Influence of smoking cessation after diagnosis of early stage lung cancer on prognosis: systematic review of observational studies with meta-analysis

A Parsons, A Daley, R Begh, P Aveyard - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
Objective To systematically review the evidence that smoking cessation after diagnosis of a
primary lung tumour affects prognosis. Design Systematic review with meta-analysis. Data …

[HTML][HTML] Bladder cancer, a review of the environmental risk factors

S Letašiová, A Medveďová, A Šovčíková… - Environmental …, 2012 - Springer
Background Many epidemiological studies and reviews have been performed to identify the
causes of bladder cancer. The aim of this review is to investigate the links between various …

Evaluation of the quality of prognosis studies in systematic reviews

JA Hayden, P Côté, C Bombardier - Annals of internal medicine, 2006 - acpjournals.org
Background: To provide valid assessments of answers to prognostic questions, systematic
reviews must appraise the quality of the available evidence. However, no standard quality …

Effect of smoking on outcomes of urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review of the literature

JJ Crivelli, E Xylinas, LA Kluth, M Rieken, M Rink… - European urology, 2014 - Elsevier
Context Cigarette smoking is the best-established risk factor for urothelial carcinoma (UC).
However, the effect of smoking on outcomes of UC patients remains debated. Objective To …

Epidemiology of urinary bladder cancer: from tumor development to patient's death

C Murta-Nascimento, BJ Schmitz-Dräger… - World journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Urinary bladder cancer (UBC) ranks ninth in worldwide cancer incidence. It is more frequent
in men than in women. We review the main established/proposed factors, both …

Best practice in the treatment of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer

A Anastasiadis, TM de Reijke - Therapeutic advances in …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Bladder carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the urinary tract. Approximately 75–
85% of patients with bladder cancer present with a disease that is confined to the mucosa …

Assessing tobacco use by cancer patients and facilitating cessation: an American Association for Cancer Research policy statement

BA Toll, TH Brandon, ER Gritz, GW Warren… - Clinical Cancer …, 2013 - AACR
When diagnosed with cancer, patients can immediately make a meaningful positive impact
on their health by stopping their tobacco use. Scientific evidence clearly shows that tobacco …

[HTML][HTML] Score reliability and factor similarity of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3) among four ethnic groups

CS Warren, DH Gleaves, LM Rakhkovskaya - Journal of eating disorders, 2013 - Springer
Background This study evaluated the score reliability and equivalence of factor structure of
the Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3)[1] in a sample …

Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on oncologic outcomes in primary non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer

M Rink, H Furberg, EC Zabor, E Xylinas, M Babjuk… - European urology, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is the best-established risk factor for urothelial
carcinoma (UC) development, but the impact on oncologic outcomes remains poorly …

Impact of smoking on oncologic outcomes of upper tract urothelial carcinoma after radical nephroureterectomy

M Rink, E Xylinas, V Margulis, EK Cha, B Ehdaie… - European urology, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is a common risk factor for developing upper tract
urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of cigarette smoking status …