Knowledge and Attitudes of the Inhabitants of a Rural Canton about the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer by Carlos David Castañeda Guillot, Blanca Cristina Estrella López, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez

“…The need to implement intensive educational activities is highlighted, mainly focused on promoting colorectal cancer screening.…”
Get full text

Effect of a Novel Patient Garment on Perceived Privacy during Colonoscopy: A Simple Approach to Minimize Embarrassment by Ali Aamar, Zeeshan Butt, Kamraan Madhani, Iqra Hussain, Joel Garsten, Harry Aslanian

“…This may limit participation in colorectal cancer screening programs. Aims. To assess whether the use of a novel, disposable patient garment (Privacy Pants, Jackson, MS), which increases patient coverage, can reduce embarrassment related to bodily exposure and increase colonoscopy acceptance rates. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of video-assisted HPV education in government-supported clinics in Western Kenya. by Haley Dion, Hanul Choi, Michelle Huang, Laya Sathyan, Emily Herfel, Breandan Makhulo, Jeniffer Ambaka, Saduma Ibrahim, Megan Huchko

“…HPV self-sampling is a preventative measure that can improve accessibility and availability to cervical cancer screening. Correct education about HPV is crucial to combating stigma and increasing HPV screening uptake. …”
Get full text

Early detection of canine hemangiosarcoma via cfDNA fragmentation and copy number alterations in liquid biopsies using machine learning by Soohyun Ko, Jinhee Jang, Sun Shin Yi, Sun Shin Yi, ChangHyuk Kwon

“…This study confirms distinctive cfDNA fragment size and CNA patterns in hemangiosarcoma-affected vs. healthy dogs and demonstrates the promise of these biomarkers in canine cancer screening, early detection, and monitoring via liquid biopsies. …”
Get full text

Disability‐Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) due to Breast, Cervical, Colorectal and Oral Cancers in Taiwan Regions by Cheng‐Chieh Hsieh, Si‐Yu Chen, Chun‐Hui Lin, Szu‐Chieh Chen, Chung‐Min Liao

“…The correlation between cancer screening rates and disease burden also conducted. …”
Get full text

Human Calmodulin-Like Protein CALML3: A Novel Marker for Normal Oral Squamous Mucosa That Is Downregulated in Malignant Transformation by Michael D. Brooks, Richard D. Bennett, Amy L. Weaver, Thomas J. Sebo, Steven E. Eckert, Emanuel E. Strehler, Alan B. Carr

“…CALML3 may thus be a sensitive new marker for oral cancer screening.…”
Get full text

Association of Pregnancy Complications with Endometrial or Ovarian or Breast Cancer: A Case Control Study by Lin Cheng Han, Henry W. C. Leung, Heng-Jun Lin, John Hang Leung, Agnes L. F. Chan

“…Future studies should aim to determine whether there is a causal relationship. Therefore, cancer screening is warranted in women with GDM.…”
Get full text

Artificial intelligence in precision medicine for lung cancer: A bibliometric analysis by Yuchai Wang, Weilong Zhang, Xiang Liu, Li Tian, Wenjiao Li, Peng He, Sheng Huang, Fuyuan He, Xue Pan

“…High-quality and standardized data have the potential to revolutionize lung cancer screening and diagnosis in the era of precision medicine. …”
Get full text

Optimizing colorectal polyp detection and localization: Impact of RGB color adjustment on CNN performance by Jirakorn Jamrasnarodom, Pharuj Rajborirug, Pises Pisespongsa, Kitsuchart Pasupa

“…Machine learning is increasingly used to enhance polyp detection during colonoscopy, the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening, despite its operator-dependent miss rates. …”
Get full text

Knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer and screening among migrant women: a qualitative study in Portugal by Inês Fronteira, Patrícia Marques, Sónia Dias, Ana Gama, Joana Silva

“…Objective To explore the perceptions of migrant women, healthcare professionals and community workers regarding migrant women’s knowledge and attitudes about cervical cancer (CC) and screening and how these influence cervical cancer screening (CCS) uptake.Design Qualitative study with seven focus groups, using a semistructured guide.Setting Five focus groups were conducted online and two in community associations in Lisbon, Portugal.Participants This study included 23 migrant women, 12 healthcare professionals and 10 community workers.Results A lack of knowledge and negative attitudes towards screening among migrants were discussed as important factors leading to a lower CCS uptake. …”
Get full text

Perceptions of cervical screening uptake amongst South Asian women in Ontario, Canada: a concept mapping study by Kimberly Devotta, Aisha Lofters, Jacqueline Bender, Patricia O’Campo

“…In Ontario, Canada, South Asian women have the lowest rates of cervical cancer screening among major ethnic groups in the province. …”
Get full text

Five year mortality in an RCT of a lung cancer biomarker to select people for low dose CT screening. by Francis Michael Sullivan, Frances S Mair, William Anderson, Cindy Chew, Alistair Dorward, John Haughney, Fiona Hogarth, Denise Kendrick, Roberta Littleford, Alex McConnachie, Colin McCowan, Nicola McMeekin, Manish Patel, Petra Rauchhaus, Fergus Daly, Lewis Ritchie, John Robertson, Joseph Sarvesvaran, Herbert Sewell, Thomas Taylor, Shaun Treweek, Kavita Vedhara, Stuart Schembri

“…Further large-scale studies of the role of biomarkers to target lung cancer screening, in addition to LDCT, are likely to provide additional value.…”
Get full text

Evaluation of N-NOSE as a surveillance tool for recurrence in gastric and esophageal cancers: a prospective cohort study by Sayuri Iitaka, Akihiro Kuroda, Tomonori Narita, Hideyuki Hatakeyama, Masayo Morishita, Umbhorn Ungkulpasvich, Takaaki Hirotsu, Eric di Luccio, Koichi Yagi, Yasuyuki Seto

“…Innovative and non-invasive cancer screening technologies, such as N-NOSE, can improve early detection. …”
Get full text

Safety of Colonoscopies in Patients on Advanced Heart Failure Therapies Who Received a Heart Transplant by Zaid Ansari, Akram Ahmad, Osama Sharjeel Khan, Vuha Reddi, Fernando Castro

“…The most common indication was colon cancer screening (67%), and the remainder were performed due to gastrointestinal bleeding. …”
Get full text

Indicators of Safety Compromise in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy by Mark R Borgaonkar, Lawrence Hookey, Roger Hollingworth, Ernst J Kuipers, Alan Forster, David Armstrong, Alan Barkun, Ronald Bridges, Rose Carter, Chris de Gara, Catherine Dube, Robert Enns, Donald MacIntosh, Sylviane Forget, Grigorios Leontiadis, Jonathan Meddings, Peter Cotton, Roland Valori, on behalf of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Safety and Quality Indicators in Endoscopy Consensus Group

“…The growth in the use of endoscopy to diagnose and treat many gastointestinal disorders, and its central role in cancer screening programs, has led to a significant increase in the number of procedures performed. …”
Get full text

What are the problems and suggestions related to cancer health education in Sichuan, China? A qualitative study of community health workers (CHWs) by Zhonghua Yang, Qingqing Wang, Fang Yi, Linglin Zhang, Yuting Li, Lilou Rong, Shaoping Wan

“…Abstract Background Health education conducted by community health workers (CHWs) is an evidence-based strategy for promoting cancer prevention, cancer screening, and adherence to medical guidance from doctors. …”
Get full text

Screening of breast cancer in higher-risk Taiwanese women using contrast-enhanced mammography by Chen-Pin Chou, Yu-Ting Hong, Yun Lin, Pei-Ying Lin

“…The study compared imaging techniques for breast cancer screening in women with a personal history of precancer or cancer, or a family history (first-degree relatives). …”
Get full text

Enhance health evidence quality in classification tasks: A triangulation approach utilizing case-based reasoning and process features by Ruihua Guo, Ross Smith, Qifan Chen, Angus Ritchie, Simon Poon

“…Objective Machine learning (ML) has enabled healthcare discoveries by facilitating efficient modeling, such as for cancer screening. Unlike clinical trials, real-world data used in ML are often gathered for multiple purposes, leading to bias and missing information for a specific classification task. …”
Get full text

The COVID‐19 pandemic and associated declines in cancer incidence by race/ethnicity and census‐tract level SES, rurality, and persistent poverty status by Benmei Liu, Mandi Yu, Jeffrey Byrne, Katheen A. Cronin, Eric J. Feuer

“…Abstract Background The COVID‐19 pandemic had a significant impact on cancer screening and treatment, particularly in 2020. However, no single study has comprehensively analyzed its effects on cancer incidence and disparities among groups such as race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), persistent poverty (PP), and rurality. …”
Get full text

Occupational disparities in survival in Korean women with cancer: a nationwide registry linkage study by Ichiro Kawachi, Hye-Eun Lee, Eun-A KIM, Masayoshi Zaitsu

“…HRs for mortality adjusting for age and year of diagnosis were calculated in the study sample and subgroups with 10 specific cancer sites including thyroid, breast, stomach, cervix, colon or lung cancer using managers, professionals and technical workers as the reference.Results Women in service/sales (HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.15 to 1.35) and blue-collar occupations (HR 1.34, 95% CI 1.25 to 1.44) had poorer survival for all cancer sites combined, while blue-collar workers showed poorer survival for lung (HR 1.41, 95% CI 1.14 to 1.77), breast (HR 1.28, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.54), cervical cancer (HR 1.42, 95% CI 1.02 to 2.06) and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HR 1.69, 95% CI 1.09 to 2.77) compared with women in professional and managerial positions.Conclusion We found substantial and significant inequalities in overall survival by the occupational group among Korean women with cancer, even in the context of universal access to cancer screening and treatment.…”
Get full text