Listar por materia "Cancer"
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Associations of six adiposity-related markers with incidence and mortality from 24 cancers—findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study
(2021)Background: Adiposity is a strong risk factor for cancer incidence and mortality. However, most of the evidence available has focused on body mass index (BMI) as a marker of adiposity. There is limited evidence on relationships ...
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Cancer and suicidal ideation and behaviours: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2018)Introduction: Prevalence of suicidal ideation (SI) and behaviours are higher among patients with cancer than general population. No systematic review/meta-analysis investigated this topic; therefore, our aim will be to ...
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Cancer cases and deaths attributable to lifestyle risk factors in Chile
(2020)Background: To identify modifiable risk factors that contribute to cancer holds important public health relevance for setting up prevention strategies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of ...
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Combined association of general and central obesity with incidence and mortality of cancers in 22 sites
(2021)Background: Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are measures of general and central obesity, respectively, and both have been shown to be associated with cancer. However, there is insufficient evidence of ...
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Contribution of RAGE axis activation to the association between metabolic syndrome and cancer
(2021)Far beyond the compelling proofs supporting that the metabolic syndrome represents a risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, a growing body of evidence suggests that it is also a risk factor for different ...
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¿Cuál es la asociación entre actividad física, sedentarismo y riesgo de desarrollar cáncer en población adulta? Una revisión de la literatura
(2021)La práctica regular de actividad física (AF) ha sido asociada a importantes beneficios metabólicos, como también a la disminución del riesgo de desarrollar algunos tipos de cáncer. El objetivo de esta revisión especial es ...
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Evidencias psicométricas iniciales de una medida breve sobre preocupación por el cáncer
(2018)Objetivo: La preocupación por el cáncer está asociada con los comportamientos preventivos para la detección de esta enfermedad; sin embargo, no existe un instrumento con evidencias de validez y confiabilidad para medir ...
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Extracellular matrix glycation and receptor for advanced glycation end-products activation: A missing piece in the puzzle of the association between diabetes and cancer
(2018)A growing body of epidemiologic evidence suggests that people with diabetes are at a significantly higher risk of many forms of cancer. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this association are not fully understood. ...
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Implementation of a teleprehabilitation program for oncosurgical patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives and user satisfaction
(2023)ntroduction Many rehabilitation services in the face of the COVID-19 health emergency have had to adapt face-to-face interventions with remote care through teleprehabilitation. We aim to describe the implementation of a ...
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Ítem único para valorar la preocupación por el cáncer: evidencias iniciales de validez y confiabilidad
(2021)Objetivos: Traducir al español y evaluar las evidencias de validez de contenido, validez de constructo y confiabilidad del Cancer Worry Chart como medida de ítem único de la preocupación por el cáncer. Método: La traducción ...
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Processed meat consumption and associated factors in Chile: a cross-sectional study nested in the Mauco cohort
(2022)Processed meat consumption is increasing in Latin America. While in developed countries processed meat consumption has been associated with cardiovascular diseases and cancer, our region lacks data associated to ...
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The receptor for advanced glycation end-products: A complex signaling scenario for a promiscuous receptor
(2013)Firstly described in 1992, the receptor for advanced glycation end-products has attracted increasing attention due to its diverse ligand repertoire and involvement in several pathophysiological processes associated with ...
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Validation of the EORTC QLQ-ELD 14 questionnaire to assess the health-related quality of life of older cancer survivors in Chile
(2021)The majority of onco-geriatric patients experienced complications related to functional mobility during the treatment. Advances in research and new therapeutic options have improved cancer survival rates, and health related ...