Frequency and Significance of Abnormal Pancreatic Imaging in Patients with BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Mutations by Elie Chahla, Antonio Cheesman, Suzanne M. Mahon, Robert W. Garrett, Ben P. Bradenham, Theresa L. Schwartz, Louay Omran, Jason R. Taylor, Samer Alkaade

“…Larger studies are needed to further define the role of pancreatic cancer screening and the significance of abnormal imaging findings in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.…”
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Organization of the regional cancer service to improve the detection of malignant new formations during the COVID-19 pandemic by S. V. Golubev, V. Yu. Startsev, Yu. V. Samsonov

“…In 2019-2020 In the MAO, cancer screening was carried out for a number of nosoologies: as a result, the proportion of patients with lung cancer (MagO – 36 %, RF – 29.4 %) and cervix (MagO – 82 %, RF – 66 %) exceeded the national average.Conclusion. …”
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What is the NCD service capacity and disruptions due to COVID-19? Results from the WHO non-communicable disease country capacity survey in the Americas region by Anselm Hennis, Silvana Luciani, Roberta Caixeta, Carolina Chavez, Dolores Ondarsuhu

“…Government health officials from countries that are not WHO Member States were excluded.Outcome measures The availability of evidence-based NCD guidelines, essential NCD medicines and basic technologies in primary care, cardiovascular disease risk stratification, cancer screening and palliative care services were measured in 2019, 2020 and 2021. …”
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A benchmark of deep learning approaches to predict lung cancer risk using national lung screening trial cohort by Yifan Jiang, Leyla Ebrahimpour, Philippe Després, Venkata SK. Manem

“…Overall, these results have important implications for the development and clinical integration of DL-based tools in lung cancer screening.…”
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Changes in faecal haemoglobin values over sequential rounds of faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in a surveillance population by Amanda J Cross, Kate Wooldrage, Gemma Mortell, Gwen A Murphy

“…We investigated whether changes in FIT values over multiple rounds were associated with advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN) detection.Methods A cohort of men and women aged 60–72 years deemed intermediate risk by the 2002 UK adenoma surveillance guidelines and scheduled for three yearly colonoscopies were recruited (January 2012–December 2013) within the English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and offered a quantitative FIT at 1, 2 and 3 years post-baseline colonoscopy for a prospective analysis within a diagnostic accuracy study. …”
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Association of whole grain food consumption with lung cancer risk: a prospective cohort study by Kanran Wang, Junhan Zhao, Dingyi Yang, Mao Sun, Yongzhong Wu, Wei Zhou

“…Therefore we aim to investigate the relationship between whole grain food consumption and lung cancer in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) cohort. Methods Diet was assessed with a self-administered Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ) at baseline. …”
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Metagenomic characterization of oral microbiome signatures to predict upper gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary cancers: a case–control study by Sujin Oh, Jaihwan Kim, Cheol Min Shin, Hyo-Jung Lee, Hye Seung Lee, Kyoung Un Park

“…The development of oral metagenomic classifiers for EC and GC demonstrates the potential value of microbial biomarkers in cancer screening.…”
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Oral Health Status and Anxiety Level Amongst the Borderline Security Force Personnel and Their Family Members by Deepali Agarwal, Bharathi Purohit, Upendra Singh Bhadauria, Sneha Malhotra, Manali Deb Barma, Harsh Priya

“…Oral health education topics included oral cancer screening, early detection, oral diseases, their prevention, and tobacco cessation. …”
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Use of fluorescence imaging and spectrometry in detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral potentially malignant disorders by Vivek Nayyar, Pramila Thapa, Dalip Singh Mehta, Rahul Yadav, Krushna Bhatt, Varun Surya, Deepika Mishra

“…Objective: Changes in the autofluorescence of cancerous tissue in comparison to normal tissue due to alteration in the endogenous fluorophores and protein like NAD and FAD has been utilized in various oral cancer screening devices. But potential of fluorescence imaging and spectrometry with exogenous flourorophore has yet to be explored for real time oral cancer detection. …”
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Classification of benign and malignant solid breast lesions on the ultrasound images based on the textural features: the importance of the perifocal lesion area by А.А. Kolchev, D.V. Pasynkov, I.A. Egoshin, I.V. Kliouchkin, О.О. Pasynkova

“…The amount of ultrasound (US) breast exams continues to grow because of the wider endorsement of breast cancer screening programs. When a solid lesion is found during the US the primary task is to decide if it requires a biopsy. …”
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Association of Intensive Endoscopic Burden with Esophageal Cancer Detection: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Yeunji Lee, Eunyoung Lee, Bumhee Park, Gil Ho Lee, Sun Gyo Lim, Sung Jae Shin, Choong-Kyun Noh, Kee Myung Lee

“…Methods: This retrospective population-based study used the Korean National Cancer Screening Program database, comprising 32,774,742 males and females aged ≥40 years between 2015 and 2019. …”
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Assessment of antenatal care quality in Ethiopia: Facility-based study using service provision assessment data. by Addisu Alehegn Alemu, Alec Welsh, Theodros Getachew, Marjan Khajehei

“…Blood pressure measurement was the most commonly performed ANC component, at 79.5%, and breast examination for cancer screening was the most neglected component of ANC, at 3.3%. …”
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Addressing cancer care inequities in sub-Saharan Africa: current challenges and proposed solutions by Olabode Omotoso, John Oluwafemi Teibo, Festus Adebayo Atiba, Tolulope Oladimeji, Oluwatomiwa Kehinde Paimo, Farid S. Ataya, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Athanasios Alexiou

“…Results We highlight several factors that contribute to cancer care inequity in Africa, including inadequate funding for cancer research, poor cancer education or awareness, inadequate screening or diagnostic facilities, lack of a well-organized and effective cancer registry system and access to care, shortage of specialized medical staff, high costs for screening, vaccination, and treatment, lack of technical capacity, poor vaccination response, and/or late presentation of patients for cancer screening. We also provide recommendations to address some of these obstacles to achieving cancer care equity. …”
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Impact of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer on ethnic health inequities in New Zealand: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Sue Crengle, Giorgi Kvizhinadze, Melissa McLeod, Peter Sandiford, Karen Bartholomew

“…LDCT screening will narrow absolute inequities in HALE and lung cancer mortality for Māori, but will slightly increase relative inequities in mortality from lung cancer (compared with non-Māori) due to differential stage-specific survival.Conclusion A national biennial LDCT lung cancer screening programme in New Zealand is likely to be cost-effective, will improve total population health and reduce health inequities for Māori. …”
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The trend of DALY of breast, colorectal, oral, and cervical cancers in Taiwan in 2005–2017 by Chun-Hui Lin, Cheng-Chieh Hsieh, Si-Yu Chen, Hong-Ru Chen, Szu-Chieh Chen

“…Objectives: This study used the Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) to quantify the long-term trends for four cancers (oral cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer) that have undergone cancer screening in Taiwan. Methods: DALYs were calculated as the sum of Years of Life Lost (YLL) due to premature mortality and Years Lived with Disability (YLD). …”
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Analysis of Factors Related to Pulmonary Nodules in Patients With Fatty Liver: A Large-Scale Cohort Study Based on a Physical Examination Population by Qin Y, Huang X, Lin J, Pan L, Liang Q, Li W

“…Multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that male gender, body weight, age, and diastolic blood pressure were significant factors influencing lung nodule development in fatty liver patients.Conclusion: Fatty liver disease is independently associated with an increased incidence of pulmonary nodules, highlighting its importance in lung cancer screening and prevention.Keywords: pulmonary nodules, fatty liver, health checkup, influencing factors, retrospective cohort study…”
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Organizational readiness for implementation: a qualitative assessment to explain survey responses by Maria McClam, Lauren Workman, Timothy J. Walker, Emanuelle M. Dias, Derek W. Craig, Joe R. Padilla, Andrea E. Lamont, Abraham Wandersman, Maria E. Fernandez

“…We assessed the experiences of staff in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) implementing evidence-based interventions (EBIs) designed to increase colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) who previously completed the survey and aimed to understand their perspectives on why our data were positively skewed. …”
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Interfacial cfDNA Enrichment and Amplification with On‐Chip Thermoplasmonics for Highly Sensitive Cancerous Liquid Biopsy by Danhua Wang, Linlin Liu, Wenjing Chi, Zhenping Liu, Jiayun Wu, Yirou Liang, Fei He, Ruixiang Zhang, Pengxin Huang, Yunbo Li, Guangyu Qiu

“…Through further validation using blood samples from lung cancer patients, the proposed INEAST bioassays demonstrated superior reliability for lung cancer screening, particularly when combined with clinically available tumor‐protein metrics. …”
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Digital Health Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Semiquantitative Analysis by M. Di Pumpo, M. Di Pumpo, A. Miatton, M. T. Riccardi, M. T. Riccardi, E. A. Graps, V. Baldo, A. Buja, G. Damiani, G. Damiani

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Trends in incidence and mortality of prostate cancer in Ningbo City from 2011 to 2023 by ZHANG Qun，WANG Yong，CHEN Jieping，BAO Kaifang，FENG Yueyi，Wang Xiaoli

“…Special attention should be paid to urban residents, and prostate cancer screening should be strengthened among males aged 50 years and older.…”
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