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David H. Brewster

Researcher at National Health Service

Publications -  17
Citations -  1126

David H. Brewster is an academic researcher from National Health Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 17 publications receiving 1036 citations.

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Risk of malignancy among patients with rheumatic conditions.

TL;DR: The aim was to quantify and compare risks for site‐specific malignancy among hospitalized patients with RA, osteoarthritis (OA) and other rheumatic conditions in a nationwide, population‐based cohort, and support several previous findings regarding the incidence of hematopoietic and colorectal malignancies in RA patients.
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Cumulative impact of common genetic variants and other risk factors on colorectal cancer risk in 42 103 individuals

TL;DR: Genotype data provide additional information that complements age, gender and FH as risk factors, but individualised genetic risk prediction is not currently feasible, the modelling exercise suggests public health potential since it is possible to stratify the population into CRC risk categories, thereby informing targeted prevention and surveillance.
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Rising incidence of prostate cancer in Scotland: increased risk or increased detection?

TL;DR: To assess the extent to which the increasing incidence of prostate cancer in Scotland can be explained by increased detection, particularly through transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and use of the Prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) test.