Search Results - "Hislop, Greg"
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Mammographic Density and the Risk and Detection of Breast Cancer
Published in The New England journal of medicine (18-01-2007)“…The light appearance of epithelium and stroma in a mammogram (mammographic density) can hide the presence of a cancer. A careful study of this problem found…”
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Family physicians’ and trainees’ experiences regarding cancer screening with patients with intellectual disability: An interpretive description study
Published in Journal of intellectual disabilities (01-03-2023)“…People with intellectual disability receive breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening at lower rates relative to the general population, although the…”
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Primary care providers’ attitudes towards individuals with intellectual disability: Associations with experience and demographics
Published in Journal of intellectual disabilities (01-03-2021)“…Primary care providers are the main point of contact with the healthcare system for individuals with intellectual disability, and they may have pre-existing…”
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Mammographic Density Phenotypes and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Meta-analysis
Published in JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute (10-05-2014)“…Fibroglandular breast tissue appears dense on mammogram, whereas fat appears nondense. It is unclear whether absolute or percentage dense area more strongly…”
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The origins of breast cancer associated with mammographic density: a testable biological hypothesis
Published in Breast cancer research : BCR (07-03-2018)“…Our purpose is to develop a testable biological hypothesis to explain the known increased risk of breast cancer associated with extensive percent mammographic…”
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Body Size, Mammographic Density, and Breast Cancer Risk
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-11-2006)“…Background: Greater weight and body mass index (BMI) are negatively correlated with mammographic density, a strong risk factor for breast cancer, and are…”
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Mammographic Density, Response to Hormones, and Breast Cancer Risk
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (01-08-2011)“…Percent mammographic density (PMD) is a strong risk factor for breast cancer that changes in response to changes in hormone exposure. We have examined the…”
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Genetic polymorphisms at TIMP3 are associated with survival of adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction
Published in PloS one (19-03-2013)“…The poor survival of adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) makes them clinically important. Discovery of host genetic factors that affect…”
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The prognostic effect of ethnicity for gastric and esophageal cancer: the population-based experience in British Columbia, Canada
Published in BMC cancer (09-05-2011)“…Gastric and esophageal cancers are among the most lethal human malignancies. Their epidemiology is geographically diverse. This study compares the survival of…”
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Feasibility of self-collection of specimens for human papillomavirus testing in hard-to-reach women
Published in Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) (28-08-2007)“…To study the feasibility of self-collected specimens for testing human papillomavirus (HPV) status among hard-to-reach women, outreach nurses recruited women…”
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Mammographic Density as a Surrogate Marker for the Effects of Hormone Therapy on Risk of Breast Cancer
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-05-2006)“…Background: Some types of hormone therapy increase both risk of breast cancer and mammographic density, a risk factor for the disease, suggesting that…”
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Permittivity Estimation Using Coupling of Commercial Ground Penetrating Radars
Published in IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing (01-08-2015)“…A novel method is presented for the characterization of dielectric grounds. The technique measures frequency shifts in a radar's crosstalk and links them to…”
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Breast cancer treatment and ethnicity in British Columbia, Canada
Published in BMC cancer (21-04-2010)“…Racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis, survival and mortality are well documented; but few studies have reported on…”
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Limitations of characterizing layered earth with off-ground GPR
Published in Journal of geophysics and engineering (01-04-2016)“…A detailed analytical feasibility study is performed which identifies several important limitations in the problem of layered earth characterization with…”
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Trends in Oropharyngeal and Oral Cavity Cancer Incidence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Related and HPV-Unrelated Sites in a Multicultural Population: The British Columbia Experience
Published in Cancer (01-06-2010)“…There is a growing recognition of the involvement of human papilloma virus infection in the etiology of head and neck cancers at some sites, mainly the base of…”
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Efficient MoM Simulation of 3-D Antennas in the Vicinity of the Ground
Published in IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation (01-12-2016)“…A novel fast technique is presented to account for the effect of an arbitrary soil permittivity in the analysis of ground penetrating radar antennas in the…”
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Socio-economic deprivation: a significant determinant affecting stage of oral cancer diagnosis and survival
Published in BMC cancer (02-08-2016)“…Many factors contribute to socioeconomic status (SES), yet in most survival studies only income is used as a measure for determining SES. We used a complex,…”
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Direction Finding With MUSIC and CLEAN
Published in IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation (01-07-2013)“…The well known MUSIC algorithm for direction-finding is improved by applying the CLEAN post-processing method. A mathematical explanation for the performance…”
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A Randomized Trial of Dietary Intervention for Breast Cancer Prevention
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (2011)“…Epidemiologic data and animal experiments suggest that dietary fat may influence risk of breast cancer. To determine whether intervention with a low-fat,…”
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Oral cancer: just the facts
Published in Journal (Canadian Dental Association) (01-04-2008)“…Oral cancer screening should be an integral part of a clinician's routine. This article reviews facts about oral cancer that are relevant to screening. The…”
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