Sökning: "followup studies"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 47 avhandlingar innehållade orden followup studies.
1. Genetic variation and prostate cancer : population-based association studies in Sweden
Sammanfattning : Prostate cancer constitutes the most common malignancy and the most common cause of cancer‐related death in Swedish men. A large body of evidence suggests that inherited genetic variants contribute to both development and progression of prostate cancer. LÄS MER
2. Studies on children’s psychological adjustment to diabetes
Sammanfattning : Type I diabetes is a chronic disease that affects the daily life of the individual from diagnosis and for the rest of life. The patient is constantly reminded of the diabetes because of a daily, self-managed and demanding treatment. LÄS MER
3. Long-term side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer : studies in ischemic heart disease and lung cancer
Sammanfattning : Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Due to early detection and advances in adjuvant therapies, most women diagnosed with early BC will be cured of their disease, and issues of survivorship are of great importance. LÄS MER
4. Clinical and experimental studies on total hip arthroplasty
Sammanfattning : In a 12-year follow-up study, a low-friction, metal-on-plastic hip prosthetic system (Charnley) was compared with a high-friction, metal-on-metal prosthetic system (McKeeFarrar) in a consecutive series of 169 patients, mean age 67 at the start. Satisfactory results were reported in 92 percent of the patients. LÄS MER
5. Epidemiological studies on gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal cancer
Sammanfattning : Esophageal cancer is the seventh most common cancer and a lethal malignancy causing a considerably high number of deaths around the world. Despite intensive studies on risk factors associated with esophageal cancer, there is currently no promising method for prevention, early detection, or screening of esophageal cancer. LÄS MER