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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lisa A. Newman
Summary: Breast cancer incidence rates are increasing in low and middle-income countries, where access to advanced treatment is limited. In these regions, screening and early detection are crucial, and alternatives like clinical breast examination, breast health awareness, and addressing modifiable lifestyle factors seem to be more realistic at present.
BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
(2022)
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Immunology
Ann N. Burchell, Darrell H. S. Tan, Ramandip Grewal, Paul A. MacPherson, Sharon Walmsley, Anita Rachlis, Nisha Andany, Sharmistha Mishra, Sandra L. Gardner, Janet Raboud, David Fisman, Curtis Cooper, Kevin Gough, John Maxwell, Sean B. Rourke, Rodney Rousseau, Tony Mazzulli, Irving E. Salit, Vanessa G. Allen
Summary: This study implemented an intervention using HIV viral load testing for syphilis screening and found that it increased testing and detection of new cases of early infectious syphilis by 25%, although the increase was less than expected.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Solveig Hofvind, Nataliia Moshina, Asne S. Holen, Anders S. Danielsen, Christoph Lee, Nehmat Houssami, Hildegunn S. Aase, Lars A. Akslen, Ingfrid S. Haldorsen
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and digital mammography (DM) in organized breast cancer screening, and found no significant differences in rates of interval cancer, subsequent round screen-detected cancer, or tumor characteristics between the two modalities.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Samira Behboudi-Gandevani, Farshad Farzadfar, Farhad Hosseinpanah, Farzad Hadaegh, Davood Khalili, Masoud Soleymani-Dodaran, Majid Valizadeh, Mehrandokht Abedini, Maryam Rahmati, Razieh Bidhendi Yarandi, Farahnaz Torkestani, Zahra Abdollahi, Marzieh Bakhshandeh, Mehdi Zokaee, Mina Amiri, Farzam Bidarpour, Mehdi Javanbakht, Iraj Nabipour, Ensieh Nasli Esfahani, Afshin Ostovar, Fereidoun Azizi
Summary: This study compared the impact of different GDM screening criteria on maternal and neonatal outcomes and found that less strict criteria were not inferior to other criteria in terms of adverse outcomes.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jacquelyn K. Patterson, Stuti Pant, Denise F. Jones, Syed Taha, Michael S. Jones, Melissa S. Bauserman, Paolo Montaldo, Carl L. Bose, Sudhin Thayyil
Summary: Consent rates for neonatal randomized controlled trials tend to be higher in low- and lower middle-income countries compared to high-income countries, particularly in trials without placebos. However, the overrepresentation of India in trials from low- and lower middle-income countries may affect the accuracy of the results.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rainer Tan, Godfrey Kavishe, Lameck B. Luwanda, Alexandra V. Kulinkina, Sabine Renggli, Chacha Mangu, Geofrey Ashery, Margaret Jorram, Ibrahim Evans Mtebene, Peter Agrea, Humphrey Mhagama, Alan Vonlanthen, Vincent Faivre, Julien Thabard, Gillian Levine, Marie-Annick Le Pogam, Kristina Keitel, Patrick Taffe, Nyanda Ntinginya, Honorati Masanja, Valerie D'Acremont
Summary: A study in Tanzania found that implementing a decision support algorithm, ePOCT+, significantly reduced antibiotic prescriptions for children without impacting clinical outcomes.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
B. W. Bresnahan, E. Vodicka, J. B. Babigumira, A. M. Malik, F. Yego, A. Lokangaka, B. M. Chitah, Z. Bauer, H. Chavez, J. L. Moore, L. P. Garrison, J. O. Swanson, D. Swanson, E. M. McClure, R. L. Goldenberg, F. Esamai, A. L. Garces, E. Chomba, S. Saleem, A. Tshefu, C. L. Bose, M. Bauserman, W. Carlo, S. Bucher, E. A. Liechty, R. O. Nathan
Summary: Improving maternal health has been a primary goal for international health agencies, with the aim of reducing maternal and child deaths and improving access to antenatal care services, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This study assessed the cost implications of routine antenatal screening ultrasound and found that while there were similarities in resource allocation and delivery location among countries, introducing antenatal screening ultrasound may not be economically efficient in LMICs, given the lack of clinical effectiveness evidence and resource constraints.
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Surgery
Filipe Basile, Thais S. Oliveira
Summary: Early exercise after breast augmentation surgery does not increase complications or reoperation rates, and does not cause a reduction in scar quality. In addition, patient-reported outcomes show improvement in the exercise group.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anna Gottschlich, Beth A. A. Payne, Jessica Trawin, Arianne Albert, Jose Jeronimo, Sheona Mitchell-Foster, Nadia Mithani, Ruth Namugosa, Priscilla Naguti, Heather Pedersen, Angeli Rawat, Princess Nothemba Simelela, Joel Singer, Laurie W. W. Smith, Dirk van Niekerk, Jackson Orem, Carolyn Nakisige, Gina Ogilvie
Summary: In low-resource settings, effective strategies are needed to improve coverage of self-collected HPV-based cervix screening and attendance at treatment for HPV-positive participants. A cluster-randomized trial was conducted in rural Mayuge district, Uganda, comparing two recruitment strategies: Door-to-Door vs. Community Health Day. The results showed that Community Health Day intervention had lower attendance at treatment compared to Door-to-Door.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jose Maria Montero-Moraga, Margarita Posso, Marta Roman, Andrea Buron, Maria Sala, Xavier Castells, Francesc Macia
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an information leaflet about the risk-benefit balance of breast cancer screening on women's participation. Overall, the participation rate was unaffected by the new information leaflet, but it was lower in certain populations with lower socioeconomic status.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Guanghua Chi, Han Fang, Sourav Chatterjee, Joshua E. Blumenstock
Summary: This research develops microestimates of wealth and poverty distribution at a fine resolution for low- and middle-income countries. These estimates are based on machine learning algorithms applied to various data sources including satellites, mobile phone networks, and Facebook. The estimates are provided for free to facilitate targeted policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic and support sustainable development.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Summary: A trial conducted in low-income and middle-income countries did not demonstrate benefits of 2% alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation compared with povidone-iodine, or triclosan-coated sutures compared with non-coated sutures, in preventing surgical site infections in cleancontaminated or contaminated or dirty surgical wounds. Both interventions are more costly than alternatives, and these results do not endorse routine use.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mallie J. Paschall, Christopher L. Ringwalt, Deborah A. Fisher, Joel W. Grube, Tom Achoki, Ted R. Miller
Summary: This study examined the prevalence of screening and brief intervention for alcohol use disorder risk in Brazil, China, and South Africa, and found that drinkers who met criteria for alcohol use disorder risk were more likely to receive intervention in these countries.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tomi Akinyemiju, Kemi Ogunsina, Anjali Gupta, Iris Liu, Dejana Braithwaite, Robert A. Hiatt
Summary: Cancer burden is increasing globally, especially in low- and middle-income countries. These countries lack comprehensive cancer control programs and funding, therefore primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies are needed to reduce the cancer burden.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Anne Marie Sowerbutts, Stephen R. Knight, Marie Carmela M. Lapitan, Ahmad U. Qureshi, Mayaba Maimbo, Edwin Mwintiereh Ta-ang Yenli, Stephen Tabiri, Dhruva Ghosh, Pamela Alice Kingsley, Sudha Sundar, Catherine A. Shaw, Apple Valparaiso, Cristina Almira Alviz, Aneel Bhangu, Evropi Theodoratou, Thomas G. Weiser, Ewen M. Harrison, Sorrel T. Burden
Summary: In surgical cancer wards in low- and middle-income countries, healthcare professionals show high levels of knowledge and enthusiasm for nutritional management, but barriers to adequate nutritional support exist, likely due to resource constraints. There are variations across countries in approaches to nutritional screening and assessment, with some hospitals focusing more on individual patient care rather than a systemic approach to nutrition.
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Statistics & Probability
Juan Sosa, Lina Buitrago
Summary: In this paper, a method for estimating dynamic parameters of a time-varying coefficient model through radial kernel functions is proposed, and various estimation and inference methods are studied. The effectiveness of different estimation strategies is compared through simulation studies.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED STATISTICS
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Isabelle Soerjomataram, Aude Bardot, Joanne Aitken, Marion Pineros, Ariana Znaor, Eva Steliarova-Foucher, Betsy Kohler, Manola Bettio, Tomohiro Matsuda, Marianna de Camargo Cancela, Les Mery, Freddie Bray
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted cancer registry operations worldwide, particularly in terms of staffing, financing, and data collection. Countries with low Human Development Index (HDI) have been more negatively impacted, with urgent actions needed to ensure the continuity of registry operations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Alba L. Combita, Viviana Reyes, Devi Puerto, Raul Murillo, Ricardo Sanchez, Marcela Nunez, Gustavo A. Hernandez-Suarez, Carolina Wiesner
Summary: In Colombia, the implementation of the HPV vaccine has shown significant effectiveness in reducing the risk of HPV16/18 and HPV6/11 infections among the catch-up cohorts. The study highlights the importance of vaccinating before sexual debut to achieve higher effectiveness.
CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nathalie Broutet, Jose Jeronimo, Somesh Kumar, Maribel Almonte, Raul Murillo, Nguyen Vu Quoc Huy, Lynette Denny, Sharon Kapambwe, Neerja Bhatla, Motshedisi Sebitloane, Fanghui Zhao, Patti Gravitt, Prajakta Adsul, Ajay Rangaraj, Shona Dalal, Morkor Newman, Raveena Chowdhury, Kathryn Church, Carol Nakisige, Mamadou Diop, Groesbeck Parham, Kerry A. Thomson, Partha Basu, Petrus Steyn
Summary: To achieve the goal of eliminating cervical cancer, countries need to rethink the implementation of new technologies and treatment interventions. Implementation research plays a crucial role in facilitating the scale-up of evidence-based screening and treatment interventions. Additionally, support from international organizations provides opportunities to evaluate different approaches and strategies.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Raul Murillo, Ginna Fernandez-Deaza, Maria Zuluaga, Grant Lewison, Diana Usgame-Zubieta, Ivan Dario Usgame-Zubieta, Maria Margarita Manrique
Summary: Cancer research in Colombia is lacking, and the diversion of efforts and resources due to the COVID-19 pandemic could worsen the situation. At the national level, there has been a decline in research funding and new proposals, with a shift towards COVID-19 related research. However, at the institutional level, the number of cancer research proposals has not declined. In this middle-income setting, international collaborations are crucial for conducting COVID-19 and cancer research and overcoming challenges during the pandemic.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Soo-Peng Teoh, Yee-Yin Hoo, Raul Murillo, Maria Zuluaga, Audrey Tsunoda, Dorothy Lombe, Richard Sullivan, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy
Summary: Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are ill-prepared in managing cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Few countries have accessible documents to ensure continuity in cancer care, and most publications focus on cancer treatment while neglecting early detection, diagnosis, and supportive care. Consensus guidelines from professional societies are more common than national-level guidelines formulated by government agencies.
ECANCERMEDICALSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Allini Mafra, Mathieu Laversanne, Mary Gospodarowicz, Paulo Klinger, Neimar De Paula Silva, Marion Pineros, Eva Steliarova-Foucher, Freddie Bray, Ariana Znaor
Summary: Global patterns of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in 2020 were evaluated using the GLOBOCAN 2020 database. The study found that Eastern Asia, Northern America, and South-Central Asia had the highest number of NHL cases. Incidence rates were higher in men than in women, with the highest rates in Australia, New Zealand, Northern America, Northern Europe, and Western Europe. The highest mortality rates were found in regions in Africa, Western Asia, and Oceania.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Armando Baena, David Mesher, Yuli Salgado, Sandra Martinez, Griselda Raquel Villalba, Maria Luisa Amarilla, Brenda Salgado, Bettsy Flores, Yenny Bellido-Fuentes, Manuel Alvarez-Larraondo, Joan Valls, Oscar Lora, Gonzalo Virreira-Prout, Jacqueline Figueroa, Elmer Turcios, Ana Maria Soilan, Marina Ortega, Marcela Celis, Mauricio Gonzalez, Gino Venegas, Carolina Teran, Annabelle Ferrera, Laura Mendoza, Elena Kasamatsu, Raul Murillo, Carolina Wiesner, Nathalie Broutet, Silvana Luciani, Rolando Herrero, Maribel Almonte
Summary: VIA is recommended for triage of HPV-positive women attending cervical screening. The ESTAMPA study evaluated VIA performance for detecting CIN3+ among HPV-positive women. Trained providers achieved high sensitivity for detecting cervical precancer, but there was high variability among providers and a need for training and supervision.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Pauline Boucheron, Angelica Anele, Awa U. Offiah, Annelle Zietsman, Moses Galukande, Groesbeck Parham, Leeya F. Pinder, Benjamin O. Anderson, Milena Foerster, Joachim Schuz, Isabel dos-Santos-Silva, Valerie McCormack
Summary: Reproductive characteristics are known risk factors for breast cancer, but their role as prognostic factors is not clear in Sub-Saharan Africa. In a study of 1485 women with breast cancer, each pregnancy was associated with a 5% increase in mortality rates. Recent childbirth was associated with a 52% higher mortality rate in premenopausal women. However, changes in fertility trends had a very small impact on future average survival rate.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Catherine Duggan, Kara L. Cushing-Haugen, Allison M. Cole, Jeffrey Allen, Ryan Gilles, Jaime R. Hornecker, Adrianna I. Gutierrez, Jude Warner, K. Scott Baker, Rachel M. Ceballos, Eric J. Chow
Summary: This study aimed to test the feasibility of delivering survivorship care plans (SCPs) with or without a lay health educator (LHE) telephone-delivered information session to rural cancer survivors, and their effects on health-related self-efficacy and knowledge of cancer history. The results showed that the LHE-delivered information session had limited benefit compared to delivery of SCP alone, but it may be beneficial for patients with low health literacy or less integrated care.
JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Florence Guida, Rachel Kidman, Jacques Ferlay, Joachim Schuz, Isabelle Soerjomataram, Benda Kithaka, Ophira Ginsburg, Raymond B. Mailhot Vega, Moses Galukande, Groesbeck Parham, Salvatore Vaccarella, Karen Canfell, Andre M. Ilbawi, Benjamin O. Anderson, Freddie Bray, Isabel dos-Santos-Silva, Valerie McCormack
Summary: There are currently no global estimates of the resulting maternal orphans, who experience health and education disadvantages throughout their lives due to their mother dying from cancer. Asia and Africa have the most maternal orphans due to cancer, with breast and cervical cancers responsible for almost half of maternal cancers.
Editorial Material
Oncology
Cristiane Decat Bergerot, Don S. Dizon, Andre M. Ilbawi, Benjamin O. Anderson
Summary: Psycho-oncology aims to reduce the psychological burden for cancer patients and improve their participation and outcomes. However, in low- and middle-income countries, such programs face barriers due to limited resources and lack of training.
Editorial Material
Oncology
Benjamin O. Anderson, Catherine Duggan, John R. Scheel
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Joan Valls, Armando Baena, Gino Venegas, Marcela Celis, Mauricio Gonzalez, Carlos Sosa, Jorge Luis Santin, Marina Ortega, Ana Soilan, Elmer Turcios, Jacqueline Figueroa, Margarita Rodriguez de la Pena, Alicia Figueredo, Andrea Veronica Beracochea, Natalia Perez, Josefina Martinez-Better, Oscar Lora, Julio Yamil Jimenez, Diana Gimenez, Laura Fleider, Yuly Salgado, Sandra Martinez, Yenny Bellido-Fuentes, Bettsy Flores, Silvio Tatti, Veronica Villagra, Aurelio Cruz-Valdez, Carolina Teran, Gloria Ines Sanchez, Guillermo Rodriguez, Maria Alejandra Picconi, Annabelle Ferrera, Laura Mendoza, Alejandro Calderon, Raul Murillo, Carolina Wiesner, Nathalie Broutet, Silvana Luciani, Carlos Perez, Teresa M. Darragh, Jose Jeronimo, Rolando Herrero, Maribel Almonte
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the performance of colposcopy in detecting cervical precancer and cancer in HPV-positive women. The results showed that colposcopy has high sensitivity and suitability in detecting CIN3+ in HPV-positive women.
LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Marion Pineros, Mathieu Laversanne, Enrique Barrios, Marianna de Camargo Cancela, Esther de Vries, Constanza Pardo, Freddie Bray
Summary: This article provides updated national cancer incidence and mortality estimates for 2020 and recent mortality trends in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), highlighting an anticipated increase in cancer burden by 67% in the region by 2040.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-AMERICAS
(2022)