76 PUBLIC HEALTH doi: 10.3325/cmj.2011.52.76 Urban-rural differences in a population-based breast cancer screening program in Croatia Aim To investigate urban-rural differences in the distribu- tion of risk factors for breast cancer. Methods We analyzed the data from the ...
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women and is closely associated with obesity. Gremlin-2 (GREM2), an antagonist for bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), has been considered an inhibitor of adipogenic differentiation in adipose-derived stromal/stem cells. However, the role of ...
On Sunday in church, we read Psalm 88 together. A chapter where there is just a continual crying out to God with no real answer. The sixth and seventh verses jumped out at me. “You have put me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the depths. Your wrath has rested upon me, and...
Genome-wide association studies have identified breast cancer risk variants in over 150 genomic regions, but the mechanisms underlying risk remain largely unknown. These regions were explored by combining association analysis with in silico genomic featu
At least I didn’t have to mention cancer when people asked me what had happened. “Spinal cord surgery” was all I said. End of conversation. Spinal cord surgery sounds, and is, rather dramatic. Waiting before the procedure, with Emily and Sol. Now they have to leave. I am still her...
I will continue on this healing journey and be a light to other women with BII and breast cancer. I am peaceful to be uniquely me now. I am flat, eat differently than most, focus on maintaining a calm nervous system, strive to keep my body moving, and sleeping optimally. I am enough...
The pubertal/early adult life stage is particularly important because it represents one of the critical “windows of susceptibility” to breast cancer. During puberty, under the influence of estrogen, MECs proliferate at an exponential rate yet remain incompletely differentiated; the result is an accum...
Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent cancer among women. Teachers play a crucial role in promoting healthy behaviors, including breast cancer screening (BCS). This study aimed to assess the impact of an Health Belief Model (HBM)-based educational intervention on BCS uptake, knowledge, and ...
Free Essay: Having used IPA has helped me to identify different superordinate and subordinate themes along with linguistic comments. Those related to cancer...
MAMMOGRAM TECHNOLOGIST AND BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR, HANNAH SULLIVAN, URGES LADIES TO BE AWARE OF CHANGES IN THEIR BODIES "...I tried to act like I wasn't sick because the diagnosis did not end my life." On a normal day, a woman of 27 was lying on her couch, tired from her Multiple ...