive Cancer Care Manitoba registry. (nih.gov)
OBJECTIVES: To examine the use of a Spanish surname list to improve the quality of race-related information obtained from rapid case ascertainment (RCA) and to estimate the accuracy of race-related information obtained from cancer registry records collected by routine reporting. (rand.org)
Using a cancer registry, we identified adults having elective cancer surgery. (ices.on.ca)
ABSTRACT In 2006 the Iranian national cancer registry reported that Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, a small province located in the southern part of the country, had a low incidence rate of almost all types of cancer. (who.int)
The results point to improvements in the cancer diagnosis and registry in the province, although real changes in cancer incidence over the period cannot be ruled out. (who.int)
METHODS: Morphologically verified endometrial carcinoma diagnosed 1960 to 2014 were collected from the nation-wide Swedish Cancer Registry. (lu.se)
Methods The Singapore Cancer Registry has been collecting epidemiological data of all cancers seen in Singapore since 1968. (bmj.com)
We evaluated the treatment patterns and outcome of patients receiving ET for EOC in the Southeast medical region in Sweden.Method: Patients were identified through the population-based Southeast Quality Registry for gynaecological cancer. (diva-portal.org)
1 A study conducted on a sample of 51,074 women using the California Cancer Registry found that the triple-negative phenotype was statistically significantly associated with younger age, African American race/ethnicity, later stage of disease at the time of diagnosis, lower socioeconomic status, and shortened survival. (wiley.com)

We remain cautious in our interpretation of this finding because the time since 9/11 is short for cancer outcomes, and the reported excess of cancers is not limited to specific organ types. (cdc.gov)
Life and Bladder Cancer: The Yorkshire Cancer Research Bladder Cancer Patient Reported Outcomes (PROMs) Survey. (sheffield.ac.uk)
SUBJECTS: Self-reported survey responses of 3954 participants from California enrolled in the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium. (rand.org)
Background - Frailty is associated with poor postoperative outcomes, but existing data do not describe frailty's interaction with tumour characteristics at the time of cancer surgery. (ices.on.ca)
Respondents were asked to identify which health outcomes, including specific cancers, may be caused by alcohol consumption. (biomedcentral.com)

Can CA-125 Predict Lymph Node Metastasis in Epithelial Ovarian Cancers in Turkish Population? (hindawi.com)
The role of single preoperative serum CA-125 levels in predicting pelvic or paraaortic lymph node metastasis in patients operated for epithelial ovarian cancer has been investigated. (hindawi.com)
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the sixth most frequent cause of cancer death in women and is the leading cause of mortality resulting from overall gynecologic malignancies in the United States and Europe [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
Although CA-125 in epithelial ovarian cancers, which varies extensively depending on racial and genetic differences, has been studied extensively, the effect of preoperative CA-125 levels in predicting lymph node metastases is controversial. (hindawi.com)
Aim of the study: Endocrine treatment (ET) is an alternative as salvage therapy in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) but the usage in routine care is unknown. (diva-portal.org)

Each year in the United States an estimated 26,000 new cancers attributable to HPV occur. (velscope.com)
Scholars@Duke publication: Frequency of breast cancer attributable to BRCA1 in a population-based series of American women. (duke.edu)

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2020) 29 (6_Supplement_2): B030. (aacrjournals.org)
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev;32(5): 585-587, 2023 05 01. (bvsalud.org)

Methods - This was a population-based cohort study conducted using linked provincial health administrative data in Ontario, Canada (2009-20). (ices.on.ca)
Methods Interval cancers were defined as cancers diagnosed within 2 years (ie, a complete screening round) of a negative GFOBT. (bmj.com)
FACT-G). Materials and Methods: A Chinese questionnaire package comprising the FACT-G and Functional Living Index-Cancer (FLIC, which was translated, modified and validated in Singapore) was filled in by 165 ethnic Chinese patients recruited from the National Cancer Centre, Singapore. (annals.edu.sg)
Methods: See, Test, and Treat was a community-based cancer screening event that occurred on June 1, 2019 at the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute. (aacrjournals.org)

CDC-RFA-DP18-1808: Networking2Save: CDC's National Network Approach to Preventing and Controlling Tobacco-related Cancers in Special Populations supports a consortium of national organizations to advance the prevention of commercial tobacco use and cancer in populations experiencing tobacco- and cancer-related health disparities. (cdc.gov)
It is intended to enhance the quality and performance of specific public health programs, data and information systems, practice and services, partnerships, and resources that focus on tobacco- and cancer-related health disparities in special populations. (cdc.gov)

Rosiglitazone and Gemcitabine in combination reduces immune suppression and modulates T cell populations in pancreatic cancer. (nih.gov)
We characterized the impact of high-dose Rosiglitazone and Gemcitabine therapy on immune suppressive mediators, including MDSC and T regulatory cells, and on modulation of peripheral and intra-tumoral T cell populations. (nih.gov)
Combination therapy with Rosiglitazone and Gemcitabine modulated T cell populations by enhancing circulating CD8(+) T cells and intra-tumoral CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells while limiting T regulatory cells. (nih.gov)

Currently, serum CA-125 levels, also accepted as a predictive and prognostic factor for ovarian cancers, are used for monitoring response after treatment and survival of patients. (hindawi.com)
Currently, its standard treatment includes surgery and platinum chemotherapy, but most patients will relapse within 16-22 months due to drug resistance and other factors, and the 5-year survival rate of ovarian cancer is only 46% [ 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
The frailty-survival association was strongest for patients with lower stage and grade cancers. (ices.on.ca)
Conclusions - Patient frailty is associated with decreased long-term survival after cancer surgery. (ices.on.ca)
The association is stronger for early-stage and -grade cancers, which would otherwise have a better survival prognosis. (ices.on.ca)
BACKGROUND: An investigation of trends of incidence and net survival (NS) for endometrial cancer in Sweden. (lu.se)
Endometrial cancer patients were assessed with regards to time trends for incidence and 54,825 cases remained for survival analyses. (lu.se)
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has been found to account for approximately 15% of all breast cancer cases, and is associated with aggressive histology, poorer prognosis, shorter survival, and unresponsiveness to usual hormone therapy. (wiley.com)
Black women have poorer 5-year survival rates from breast cancer at all ages of diagnosis compared to white women. (medscape.com)
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a leading cause of cancer mortality with a dismal 2-5 % 5-year survival rate. (nih.gov)
The disease-free survival rate for Stage II and III cancers is slightly lower, depending on the size of the tumor and when treatment is begun. (medlineplus.gov)

Bladder cancer is one of the commonest human cancers. (sheffield.ac.uk)
In many human cancers, the rate of cell growth depends crucially on the size of the tumour cell population. (chalmers.se)

Knowledge of the link between alcohol and specific cancers varied between 18% (breast) and 80% (liver). (biomedcentral.com)

Alcohol use is clearly related to a number of different cancers. (newstarget.com)
We aimed to provide up-to-date evidence for England regarding awareness of the link between alcohol and different cancers and to determine whether awareness differs by demographic characteristics, alcohol use, and geographic region. (biomedcentral.com)

No studies yet have attempted to replicate these SNPs in US minority populations. (nih.gov)
Psychosocial treatment research with ethnic minority populations: Ethical considerations in conducting clinical trials. (ons.org)
Proposals addressing understudied areas are encouraged, as is attention to underrepresented minority populations experiencing cancer and alcohol-related disparities such as American Indian, Alaskan Native, and sexual and gender minority populations. (unthsc.edu)

Program members are continuing cohort recruitment with a DOD racial disparities grant and will examine the roles of plasma microRNA levels and polymorphisms in genes in the microRNA biosynthesis pathway in prostate cancer aggressiveness, PSA relapse,and racial disparities. (karmanos.org)
Accurate information regarding race, ethnicity, and national origins is critical for identifying disparities in the cancer burden. (rand.org)
It is imperative that cancer research identify factors that drive disparities and focus on prevention. (wiley.com)

Interval cancers are associated with a better prognosis than cancers arising in a non-screened population, and GFOBT appears to preferentially detect cancers in men and the left side of the colon at the expense of cancers in women and in the right colon and rectum. (bmj.com)
Interval cancers have a relatively good prognosis compared with cancers arising in a similar population that has not been offered screening. (bmj.com)
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has been associated with a more aggressive histology, poorer prognosis, and nonresponsiveness to hormone therapy. (wiley.com)

Design Population based cohort study. (bmj.com)
In a population-based cohort study, data on 660 cases of cancer in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province were analysed after ICD codes had been rechecked and duplicates removed. (who.int)

The level definitions also indicate the urgency with which action should be taken Grawath Richard, 2013, The Diseases Population Index for Lung Cancer Incidence: How it is Calculated and Applied, Meadowford Science Journal. (wikipedia.org)
Immunotherapy in Special Populations With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: What Would the Oncologist Do? (medscape.com)
Cannabis use has even been associated with a lower risk of lung cancer. (newstarget.com)
Lung cancer is responsible for nearly one in five of all cancer deaths in the world and is the leading occupationally related cancer type. (bmj.com)
1 Tobacco smoke exposure contributes the most significant risk although in developed countries, occupational exposures are estimated to contribute to 10%-30% of all lung cancers. (bmj.com)
1 The International Agency for Research on Cancer recognises at least 13 occupational exposures that are associated with a raised risk of lung cancer and at least 6 of these (asbestos, arsenic, radon, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, silica and nickel) may have a more than additive (ie, synergistic) risk when combined with tobacco smoke exposure. (bmj.com)
The National Lung Screen Trial (NLST) demonstrated a 20.0% mortality reduction for lung cancer deaths with three screening rounds using low-dose CT (LDCT) of the chest. (bmj.com)
2 However, LDCT screening for lung cancer is only effective when a high-risk population is screened. (bmj.com)
The number of lung cancer deaths prevented by LDCT is strongly related to the underlying risk of lung cancer in the population. (bmj.com)
Cancer of the lung and colon/rectum in both sexes are the commonest in most populations. (arctichealth.org)
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Mexico and worldwide. (scielo.br)
In the past decade, there has been an increase in the number of lung cancer cases in young people, which suggests an important role for genetic background in the etiology of this disease. (scielo.br)
The use of a polygenic model to assess the additive effect of low penetrance risk alleles identified combinations of risk genotypes that could be useful in predicting a predisposition to lung cancer. (scielo.br)
Estimation of the level of genetic susceptibility showed that the individual calculated risk value (iCRV) ranged from 1 to 16, with a higher iCRV indicating a greater genetic susceptibility to lung cancer. (scielo.br)
Lung cancer (LC) is the major cause of mortality from neoplasias worldwide. (scielo.br)
2007). Lung cancer is a serious public health problem (Proctor, 2001). (scielo.br)
[ 2 ] ) Each year, nearly 42,000 women die of breast cancer, making it the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among US women after lung cancer. (medscape.com)
Although we are still facing problems related to data completeness and quality, the most common cancer types were prostate , female breast , cervix , lung , colorectal and stomach cancer in the state of Mato Grosso from 2007 to 2011. (bvsalud.org)
The most frequent types among men were prostate and lung cancer . (bvsalud.org)

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among US women, with an estimated 268,600 newly diagnosed women with invasive disease (48,100 cases of ductal carcinoma in situ [DCIS]) in 2019, accounting for approximately 15.2%-30% of all new cancer cases among women, depending on the data sources. (medscape.com)

abstract = "ObjectiveTo determine the feasibility of a digitally automated population-based programme for organised prostate cancer testing (OPT) in Southern Sweden.Patients and MethodsA pilot project for a regional OPT was conducted between September 2020 and February 2021, inviting 999 randomly selected men aged 50, 56, or 62 years (y). (lu.se)

There is also a shift towards left-sided tumors, with the proportion of rectal cancer increasing from 27% in 1995 to 31% in 2019. (healthnewstrack.com)
2019 Prevalence of US female breast cancer relative to other common cancers. (medscape.com)

In China, the age-standardized incidence of ovarian cancer ranged from 4.75 to 6.05 per 100,000 population from 1999 to 2010, while the overall age-standardized incidence for these years was 5.35 per 100,000 population [ 3 ]. (hindawi.com)

Most patients with ovarian cancer have widespread disease at the time of diagnosis due to asymptomatic nature of early stage disease [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
We identified participants 1-10 years after their diagnosis using national cancer registration data. (sheffield.ac.uk)
By incorporating insights and data from one end of the cancer research spectrum into the framework of the other, projects should be able to cross-validate data gathered at different scales, and explore links between basic biology, population science, and potential health applications in treatment, prevention, diagnosis, and/or screening. (nih.gov)
Using the United States Cancer Statistics database, the authors examined differences between TNBCs compared with all other breast cancers with regard to age, race/ethnicity, and stage at diagnosis. (wiley.com)
OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence of known disease-related mutations and other variants in BRCA1 and how it differs by race, age at diagnosis, and family history status in a population-based sample of white and black patients with breast cancer unselected for family history. (duke.edu)
Young age at diagnosis alone did not predict BRCA1 carrier status in this population. (duke.edu)

Conclusions: Knowledge of potential barriers and challenges to research with diverse populations provides the foundation for the development of strategies for successful recruitment of minorities in cancer nursing research. (ons.org)
CONCLUSIONS: This study observed increased incidence of endometrial cancer in Sweden from 1960 to 2014. (lu.se)
Conclusions Although GFOBT screening is associated with substantial interval cancer rates that increase with screening round, the absolute numbers do not. (bmj.com)
A central theme of this Cancer Policy Framework is the use of risk analysis as an organizing construct based on sound biomedical and other scientific judgment to define plausible exposure ranges of concern rather than single numerical conclusions that may convey an artificial sense of precision. (cdc.gov)
CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that in the general US population, widespread screening of BRCA1 is not warranted. (duke.edu)

Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates continue to be higher in the Detroit area than elsewhere in the country and remain a focus of the research being conducted in this program. (karmanos.org)
African American men have higher overall prostate cancer incidence, present with more clinically advanced disease and are more likely to have bone metastases and higher mortality than white men. (karmanos.org)
Program Members established a cohort of men with prostate cancer to follow-up on these findings. (karmanos.org)
Metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of conditions including hypertension, abdominal obesity, impaired glucose tolerance/elevated fasting glucose or diabetes, low HDL cholesterol, and hypertriglyceridemia, with increasing prevalence in the U.S. The frequency of these characteristics varies by race and the syndrome has been linked to prostate cancer. (karmanos.org)
Program members, in collaboration with the University of Michigan, showed that variation in these genes did not predict prostate cancer risk in African American men, but rs1501299 was associated with obesity in this population. (karmanos.org)
Family history of the disease is one of the strongest risk factors for prostate cancer. (karmanos.org)
Is the Subject Area "Prostate cancer" applicable to this article? (plos.org)
A 2016 evidence review also identified alcohol as a probable cause of stomach cancer [ 4 ] and meta-analysis indicating a dose response relationship for prostate cancer is forthcoming [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
To determine the feasibility of a digitally automated population-based programme for organised prostate cancer testing (OPT) in Southern Sweden. (lu.se)
Prostate cancer was diagnosed in ten men. (lu.se)
Devasia and colleagues specify an illness- death model for chronic disease and estimate that in prostate cancer , which has a large pool of primary disease that may or may not progress to metastases , about half of all metastatic cancers arise as recurrences from initially nonmetastatic disease . (bvsalud.org)

This is the first study to replicate 11 of the 31 GWAS-identified risk variants for pancreatic cancer in multiethnic populations, including African Americans, Japanese Americans, and Latinos. (nih.gov)
Breast cancer survivorship in a multiethnic sample: Challenges in recruitment and measurements. (ons.org)

By this we mean that actually, at least in Europe, all women aged 50-69 are offered a screening mammogram every two years just for early detection of breast cancer. (ecancer.org)

The problem is that we are still discovering the majority of oral cancers or dysplastic lesions at a later stage. (velscope.com)
The key finding is that we know that previously that benign breast lesions are a risk factor for breast cancer because we have published that previously and there are many other studies that contribute to that information. (ecancer.org)
Because we can make risk groups of women, to define women who are at a higher risk who might be women with benign breast lesions but also who may have a family history of breast cancer or a dense breast. (ecancer.org)

The CT genotype of E2F1 gene rs3213172 polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer, and E2F1 gene rs3213172 polymorphism may be a novel marker for the risk prediction of ovarian cancer. (hindawi.com)

We aimed to replicate the associations of 31 GWAS-identified SNPs with pancreatic cancer and build and test a polygenic risk score (PRS) for pancreatic cancer in an ethnically diverse population. (nih.gov)
Progress in such research would be significant because Caribbean populations are ethnically and culturally diverse, with mixed genetic origins of predominantly African descent," Ragin says. (radiologytoday.net)

Over the world, there are approximately 224747 new cases of ovarian cancer per year resulting in more than 140163 deaths [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
The present study is aimed at exploring whether rs3213172, rs3213173, and rs3213176 polymorphisms of the E2F1 gene confer risk for ovarian cancer. (hindawi.com)
A total of 80 patients with ovarian cancer were selected from the first affiliated hospital of Soochow University in Jiangsu Province from January 2016 to June 2021, including 48 cases that were premenopausal and 32 cases that were menopausal. (hindawi.com)
E2F1 gene rs3213173 and rs3213176 polymorphisms confer no risk to ovarian cancer risk. (hindawi.com)
Ovarian cancer is the most fatal malignant tumor of the female reproductive tract [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
Ovarian cancer incidence is generally lower in Asia and the Middle East than in the United States and Europe, but new cases are relatively young [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
The early symptoms of ovarian cancer are insidious, and the most common clinical symptoms are abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and urgency of urination. (hindawi.com)
To sum up, ovarian cancer is extremely harmful to women's health. (hindawi.com)
Regrettably, the exact etiology of ovarian cancer remains to be elucidated. (hindawi.com)
Against this background, finding a reliable biomarker for the risk prediction of ovarian cancer appears to be particularly important. (hindawi.com)
So far, the studies which explore the relationship between the E2F1 polymorphisms and ovarian cancer susceptibility are rare. (hindawi.com)
The present study is to explore whether E2F1 gene polymorphisms confer risk for ovarian cancer. (hindawi.com)
Thus, we selected three widely-studied polymorphism loci (rs3213172, rs3213173, and rs3213176) to find a novel marker for the risk prediction of ovarian cancer. (hindawi.com)
In white women, prevalence of inherited mutation was 23% for cases with family history of ovarian cancer, 13% for cases from families with at least 4 cases of breast cancer with or without ovarian cancer, and 33% for cases from families with both breast and ovarian cancer and at least 4 affected relatives. (duke.edu)
In contrast, BRCA1 mutations are sufficiently frequent in families with both breast and ovarian cancer, or at least 4 cases of breast cancer (at any age), that genotyping might be considered. (duke.edu)

The consortium is jointly funded by CDC's Office on Smoking and Health and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control . (cdc.gov)
Over the last four decades, detailed studies about breast cancer in Caribbean women have been limited and should be expanded because the disease hits this population especially hard, says Camille Ragin, PhD, MPH, an associate professor in the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center. (radiologytoday.net)
Applications that address multiple levels of consumption, such as moderate and heavy drinking, are of particular interest, as well as those focusing on alcohol use disorder (AUD) from the perspective of cancer prevention and control. (unthsc.edu)
Identifying the main types of cancer is important for the improvement of cancer prevention and control actions, as well as to understand its magnitude and impact on society. (bvsalud.org)

4. Left-sided tumors, particularly rectal cancer, are becoming more common. (healthnewstrack.com)

Identifying the external and genetic factors that define breast cancer susceptibility in Caribbean women is critical for this population's health. (radiologytoday.net)
No longer can we be confident in identifying those of our patient population who may be at risk. (velscope.com)
Logistic regressions explored whether demographic, alcohol use, and geographic characteristics predicted correctly identifying alcohol-related cancer risk. (biomedcentral.com)

Data of all eyelid cancers from 1996 to 2008 were retrieved for analysis. (bmj.com)
PARTICIPANTS: Cases were women aged 20 to 74 years diagnosed as having a first invasive breast cancer between May 1993 and June 1996. (duke.edu)

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to support research on interdisciplinary population approaches to increasing awareness of the relationship between alcohol and cancer risk, understanding and changing social norms related to alcohol consumption, developing and/or evaluating alcohol policy approaches, and the development, testing, and implementation of population-level interventions to reduce alcohol-related cancer risk. (unthsc.edu)
However, despite the well-established contribution of alcohol-related cancers to the burden of disease and mortality, literature suggests that public knowledge of the link between alcohol and cancer is poor. (biomedcentral.com)

Interval cancer rates are substantial, but, although they increase from round one to round three, this is due to a decrease in numbers of screen-detected cancers rather than an increase in interval cancers. (bmj.com)
Breast cancer incidence rates increase sharply with age, becoming substantial before age 50 years. (medscape.com)

Be pro-active and prepare your practice to offer free oral cancer screenings to your community! (velscope.com)
The UMMC team provided breast, cervical and oral cancer screenings to 103 women. (aacrjournals.org)
Conclusion: See, Test, and Treat is an effective community-based activity that can increase access to breast, cervical and oral cancer screenings by uninsured and underinsured women. (aacrjournals.org)

A virally and sexually transmitted etiology is fueling the escalation in oropharyngeal cancer. (velscope.com)
Her mission is to elevate awareness within the professional community related to the changing profile of oral and oropharyngeal cancer. (velscope.com)

The level definitions correspond to burden and general risk for a particular population. (wikipedia.org)
Burden and centralised treatment in Europe of rare tumours: results of RARECAREnet a population-based study. (who.int)
The population is being held up with the burden. (who.int)

Rates were higher in women, in older age groups, and in people with inflammatory bowel disease or diverticular disease, in those with higher comorbidity scores, and in people with previous cancers. (bmj.com)
One in eight women in the UK is diagnosed with breast cancer each year and 30 per cent of them will go on to develop secondary or advanced breast cancer. (sheffield.ac.uk)
Around 11,400 women and 400 men die of advanced breast cancer each year in the UK, with just 20 per cent living beyond five years once the cancer spreads. (sheffield.ac.uk)
The study shows that around 25 out of every 1,000 women with benign breast disease have subsequently been diagnosed with breast cancer. (ecancer.org)
One is more for individual women and when we talk about that we need to encourage women with risk factors, not only with benign breast disease but maybe with a family history of breast cancer, that they should go to organised breast cancer screening programmes. (ecancer.org)
They should keep going to their screening programmes because they may benefit more from breast cancer screening than women with a low risk profile. (ecancer.org)
The recruitment of breast cancer survivors into cancer control studies: A focus on African-American women. (ons.org)
Understanding the breast cancer experience of African-American women. (ons.org)
2004). Understanding the breast cancer experience of women: A qualitative study of African American, Asian American, Latina and Caucasian cancer survivors. (ons.org)
Over the period 2007-2009 the annual average incidence rate of all cancers rose significantly by 53.0% and 115.1% in men and women respectively. (who.int)
When compared with screen-detected cancers, interval cancers are more likely to arise in women and in the right colon or rectum. (bmj.com)
Modifications to current screening algorithms will be necessary to reduce interval cancer rates, and, in FOBT screening, differential cut-off values may be necessary in men and women. (bmj.com)
1982 Average annual breast cancer incidence per 100,000 women by age in San Francisco, United States, Japan, and China. (medscape.com)
After adjustment for sampling probabilities, the proportion of patients with breast cancer with disease-related variants was 3.3% (95% confidence interval, 0%-7.2%) in white women and 0% in black women. (duke.edu)
Results: The knowledge on oral cancer seems to increase with age and women had a better knowledge than men. (bvsalud.org)

To achieve this objective, we intend to conduct longitudinal surveillance of cancer diagnoses in WTC-exposed and non-WTC-exposed individuals through 2008 and later, as data become available. (cdc.gov)
Death rates are calculated based on the resident population of the United States for the data year involved. (socialexplorer.com)
Postcensal population estimates are used in rate calculations for years after a census year and match the data year vintage (e.g. (socialexplorer.com)
Death rates are calculated based on the sum of the resident populations for each of the data years involved (e.g. the denominator of a rate for 2011-2013 combined is the sum of the population estimates for 2011, 2012, and 2013). (socialexplorer.com)
Several sets of standard population data are included in SEER*Stat. These include the 2000 US standard population as well as standard millions for the US population (1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000), the 1991 Canadian population, the European population, and the world population (see 2000 US Standard Population vs. Standard Million for more discussion). (socialexplorer.com)
These data suggest that factors related to sun protection have resulted in reduced eyelid cancers over time and provide a basis for such public health programmes elsewhere. (bmj.com)
Researchers used the United Kingdom's Clinical Practice Research Datalink, which has been collecting primary care data since 1987, to conduct a population-based nested case control study. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
They used the data to compare the occurrence of cancer between people with MS or clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), a single inflammatory demyelinating event that can turn into multiple sclerosis, and controls who do not have MS or CIS. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
Participants completed a brief exit survey that was used to gather data on the effect of the program on the patients' knowledge and attitudes towards cancer screenings, and intentions to changed cancer related health behaviors. (aacrjournals.org)
The results suggest that Rosiglitazone, in combination with Gemcitabine, decreases immune suppressive mechanisms in immunocompetent animals and provides pre-clinical data in support of combining Rosiglitazone and Gemcitabine as a clinical therapy for pancreatic cancer. (nih.gov)
Cancer incidence data are available for the United States, state and metropolitan areas (MSA) by age group, race, gender, childhood cancer classifications and cancer site for the years 1999 - 2004. (cdc.gov)
Obtain incidence counts, crude rates, and age-adjusted with 95% confidence intervals from the United States Cancer Statistics public information data. (cdc.gov)

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) from the National Cancer Institute is to promote projects that bridge biological mechanism to population level scales. (nih.gov)
Funding for this study came in part from a National Cancer Institute grant with colleagues at The University of the West Indies in Jamaica and City of Hope Cancer Center, as well as from an internal project at the Saint James School of Medicine studying prevalence of breast cancer in the Anguillan population. (radiologytoday.net)
Detailed explanation can be found on the National Cancer Institute (NCI) website. (socialexplorer.com)

Age-standardized incidence rates by cancer sites were computed for the 8 Arctic States and 20 of their northern regions, averaged over the decade 2000-2009. (arctichealth.org)
The age-standardised incidence rates and age-specific incidence rates were calculated with the direct method, using the 2000 world population as a standard. (bmj.com)

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified several SNPs associated with pancreatic cancer. (nih.gov)
PRS can potentially be used to stratify pancreatic cancer risk across multiple ethnic groups. (nih.gov)
We evaluated the combination of Gemcitabine and Rosiglitazone, an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of type II diabetes, in an immunocompetent transplantable mouse model of pancreatic cancer. (nih.gov)

The Life and Bladder Cancer (LABC) study is now closed. (sheffield.ac.uk)
Funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research , the Life and Bladder Cancer (LABC) survey is a project hoping to improve the quality of life of people with bladder cancer. (sheffield.ac.uk)
It involves people who have been diagnosed with bladder cancer in the Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, Humber and South Tees region. (sheffield.ac.uk)
We want to know what it is like to live with and after bladder cancer so we can help future people with this disease. (sheffield.ac.uk)
This was a single questionnaire for people diagnosed with bladder cancer in the last 10 years. (sheffield.ac.uk)
We want to find out more about the long-term quality of life of people who have been diagnosed with and treated for bladder cancer. (sheffield.ac.uk)
We wanted to hear from you whatever your age, if you are male or female, whatever type of bladder cancer and treatment you had, whether you have symptoms or not, and regardless of other medical conditions. (sheffield.ac.uk)
A postal survey was administered containing generic health-related quality of life and bladder cancer specific questions. (sheffield.ac.uk)
Cancers of the prostate, thyroid, bladder and soft tissues decreased over the study period. (who.int)

We provide each patient with a dynamic, carefully constructed treatment plan focused on their specific cancer and their unique needs. (karmanos.org)
At this point the cancer cannot be cured, but patients receive treatment and can live for several years. (sheffield.ac.uk)
How can these results impact the future screening and treatment of breast cancer? (ecancer.org)
Generally, cancer markers are most useful when used to monitor response to cancer treatment and to screen for cancer recurrence. (rafflesmedicalgroup.com)
We propose that further studying and quantifying population-wide feedback, impacting cell growth, will be central for advancing our understanding of cancer dynamics and treatment, potentially exploiting Allee effects for therapy. (chalmers.se)

The tumor marker CA-125, which increases with grade independent of the effect of stage in EOC, is predictive of lymph node metastasis with a high rate of false positivity in Turkish population. (hindawi.com)

The lowest incidence was seen in colonoscopies performed under the NHS bowel cancer screening programme. (bmj.com)

As a leader in cancer research, Karmanos is able to offer patients access to innovative treatments and clinical trials that are often times not available anywhere else. (karmanos.org)
To offer hope and longer life to patients with all types of cancer, Karmanos offers the latest types of therapy through our clinical trials program. (karmanos.org)
Through clinical trials, we are creating new knowledge about how therapies fight cancer and provide national leadership in testing these new therapies. (karmanos.org)

Age-adjusted annual incidence rates were calculated for the world population in 1960, according to sex , for the period comprising 2007 to 2011. (bvsalud.org)

Continued follow-up will be important and should include cancer screening and prevention strategies. (cdc.gov)
A review of health behavior matrices (e.g., condom use, exercise, cancer screening) found that people translated their 'good' intentions into action only 53 percent of the time (Sheeran, 2002). (cancer.gov)
The goal of this research was to conduct a Canadian population-based study of the use of tests and procedures to evaluate the large bowel to estimate the extent of CRC screening. (ices.on.ca)
Oral Cancer Screening for Today's Population: Is Your Practice Up to Date? (velscope.com)
As the dental community and an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare network, we need to re-evaluate our clinical protocols related to oral cancer screening. (velscope.com)
Dr Marta Roman speaks to ecancer about the long-term breast cancer risk after benign breast disease in population-based screening. (ecancer.org)
One of our target lines for research is based on assessment of benefits and harms of population-based breast cancer screening. (ecancer.org)
One of the key questions when we try to assess breast cancer screening is if it is efficient. (ecancer.org)
The question is if offering a mammography every two years to every woman, that means a one size fits all strategy, if that is sufficient or maybe if we should go a little bit deeper and try to personalise the breast cancer screening strategies. (ecancer.org)
When we talk about this, one of the key questions is the risk factors for breast cancer which is the information that we need to use if we want to personalise breast cancer screening strategies. (ecancer.org)
So they should go to breast cancer screening. (ecancer.org)
In addition, if we want to talk about making breast cancer screening more efficient, instead of the one size fits all strategy that we are running right now, going into more detail and personalised follow-up, then this information is really important. (ecancer.org)
Many people have the misconception that blood test is a good screening tool for all sorts of medical conditions and that includes cancer markers to detect cancer.A blood-cancer marker is a substance produced in the body by cancerous cells. (rafflesmedicalgroup.com)
While some cancer makers can be considered for individuals with risk factors, many cancer markers are not recommended as a screening tool by many experts. (rafflesmedicalgroup.com)
Like essential health screening tests, there are also some cancer screening modalities considered to be essential for the general population. (rafflesmedicalgroup.com)
While several explanations appear to be possible, including increasing surveillance and more careful cancer screening programs in MS patients, we believe the rapid and continuous evolution of MS care, treatments and related potential secondary effects, require maximal attention in routine neurological care," Zecca and her colleagues concluded. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
Interval cancers arise in biennial GFOBT-based screening programmes. (bmj.com)

The report concluded that, in addition to expanded research into Caribbean populations, a regional strategy for cancer registration is needed in order to address possible underestimates of breast cancer incidence. (radiologytoday.net)
[ 5 , 6 ] The rate of increase in breast cancer incidence continues throughout life but slows substantially after menopause, to approximately 2%-3% per year. (medscape.com)

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