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Education level influences long-term survival after esophageal cancer surgery in a nationwide Swedish cohort study
(2015-09-22)
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate whether a higher education level is associated with an improved long-term survival after oesophagectomy for cancer.
Design: A prospective, population-based cohort ...
Occupational exposure to pesticides and risk of leukemia among offspring in Costa Rica
(2006-11-03)
Background: Leukemias are the most common childhood cancers, accounting for 25-35% of the incidence of all childhood cancer in most populations. In early reports on cancer, Costa Rica ranks among the highest incidence of ...
Studies on the regulatory roles of cholesterol and bile acids
(2007-05-04)
Cholesterol is essential for normal growth and development in mammals.
However, excess cholesterol can be harmful leading to diseases such as
atherosclerosis and gallstones. Once formed the ring structure of
cholesterol ...
Controlling angiogenesis : functional studies of angiomotin
(2007-12-28)
The expansion of a blood circulatory network by the process of
angiogenesis is essential for embryonic as well as postnatal growth.
Deregulated blood vessel formation may also negatively contribute to the
pathogenesis ...
Genetic and environmental aspects of symptomatic gallstone disease
(2009-05-22)
Gallstone disease (GD) represents a major healthcare problem. Gallstones
are likely to result from a complex interaction of the environment and
the effects of multiple undetermined genes.
The aim of this study ...
Effector mechanisms of immunity in atherosclerosis
(2011-12-23)
Atherosclerosis is a disease of the medium and large sized arterial vessels, characterized by cholesterol deposition, inflammation and fibrosis. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles carrying cholesterol are trapped ...