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Prostate cancer : investigating diagnosis, treatment and outcomes
(2024-01-19)
Background: Prostate cancer is difficult to study. The prostate is located so that it is hard to palpate and because of the dense pelvic bones it is hard to visualize using radiology such as computed tomography. The prostate ...
A study of two major challenges in prostate cancer : effective chemo-prevention and overcoming resistance to hormonal and chemotherapy
(2018-06-29)
For men, over the course of a lifetime the risk of developing prostate cancer is 1 in 9. Both the illness itself and treatment affect quality of life in multiple aspects, including urinary problems, pain, and sexual ...
Promoting physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis : aspects of coaching in physical therapy
(2013-03-01)
Background and Aim: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory, systemic disease mainly affecting the joints, often leading to impairments as well as activity limitations and participation restrictions ...
Prenatal nicotine exposure and effects on the health of the newborn
(2017-03-30)
Maternal smoking is one of the most important preventable risk factors in pregnancy. Whether it is nicotine or combustion products, or possibly both, that cause the adverse effects is not clear. The common substance in ...
Omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of childhood cancer
(2022-08-31)
Childhood cancer is the primary cause of deaths among Swedish children. Advances in treatment regimens have improved cure rate considerably in the latest decades. Consequently, childhood cancer survivors are a growing ...