Knowledge, practice, and barriers toward cervical cancer screening in Elmina, Southern Ghana

NI Ebu, SC Mupepi, MP Siakwa… - International journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Aims The aims of this study were: 1) to assess the level of knowledge of women about Pap
smear tests, 2) to determine the practices of women regarding Pap smear tests, and 3) to …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiologic differences in esophageal cancer between Asian and Western populations

HZ Zhang, GF Jin, HB Shen - Chinese journal of cancer, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Esophageal cancer is a common cancer worldwide and has a poor prognosis. The
incidence of esophageal squamous cell cancer has been decreasing, whereas the …

The impact of level of education on adherence to breast and cervical cancer screening: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Damiani, D Basso, A Acampora, CBNA Bianchi… - Preventive …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective. To assess the inequalities in adherence to breast and cervical cancer screening
according to educational level. Methods. A systematic review was carried out between 2000 …

[HTML][HTML] Caspase control: protagonists of cancer cell apoptosis

MV Fiandalo, N Kyprianou - Experimental oncology, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Emergence of castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer is due to activation of survival
pathways, including apoptosis suppression and anoikis resistance, and increased …

Convergence of non-communicable and infectious diseases in low-and middle-income countries

JV Remais, G Zeng, G Li, L Tian… - International journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The convergence of non-communicable disease (NCD) and infectious disease (ID) in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs) presents new challenges and new opportunities to …

Comprehensive review on betulin as a potent anticancer agent

SK Król, M Kiełbus, A Rivero-Müller… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous plant‐derived substances, and their derivatives, are effective antitumour and
chemopreventive agents. Yet, there are also a plethora of tumour types that do not respond …

Evaluation of pulmonary nodules: clinical practice consensus guidelines for Asia

C Bai, CM Choi, CM Chu, D Anantham, JC Ho… - Chest, 2016 - Elsevier
Background American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) clinical practice guidelines on
the evaluation of pulmonary nodules may have low adoption among clinicians in Asian …

Night-shift work and breast cancer—a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Ijaz, J Verbeek, A Seidler, ML Lindbohm… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2013 - JSTOR
Objective The aim of this review was to synthesize the evidence on the potential relationship
between nightshift work and breast cancer. Methods We searched multiple databases for …

The association between smoking abstinence and mortality in the National Lung Screening Trial

NT Tanner, NM Kanodra, M Gebregziabher… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Smoking is the largest contributor to lung cancer risk, and those who continue to
smoke after diagnosis have a worse survival. Screening for lung cancer with low-dose …

Evaluating changes in the prevalence of the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)

CE Rice, M Rosanoff, G Dawson, MS Durkin… - Public health …, 2012 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are estimated to occur among about one percent of
children in the United States. This estimate is in line with estimates from other industrialized …