Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2024
Review Meta AnalysisEvaluating the effectiveness of mailout smoking cessation support: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
One of the main barriers to smoking cessation support is accessibility. Mailout supports can potentially mitigate access barriers, but their effectiveness has not been explored. The aim of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of mailout smoking cessation support. ⋯ Mailout smoking cessation support improves quitting, especially when interventions include NRT and delivered for longer than 12 weeks. While further research is needed to refine implementation strategies, mailout smoking cessation supports are effective and have potential to reduce access barriers.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2024
Review Meta AnalysisCancer mortality among solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
To evaluate the cancer mortality risk among solid organ transplant recipients through a systematic review and meta-analysis. ⋯ Solid organ transplant recipients face significantly higher cancer mortality risks than the general population, highlighting the need for targeted cancer screening and interventions, especially for female solid organ transplant recipients from East Asia.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2024
Review Meta AnalysisCancer mortality among solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
To evaluate the cancer mortality risk among solid organ transplant recipients through a systematic review and meta-analysis. ⋯ Solid organ transplant recipients face significantly higher cancer mortality risks than the general population, highlighting the need for targeted cancer screening and interventions, especially for female solid organ transplant recipients from East Asia.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2024
ReviewAn atlas on risk factors for gastrointestinal cancers: A systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies.
Gastrointestinal cancers are one of the most frequent cancer types and seriously threaten human life and health. Recent studies attribute the occurrence of gastrointestinal cancers to both genetic and environmental factors, yet the intrinsic etiology remains unclear. Mendelian randomization is a powerful well-established statistical method that is based on genome-wide association study (GWAS) to evaluate the causal relationship between exposures and outcomes. In the present study, we aimed to conduct a systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies investigating any causal risk factors for gastrointestinal cancers. ⋯ Larger, well-designed Mendelian randomization studies are practical in determining the causal status of risk factors for diseases.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2024
ReviewAn atlas on risk factors for gastrointestinal cancers: A systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies.
Gastrointestinal cancers are one of the most frequent cancer types and seriously threaten human life and health. Recent studies attribute the occurrence of gastrointestinal cancers to both genetic and environmental factors, yet the intrinsic etiology remains unclear. Mendelian randomization is a powerful well-established statistical method that is based on genome-wide association study (GWAS) to evaluate the causal relationship between exposures and outcomes. In the present study, we aimed to conduct a systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies investigating any causal risk factors for gastrointestinal cancers. ⋯ Larger, well-designed Mendelian randomization studies are practical in determining the causal status of risk factors for diseases.