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Respiratory irritants in e-cigarette refill liquids across nine European countries: a threat to respiratory health? by Vardavas, Constantine, Girvalaki, Charis, Vardavas, Alexander, Papadakis, Sophia, Tzatzarakis, Manolis, Behrakis, Panagiotis, Tsatsakis, Aristidis

“…The rapid expansion of the e-cigarette market across European countries has raised a number of concerns within the scientific community [1, 2]. The most recent…”
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Disposable e-cigarette use and associated factors in US middle and high school students, 2021-2022 by Chen, Daniel T H, Girvalaki, Charis, Filippidis, Filippos T

“…Disposable e-cigarettes are the predominant type of vaping product used by adolescents and pose a significant public health concern. Identifying factors…”
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Progression-free survival and quality of life in metastatic breast cancer: The patient perspective by Mertz, Shirley, Benjamin, Christine, Girvalaki, Charis, Cardone, Antonella, Gono, Paulina, May, Suepattra G., Comerford, Erin, Than, Kyi-Sin, Birch, Kelly, Roach, Meaghan, Myers, Sky, Sasane, Medha, Lavi, Liat, Cameron, Anna, Cardoso, Fatima

“…INTRODUCTIONTreatment advances for metastatic breast cancer (mBC) have improved overall survival (OS) in some mBC subtypes; however, there remains no cure for…”
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Training General Practitioners in Evidence-Based Tobacco Treatment: An Evaluation of the Tobacco Treatment Training Network in Crete (TiTAN-Crete) Intervention by Girvalaki, Charis, Papadakis, Sophia, Vardavas, Constantine, Pipe, Andrew L., Petridou, Eleni, Tsiligianni, Ioanna, Lionis, Christos

“…Background. Rates of tobacco treatment delivery in primary care are suboptimal. Aims. We report on the effectiveness of the TiTAN Crete intervention on rates…”
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Balancing benefits and risks in lung cancer therapies: patient preferences for lung cancer treatment alternatives by Oliveri, Serena, Lanzoni, Lucilla, Veldwijk, Jorien, de Wit, G Ardine, Petrocchi, Serena, Janssens, Rosanne, Schoefs, Elise, Smith, Meredith Y, Smith, Ian, Nackaerts, Kristiaan, Vandevelde, Marie, Louis, Evelyne, Decaluwé, Herbert, De Leyn, Paul, Declerck, Hanne, Petrella, Francesco, Casiraghi, Monica, Galli, Giulia, Garassino, Marina Chiara, Girvalaki, Charis, Huys, Isabelle, Pravettoni, Gabriella

“…In the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) the combination of Immuno- Oncotherapy (IO) and chemotherapy (CT) has been found to be superior to IO or…”
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How well do European patients understand cancer-associated thrombosis? A patient survey by Falanga, Anna, Girvalaki, Charis, Monreal, Manuel, Easaw, Jacob C, Young, Annie

“…Ongoing concerns regarding the morbidity and mortality from cancer-associated thrombosis led the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC), the voice of cancer…”
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The LEGACy study: a European and Latin American consortium to identify risk factors and molecular phenotypes in gastric cancer to improve prevention strategies and personalized clinical decision making globally by van Schooten, Tessa Suzanne, Derks, Sarah, Jiménez-Martí, Elena, Carneiro, Fatima, Figueiredo, Ceu, Ruiz, Erika, Alsina, Maria, Molero, Cristina, Garrido, Marcelo, Riquelme, Arnoldo, Caballero, Carmelo, Lezcano, Eva, O'Connor, Juan Manuel, Esteso, Federico, Farrés, Judith, Mas, José Manuel, Lordick, Florian, Vogt, Jeannette, Cardone, Antonella, Girvalaki, Charis, Cervantes, Andrés, Fleitas, Tania

“…Gastric Cancer (GC) is the fourth most deadly cancer worldwide. Enhanced understanding of its key epidemiological and molecular drivers is urgently needed to…”
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How can patient preferences be used and communicated in the regulatory evaluation of medicinal products? Findings and recommendations from IMI PREFER and call to action by Janssens, Rosanne, Barbier, Liese, Muller, Mireille, Cleemput, Irina, Stoeckert, Isabelle, Whichello, Chiara, Levitan, Bennett, Hammad, Tarek A., Girvalaki, Charis, Ventura, Juan-Jose, Bywall, Karin Schölin, Pinto, Cathy Anne, Schoefs, Elise, Katz, Eva G., Kihlbom, Ulrik, Huys, Isabelle

“…Objective: Patients have unique insights and are (in-)directly affected by each decision taken throughout the life cycle of medicinal products. Patient…”
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Profile of incidental exposures to e-cigarette liquids in Europe, 2018-2019 by Vardavas, Constantine I, Girvalaki, Charis, Odani, Satomi, Nikitara, Katerina, de Vries, Irma, van Riel, Antoinette, van Sommeren-de Potter, Iris, Grass, Johanna Nordmark, Grassi, Maria Caterina, Deim, Szilvia, Balázs, Andrea, Fosztó, Szabolcs, Schiel, Helmut, Arif, Tara, Eronen, Anna-Kaisa, Alonso, Antonio Alonso, Menor, José Luis Conejo, Arrieta, Rosa Martinez, Babić, Željka, Turk, Rajka, Vardavas, Alexander I, Tsatsakis, Aristidis

“…Following the implementation of the European Union Tobacco Product Directive (EU TPD) regulations on e-cigarette products in 2016, we assessed the current…”
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Geriatric assessment for older people with cancer: policy recommendations by Seghers, P. A. L., Alibhai, Shabbir M. H., Battisti, Nicolò Matteo Luca, Kanesvaran, Ravindran, Extermann, Martine, O’Donovan, Anita, Pilleron, Sophie, Mislang, Anna Rachelle, Musolino, Najia, Cheung, Kwok-Leung, Staines, Anthony, Girvalaki, Charis, Soubeyran, Pierre, Portielje, Johanneke E. A., Rostoft, Siri, Hamaker, Marije E., Trépel, Dominic, O’Hanlon, Shane

“…Abstract Most cancers occur in older people and the burden in this age group is increasing. Over the past two decades the evidence on how best to treat this…”
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Patient journey pain points in spondyloarthritis and psoriasis: The case of Greece by Mechili, Enkeleint Aggelos, Nikitara, Katerina, Girvalaki, Charis, Kyriakos, Christina, Vardavas, Constantine

“…For the diseases spondyloarthritis (SpA) and psoriasis, the patient’s journey commences when the first symptoms present themselves. However, many patients…”
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Are political views related to smoking and support for tobacco control policies? A survey across 28 European countries by Filippidis, Filippos T, Girvalaki, Charis, Mechili, Enkeleint-Aggelos, Vardavas, Constantine I

“…General political views are rarely considered when discussing public support for tobacco control policies and tobacco use. The aim of this study was to explore…”
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Smokers’ support for the ban on sale of slim cigarettes in six European countries: findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys by Mechili, Enkeleint A., Przewoźniak, Krzysztof, Driezen, Pete, Kyriakos, Christina N, Girvalaki, Charis, Mons, Ute, Quah, Anne CK, Fernández, Esteve, Trofor, Antigona C, Demjén, Tibor, Katsaounou, Paraskevi A, Zatoński, Witold, Fong, Geoffrey T, Vardavas, Constantine I

“…Background: Efforts to regulate tobacco products and reduce consumption in the European Union (EU) include the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ,…”
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Classification, labelling and packaging of the most popular e-cigarette refill liquids across 9 European countries by Girvalaki, Charis, Vardavas, Alexander, Tzatzarakis, Manolis, Stivaktakis, Polychronis, Tsatsakis, Aristidis, Behrakis, Panagiotis, Vardavas, Constantine

“…Background: Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) of the e-cigarette refill liquids adopts the UN Globally Harmonised System of Classification and…”
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Factors associated with rates of tobacco treatment delivery by General Practitioners in Greece: Missed opportunities for prevention? by Papadakis, Sophia, Girvalaki, Charis, Vardavas, Constantine, Pipe, Andrew L, Cole, Adam, Tsiligianni, Ioanna, Petridou, Eleni, Lionis, Christos

“…This study investigates the clinic-, provider- and patient-level factors associated with delivery of 4 (Ask, Advise, Assist, Arrange) elements of the 5As…”
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Tobacco use and rates of 4As delivery for treating tobacco dependence among Albanian students. A cross-sectional study by Mechili, Enkeleint, Girvalaki, Charis, Peto, Ela, Risilia, Roza, Kicaj, Emirjona, Filippidis, Filippos, Vardavas, Constantine

“…Background: Tobacco dependence treatment in clinical settings is of prime public health importance, especially in the Albanian population, as more than 23%…”
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Smokers’ support for the ban on sale of slim cigarettes in six European countries: findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys by Mechili, Enkeleint A., Przewoźniak, Krzysztof, Driezen, Pete, Kyriakos, Christina N, Girvalaki, Charis, Mons, Ute, Quah, Anne CK, Fernández, Esteve, Trofor, Antigona C, Demjén, Tibor, Katsaounou, Paraskevi A, Zatoński, Witold, Fong, Geoffrey T, Vardavas, Constantine I

“…Background: Efforts to regulate tobacco products and reduce consumption in the European Union (EU) include the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ,…”
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Characteristics and outcomes of e-cigarette exposure incidents reported to 10 European Poison Centers: a retrospective data analysis by Vardavas, Constantine I, Girvalaki, Charis, Filippidis, Filippos T, Oder, Mare, Kastanje, Ruth, de Vries, Irma, Scholtens, Lies, Annas, Anita, Plackova, Silvia, Turk, Rajka, Gruzdyte, Laima, Rato, Fátima, Genser, Dieter, Schiel, Helmut, Balázs, Andrea, Donohoe, Elaine, Vardavas, Alexander I, Tzatzarakis, Manolis N, Tsatsakis, Aristidis M, Behrakis, Panagiotis K

“…The use of e-cigarettes has increased during the past few years. Exposure to e-cigarette liquids, whether intentional or accidental, may lead to adverse events…”
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Impact of the ENSP eLearning platform on improving knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy for treating tobacco dependence: An assessment across 15 European countries by Girvalaki, Charis, Papadakis, Sophia, Mechili, Enkeleint A, Nikitara, Katerina, Demin, Andrey, Trofor, Antigona C, Lila, Arben, Harutyunyan, Arusyak, Saliaj, Aurela, Dimitrievska, Deska, Lozano, Francisco Rodriguez, Bakhturidze, George, Ayesta, Javier, Przewoźniak, Krzysztof, Cattaruzza, Maria Sofia, Zdraveska, Marija, Lovše, Mihaela, Kilibarda, Biljana, Stoyka, Otto, Behrakis, Panagiotis, Bizel, Pierre, Starchenko, Polina, Spahija, Shkumbin, Radu-Loghin, Cornel, Vardavas, Constantine I

“…In 2018, the European Network for Smoking Cessation and Prevention (ENSP) released an update to its Tobacco Treatment Guidelines for healthcare professionals,…”
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Chemical analysis and hazard identification of the most common electronic cigarette liquids in nine European countries by Girvalaki, Charis, Tzatzarakis, Manolis, Kyriakos, Christina, Vardavas, Alexander, Stivaktakis, Polychronis, Kavvalakis, Matthaios, Tsatsakis, Aristidis, Vardavas, Constantine

“…Background: We aimed to detect the composition and reported chemical health hazards of the most common electronic cigarette liquids (e-liquids) in nine…”
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