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Barriers to preventive therapy for breast and other major cancers and strategies to improve uptake.
(2015)
The global cancer burden continues to rise and the war on cancer can only be won if improvements in treatment go hand in hand with therapeutic cancer prevention. Despite the availability of several efficacious agents, ...
Performance of the Xpert HPV assay in women attending for cervical screening
(2015-12-01)
© 2015 The Authors. Objectives: This study evaluated the Xpert HPV Assay in women attending screening in general practice by comparing Xpert with two established HPV tests, cytology and histology. Methods: A prospective ...
Letrozole-induced necrotising leukocytoclastic small vessel vasculitis: First report of a case in the UK.
(2015)
INTRODUCTION: Letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor, is a commonly used neo-adjuvant drug to treat hormone-sensitive breast cancer. There have been a few cases of aromatase inhibitor induced vasculitis but the first case of ...
Impact of preventive therapy on the risk of breast cancer among women with benign breast disease.
(2015-08-06)
There are three main ways in which women can be identified as being at high risk of breast cancer i) family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer, which includes genetic factors ii) mammographically identified high breast ...
Estimates of benefits and harms of prophylactic use of aspirin in the general population.
(2015-01)
BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence supports an effect of aspirin in reducing overall cancer incidence and mortality in the general population. We reviewed current data and assessed the benefits and harms of prophylactic use ...