Alcohol consumption and incidence of pancreatic cancer by Aage Tverdal, Randi Selmer, Dag S. Thelle

“…Methods: Altogether 243,169 men and women 20–79 years, without cancer at baseline, were followed with respect to pancreatic cancer by linkage to the Cancer Registry of Norway and the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry. …”
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High vs. low radiotherapy dose in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy: an endemic area population-bas... by Chia-Chin Li, Chih-Yi Chen, Ying-Hsiang Chou, Chih-Jen Huang, Hsiu-Ying Ku, Ying-Chun Lin, Chun-Ru Chien

“…Methods Eligible patients diagnosed between 2010 and 2019 were identified via the Taiwan Cancer Registry. We used propensity score (PS) weighting to balance observable potential confounders. …”
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Skin cancer’s prevention in the light of current medical knowledge by Małgorzata Milanowska, Aleksandra Grudzińska, Dominika Jarosz, Hanna Tsitko, Paulina Dudzińska

“…It can be expected that these results are underestimated due to incomplete registration of new cases in the National Cancer Registry.(1,2)The most common skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma - over 80% of cases. …”
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Preventable causes of cancer in Texas by race/ethnicity: Major modifiable risk factors in the population. by Franciska J Gudenkauf, Aaron P Thrift

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We calculated population attributable fractions (PAFs) for cancers attributable to thirteen modifiable risk factors using prevalence data from the Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, as well as relative risks estimates from prior studies and cancer incidence data from the Texas Cancer Registry.<h4>Results</h4>Overall, 32.3% of all incident cancers (N = 33,416) in 2015 were attributable to modifiable risk factors. …”
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Implementing HPV-DNA screening as primary cervical cancer screening modality in Zimbabwe: Challenges and recommendations by Grant Murewanhema, Mathias Dzobo, Enos Moyo, Perseverance Moyo, Tasimba Mhizha, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira

“…Zimbabwe, like other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, has a high burden of cervical cancer, with data from the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry showing that cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. …”
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Sex differences in the development of malignancies among end-stage renal disease patients: a nationwide population-based follow-up study in Taiwan. by Chi-Jung Chung, Chao-Yuan Huang, Hung-Bin Tsai, Chih-Hsin Muo, Mu-Chi Chung, Chao-Hsiang Chang, Chiu-Ching Huang

“…The incidence of cancer was identified through cross-referencing with the National Cancer Registry System. The Cox proportional hazards model and the Kaplan-Meier method were used for analyses. …”
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Verbal autopsy of 48 000 adult deaths attributable to medical causes in Chennai (formerly Madras), India by Gajalakshmi, V, Peto, R, Kanaka, S, Balasubramanian, S

“…The reliability was assessed by comparing deaths attributed to cancer by VA with records in Vital Statistics Department and Chennai Cancer Registry.<br/><br/> <b>Results:</b> The VA reduced the proportion of deaths attributed to unspecified medical causes and unknown causes from 37% to 7% in early adult life and middle age (25–69 yrs) and has yielded fewer unspecified causes (only 10%) than the death certificate. …”

Familial risk of colon and rectal cancer in Iceland: evidence for different etiologic factors? by Stefansson, T, Moller, P, Sigurdsson, F, Steingrimsson, E, Eldon, B

“…The aim of this study was to characterize the familial risk of colon and rectal cancer using 2 population-based registries in Iceland, the Icelandic Cancer Registry and a genealogy database. The standardized incidence ratio (SIR) was used to estimate the risk among relatives of colorectal cancer index cases diagnosed in Iceland over a 46-year period (1955-2000). …”

The association between unexpected weight loss and cancer diagnosis in primary care: a matched cohort analysis of 65,000 presentations by Nicholson, BD, Hamilton, W, Koshiaris, C, Oke, JL, Hobbs, FDR, Aveyard, P

“…<br><br> METHODS:This retrospective matched cohort study used cancer registry linked electronic health records from the UK's Clinical Practice Research Datalink from between 2000 and 2014. …”

Prostate cancer screening decreases the absolute risk of being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer--results from a prospective, population-based randomized controlled trial. by Aus, G, Bergdahl, S, Lodding, P, Lilja, H, Hugosson, J

“…Ten thousand, randomly selected men aged 50-66 yr were invited for biennial PSA testing, with 10,000 men serving as passive controls for whom diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer was monitored by using the Swedish Cancer Registry. RESULTS: After a follow-up of 10 yr, the risk of being diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer was reduced by 48.9%-that is, decreasing from 47 cases in the control group to 24 cases in the group randomized to PSA-based screening (p=0.0084). …”

The impact of timely cancer diagnosis on age disparities in colon cancer survival by Pilleron, S, Maringe, C, Charvat, H, Atkinson, J, Morris, EJA, Sarfati, D

“…<strong>Objective</strong> We described the role of patient-related and clinical factors on age disparities in colon cancer survival among patients aged 50–99 using New Zealand population-based cancer registry data linked to hospitalisation data. <br> <strong>Method</strong> We included 21,270 new colon cancer cases diagnosed between 1 January 2006 and 31 July 2017, followed up to end 2019. …”

Where are the opportunities for an earlier diagnosis of primary intracranial tumours in children and young adults? by Chu, TP, Shah, A, Walker, D, Coleman, MP

“…We investigated where the opportunities for an earlier diagnosis were, and for which anatomical locations this strategy will most likely to be effective.A record-linkage cohort study of patients diagnosed aged 0-24 years with a primary intracranial tumour between 1989 and 2006 in England, using records from the National Cancer Registry linked to hospital admission records from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES, 1997-2006) and primary care consultation records from Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD, 1989-2006). …”

Early data from the first population-wide breast cancer-specific registry in Hong Kong. by Cheung, P, Hung, W, Cheung, C, Chan, A, Wong, T, Li, L, Chan, S, Chan, K, Choi, P, Kwan, W, Yau, C, Chan, E, Law, S, Kwan, D

“…OBJECTIVES: We summarized the current status of breast cancer in Hong Kong based on the data collected from Hong Kong Breast Cancer Registry (HKBCR). METHODS: Prevalent and newly diagnosed breast cancers (including in situ and invasive breast cancers) were registered in the HKBCR. …”

Predictive and Prognostic Value of BRAF and NRAS Mutation of 159 Sentinel Lymph Node Cases in Melanoma—A Retrospective Single-Institute Study by Gabriella Liszkay, Zoltán Mátrai, Kata Czirbesz, Nóra Jani, Eszter Bencze, István Kenessey

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157 Association Between Structural Racism and Acuity of Illness at Initial Presentation in Pediatric Patients with Solid Tumors by Alexandra Cathcart, Sharon M. Castellino, Heeju Sohn, Nicholas DeGroote, Ann Mertens, Xu Ji

“…RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: We anticipate that relevant sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., race/ethnicity, insurance status) differ by the SRI. The CHOA Cancer Registry includes a racially and ethnically diverse group of patients: 63% of the cohort is White, 30% is Black,10% are Other, and 15% are Hispanic/Latino. …”
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What can We Learn From High-Performing Screening Programs to Increase Bowel Cancer Screening Participation in Australia? by Louisa Flander, Evelien Dekker, Berit Andersen, Mette Bach Larsen, Robert J Steele, Nea Malila, Tytti Sarkeala, Manon van der Vlugt, Clasine de Klerk, Bart Knottnerus, Lucinda Bertels, Anke Woudstra, Manon C.W. Spaander, Mirjam Fransen, Sirpa Heinavaara, Mary Dillon, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Mark Jenkins

“…Interviews were conducted with cancer registry staff and academic researchers, focused on participant and practitioner engagement in screening. …”
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Family History of Head and Neck Cancers by Xinjun Li, Anni I. Koskinen, Otto Hemminki, Asta Försti, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist, Kari Hemminki

“…Patients/methods: We employed standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) to estimate familial risks for HNC with same (concordant) and different (discordant) cancers among first-degree relatives using data from the Swedish Cancer Registry from 1958 to 2018. Results: Incidence for male and female oropharyngeal cancer increased close to four-fold in the past 39 years. …”
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The prognosis of clinical stage IIIa non‐small cell lung cancer in Taiwan by Ya‐Fu Cheng, Jing‐Yang Huang, Ching‐Hsiung Lin, Bing‐Yen Wang

“…This study is a retrospective analysis using data from the Taiwan Society of Cancer Registry between January 2010 and December 2018. 4232 patients with stage IIIa NSCLC were included. …”
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Association between Pre-Existing Sleep Disorders and Survival Rates of Patients with Breast Cancer by Yen-Chang Chen, Wan-Ming Chen, Ming-Feng Chiang, Ben-Chang Shia, Szu-Yuan Wu

“…METHODS: We recruited patients from the Taiwan Cancer Registry Database who had received surgery for clinical stage I–III breast IDC. …”
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Clinical characteristics and therapeutic behavior of breast cancer patients using mistletoe therapy consulting a clinic offering integrative oncology: a registry data analysis by Daniel Krüerke, Marianne Schenker, Klazien Matter-Walstra

“…Methods In this exploratory, descriptive database study, we investigated the treatment pathways of a cohort of breast cancer patients who received mistletoe therapy and were documented in the cancer registry of an anthroposophic Swiss hospital offering integrative oncology treatments. …”
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