Global incidence and mortality of pancreatic diseases: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of population-based cohort studies

AY Xiao, MLY Tan, LM Wu, VM Asrani… - The lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background There is a lack of robust estimates of the worldwide incidence and mortality of
acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts, and pancreatic cancer in the …

A systematic review of the burden of pancreatic cancer in Europe: real-world impact on survival, quality of life and costs

A Carrato, A Falcone, M Ducreux, JW Valle… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the overall burden of pancreatic cancer in
Europe, with a focus on survival time in a real-world setting, and the overall healthy life lost …

Screening, early detection, and trends for melanoma: current status (2000-2006) and future directions

AC Geller, SM Swetter, K Brooks, MF Demierre… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - Elsevier
In the past 5 years, there have been notable strides toward the earlier recognition and
discovery of melanoma, including new technologies to complement and augment the clinical …

A time trend analysis of papillary and follicular cancers as a function of tumour size: a study of data from six cancer registries in France (1983–2000)

M Colonna, AV Guizard, C Schvartz, M Velten… - European journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
The incidence of thyroid cancers, and in particular the papillary forms, has been increasing
sharply for many years in Western countries. However, the factors explaining this increase …

Time trends of breast cancer survival in Europe in relation to incidence and mortality

M Sant, S Francisci, R Capocaccia… - … journal of cancer, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing breast cancer survival, observed in most western countries, is not easily
interpreted: it could be due to better treatment, more effective treatment due to earlier …

Epidemiology of multiple myeloma in Taiwan: increasing incidence for the past 25 years and higher prevalence of extramedullary myeloma in patients younger than …

SY Huang, M Yao, JL Tang, WC Lee… - … Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. The incidence of multiple myeloma (MM) is lower in Asia than in western
countries. However, no data are available on descriptive epidemiology of MM in Chinese …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of socioeconomic factors on incidence, stage at diagnosis and survival of cutaneous melanoma

CA Reyes-Ortiz, JS Goodwin, JL Freeman - Med Sci Monit, 2005 - researchgate.net
Melanoma represents a significant and growing public health burden worldwide, especially
in Caucasian populations. The purpose of this review is to summarize the literature on the …

Head and neck cancer in Canada: trends 1992 to 2007

S Johnson-Obaseki, JT McDonald… - … --Head and Neck …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate the changes in the epidemiology
(incidence, age at diagnosis, and survival) of head and neck cancers (HNCs) in Canada in …

Occupational exposure to solvents and the risk of lymphomas

L Miligi, AS Costantini, A Benvenuti, D Kriebel… - …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Background: A number of studies have shown possible associations between occupational
exposures, particularly solvents, and lymphomas. The present investigation aimed to …

The influence of alcohol consumption and hepatitis B and C infections on the risk of liver cancer in Europe

J Ribes, R Clèries, L Esteban, V Moreno, FX Bosch - Journal of hepatology, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To assess the variability of liver cancer (LC) risk associated with
hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) viruses and alcohol intake in 2002 throughout …