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Incidence in Izmir in 1993-1994: first results from Izmir Cancer Registry.
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A population-based cancer registry, covering the province of Izmir (population 2.7 million, 1993-1994) in Western Turkey, provides much of the information required for planning strategies to control cancer.About:
This article is published in European Journal of Cancer.The article was published on 2001-01-01. It has received 127 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cancer registry & Incidence (epidemiology).read more
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The long-term mortality and morbidity of Behçet syndrome: a 2-decade outcome survey of 387 patients followed at a dedicated center.
Emire Kural-Seyahi,Izzet Fresko,Nurhan Seyahi,Yilmaz Ozyazgan,Cem Mat,Vedat Hamuryudan,Sebahattin Yurdakul,H. Yazici +7 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the “disease burden” of Behçet syndrome is usually confined to the early years of its course, and in many patients the syndrome “burns out.”
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Factors associated with breast cancer screening behaviours in a sample of Turkish women: A questionnaire survey
TL;DR: Higher seriousness of breast cancer, higher benefits of having mammography, having heard/read about Mammography, and having a gynaecologist as a regular physician were significantly associated withHaving mammography.
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Cancer Incidence in Tehran Metropolis: The First Report from the Tehran Population-Based Cancer Registry, 1998 - 2001
TL;DR: The data reported by the Tehran Cancer Registry provide information on the cancer profile in Tehran metropolitan area and clearly shows the breast and stomach, prostate, and tobacco-related cancers as major cancer in this population.
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Malignant mesothelioma due to environmental exposure to asbestos: follow-up of a Turkish cohort living in a rural area.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in a rural population of Turkey with environmental exposure to asbestos-contaminated soil mixtures (white soil).
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Prognostic significance of bladder tumor history and tumor location in upper tract transitional cell carcinoma.
Bulent Akdogan,Hasan Serkan Dogan,Saadettin Eskicorapci,Ahmet Z. Sahin,Ilhan Erkan,Haluk Ozen +5 more
TL;DR: High tumor stage and grade, and ureteral location were significantly associated with worse disease specific and recurrence-free survival in patients with upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma.
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TL;DR: This timely monograph is a distillation of knowledge of hepatitis B, C and D, based on a review of 1000 studies by a small group of scientists, and it is concluded that hepatitis D virus cannot be classified as a human carcinogen.
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Cancer Incidence in Five Continents
Freddie Bray,J. Ferlay,Mathieu Laversanne,David H. Brewster,C. Gombe Mbalawa,B. Kohler,Marion Piñeros,Eva Steliarova-Foucher,Rajaraman Swaminathan,Sebastien Antoni,Isabelle Soerjomataram,David Forman +11 more
TL;DR: The aim of this study was to establish a database of histological groups and to provide a level of consistency and quality of data that could be applied in the design of future registries.
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International Classification of Diseases for Oncology
TL;DR: This list of diseases for oncology includes cancers of the central nervous system, as well as other types of diseases such as lymphoma, leukaemia, and so on.
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Epidemiology of hepatitis C
TL;DR: Although the incidence of acute hepatitis C has declined, there is a large reservoir of chronically infected Americans who can serve as a source of transmission to others and who are at risk of the severe consequences of chronic liver disease.
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The international classification of childhood cancer.
E Kramarova,Charles A. Stiller +1 more
TL;DR: The International Classification of Childhood Cancer (ICCC) updates the widely used Birch and Marsden classification scheme to accommodate important changes in recognition of different types of neoplasms, while preserving continuity with the original classification.