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Reasons and Motivations for Cigarette Smoking and Barriers against Quitting Among a Sample of Young People in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	2016	Department of Clinical Biochemistry/Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Email : drmukhtiarbaig@yahoo.com.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Periodical, Abbrev. Asian Pac.J.Cancer.Prev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 17 Issue 7 Start Page 3483 Other Pages 3487 Notes JID: 101130625; ppublish Place of Publication Thailand ISSN/ISBN 1513-7368; 1513-7368 Accession Number PMID: 27509996 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27509996 Abstract BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Tobacco consumption has grave negative consequences for health so that it is important to understand the reasons and motivations towards cigarette smoking and barriers against quitting smoking among the young generation for developing effective policies to control this widespread problem. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This crosssectional survey was carried out at the Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A total of 438 young smokers participated from the University and the general population. Data were collected through anonymous, selfadministered questionnaires in the Arabic language that contained questions about the reasons and motivations towards cigarette smoking and barriers against quitting smoking. The questionnaire also contained several questions regarding knowledge and attitude of the participants towards cigarette smoking. The data was analyzed on SPSS16. RESULTS: The mean age of the respondents was 22.9+/-3.48, out of 438 subjects 87 (19.9%) were married, and 351 (80.1%) were unmarried, and 331 (75.6%) belonged to urban areas while 107 (24.5%) were from the rural areas. Responding to a question about a number of cigarettes smoked per day, 31% answered 1120, 29% answered 2130, and 25% answered 110. Questioned about smokers in the family, 34.5% responded more than one, with 19% for brother and 13% for father. About the reasons for not quitting smoking, 26% described lack of willpower, 25% had no reason, 22% said that people around me smoke, and 15.3% responded stress at home/work. The major motivation for smokers was smoker friends (42%), for 33.8% others, for 12% father/brother and 7.8% media. CONCLUSIONS: There are several avoidable and preventable reasons and barriers against quitting smoking. However, knowledge and attitude about smoking were good, and the majority of the smokers were well aware of the associated hazards. Therefore, there is a need to search out ways and means to help them to quit this addiction. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Baig,M., Bakarman,M.A., Gazzaz,Z.J., Khabaz,M.N., Ahmed,T.J., Qureshi,I.A., Hussain,M.B., Alzahrani,A.H., AlShehri,A.A., Basendwah,M.A., Altherwi,F.B., AlShehri,F.M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Severe Manifestations and Grave Prognosis in Young Patients with Gastric Cancer in Thailand	2016	Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand Email : Vilaichone@hotmail.co.th.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Periodical, Abbrev. Asian Pac.J.Cancer.Prev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 17 Issue 7 Start Page 3427 Other Pages 3429 Notes JID: 101130625; ppublish Place of Publication Thailand ISSN/ISBN 1513-7368; 1513-7368 Accession Number PMID: 27509987 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27509987 Abstract BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide and occurs most frequently in the age group of 5070 years. Rarely reports have appeared regarding younger age groups. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical characteristics and outcome of treatment between young and elderly patients with gastric cancer in Thailand. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical information, histological features, endoscopic findings and treatment outcome were reviewed and collected from Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani and Bangkok Medical Center, Bangkok, Thailand between September 2011March 2015. RESULTS: A total of 154 gastric tumor patients including 101 with benign tumors (22 males and 79 females, mean age= 62.6 years) and 53 with gastric cancers (27 males and 26 females, mean age= 60.6 years) were enrolled in this study. Gastric cancer patients presented with alarm symptoms such as anemia, anorexia and weight loss significantly more frequently than benign gastric tumor patients. In gastric cancer patients, mean duration of symptoms prior to diagnosis was shorter in younger (/=40 years) (73.3 days vs 84.8 days). Family history of GI malignancy and diffuse type of gastric cancer were significant greater in younger than older patients (36% vs 5% P=0.01; OR= 11.4, 95%CI = 1.874.7 and 73% vs 14%, P Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Punjachaipornpon,T., Mahachai,V., Vilaichone,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Can We Rely on GLOBOCAN and GBD Cancer Estimates? Case Study of Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates and Trends in Iran	2016	Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran Email : Hadipour.m93@gmail.com.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Periodical, Abbrev. Asian Pac.J.Cancer.Prev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 17 Issue 7 Start Page 3265 Other Pages 3269 Notes JID: 101130625; ppublish Place of Publication Thailand ISSN/ISBN 1513-7368; 1513-7368 Accession Number PMID: 27509961 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27509961 Abstract BACKGROUND: Around half of input data in the global burden of disease cancer collaboration (GBDCC) and GLOBOCAN projects come from low quality sources, mainly from developing countries. This may lead to loss of precision in estimates. Our question was: Are the absolute values and trends of the GBDCC and GLOBOCAN estimates for lung cancer (LC) in Iran consistent with available statistics?. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Incidence and mortality statistics were extracted from national reports (N.IRs and N.MRs) and GBDCC (GBDincidence and mortality) and GLOBOCAN databases for 19902013 where available. Trends were analyzed and absolute values and annual percentage changes (APCs) were estimated and compared. Incompleteness of case ascertainment at the Iranian national cancer registry and Iranian national civil registration was assessed for better understanding. RESULTS: Trends of N.IRs were significantly rising for males (APC: 19.4; 95% CI: 12.526.7) and females (23.2; 16.030.8). Trends of GBDincidence were stable for males (0.2; 1.51.1) and females (1.0; 2.30.4). Absolute N.IRs were less than GBDincidence steadily except for 2009. Trend of N.MRs was increasing up to 2004, but stable thereafter. Trends of GBDmortality were also stable. Absolute N.MRs were less than GBDmortality for years up to 2003 and more than GBDmortality since 2005. The estimates of GLOBOCAN were more than N.IRs and N.MRs. CONCLUSIONS: The GBDCC and GLOBOCAN values for LC in Iran are underestimates. Generation of data quality indices to present along with country specific estimates is highly recommended. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Vardanjani,H.M., Heidari,M., Hadipour,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Systematic Review of Smoking Initiation among Asian Adolescents, 20052015: Utilizing the Frameworks of Triadic Influence and Planned Behavior	2016	Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah (PAPRSB) Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam Email : 14h8402@ubd.edu.bn.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Periodical, Abbrev. Asian Pac.J.Cancer.Prev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 17 Issue 7 Start Page 3341 Other Pages 3355 Notes JID: 101130625; ppublish Place of Publication Thailand ISSN/ISBN 1513-7368; 1513-7368 Accession Number PMID: 27509974 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27509974 Abstract BACKGROUND: A recent WHO data report on mortality attributable to tobacco use including cigarette smoking indicated a very high burden of deaths in Asia and that people often initiate smoking as early as young adolescents. The objectives of this study were to systematically review peerreviewed articles on cigarette smoking initiation among Asian adolescents and to develop a conceptual model of factors influencing smoking initiation by integrating all relevant factors based on existing data. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Following a PRISMA guideline, a systematic review of articles published between 2005 and June 2015 was conducted using 5 databases on cigarette smoking initiation among adolescents (aged 1019 years) living in Asia. We summarized the main findings of each study according to our research questions and data that emerged during the data extraction process. Analysis and categorization were based on the TTI and TPB models and classification of factors extracted from the study, were as follows: personal factors, social factors, broader environmental factors, mediators, and intention to initiate smoking and smoking behavior. RESULTS: Of 1,227 identified studies, only 20 were included in this review. Our findings found that the mean age of cigarette smoking initiation ranged from 10 to 14 years and those who are more likely to initiate smoking are male, older adolescents, adolescents with low parental SES, individuals with low parental monitoring, low parental education level and having no discussion on smoking at home, those living in public housing and those exhibiting healthrisk behavior. Our study also revealed that the risk of smoking initiation increased when they are exposed to smokers, influenced by peers, exposed to tobacco advertisements, receive pocket money, have lack of knowledge about smoking, have poor school performance, have a family conflict and have psychological problems. The conceptual model developed demonstrated complex networks of factors influencing initiation. CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review presents various factors influencing smoking initiation of the Asian adolescents and provides a conceptual framework to further analyze factors. Future studies should have a standard measure of smoking initiation, should analyze interactions and the intensity of relationships between different factors or variables in the conceptual model. This will in turn consolidate the understanding of the different factors affecting smoking initiation and will help to improve interventions in this area. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Talip,T., Murang,Z., Kifli,N., Naing,L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Survival of Patients with Stomach Cancer and its Determinants in Kurdistan	2016	Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Email : d.roshani@muk.ac.ir.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Periodical, Abbrev. Asian Pac.J.Cancer.Prev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 17 Issue 7 Start Page 3243 Other Pages 3248 Notes JID: 101130625; ppublish Place of Publication Thailand ISSN/ISBN 1513-7368; 1513-7368 Accession Number PMID: 27509957 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27509957 Abstract BACKGROUND: Stomach cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of death from cancer in the world. In Iran, this type of cancer has high rates of incidence and mortality. This study aimed to assess the survival rate of patients with stomach cancer and its determinants in Kurdistan, a province with one of the highest incidence rates of stomach cancer in the country. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied a total of 202 patients with stomach cancer who were admitted to Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj from 2009 to 2013. Using KaplanMeier nonparametric methods the survival rate of patients was calculated in terms of different levels of age at diagnosis, gender, education, residential area, occupation, underweight, and clinical variables including tumor histology, site of tumor, disease stage, and type of treatment. In addition, we compared the survival rates using the logrank test. Finally, Cox proportional hazards regression was applied using Stata 12 and R 3.1.0 software. The significance level was set at 0.05. RESULTS: The mean age at diagnosis was 64.7 +/- 12.0 years. The survival rate of patients with stomach cancer was 43.9% and 7% at the first and the fifth year after diagnosis, respectively. The results of logrank test showed significant relationships between survival and age at diagnosis, education, disease stage, type of treatment, and degree of being underweight (P Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Moradi,G., Karimi,K., Esmailnasab,N., Roshani,D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Bone Mineral Density and Breast Cancer Risk Factors among Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women A Systematic Review	2016	Faculty of Health Sciences, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email : kanaga@ ukm.edu.my.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Periodical, Abbrev. Asian Pac.J.Cancer.Prev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 17 Issue 7 Start Page 3229 Other Pages 3234 Notes JID: 101130625; ppublish Place of Publication Thailand ISSN/ISBN 1513-7368; 1513-7368 Accession Number PMID: 27509955 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27509955 Abstract BACKGROUND: Bone mineral density (BMD) is a lifetime marker of estrogen in a woman's body and has been associated with increased breast cancer risk. Nonetheless the actual association is still debatable. Furthermore, estrogen is very crucial in maintaining human bone density and gradually decreases over age. A systematic search was conducted to assess any association of BMD with breast cancer risk factors among premenopausal and postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Review identification was performed through databases searching on MEDLINE, CINAHL and SCOPUS and 19 qualified studies were elected. The keywords used were "bone mineral density", "breast cancer", and "breast density". RESULTS: A total of 19 articles showed variation with the majority of the studies focused on postmenopausal and a few focused on premenopausal women. Overall there was no concensus on effects. CONCLUSIONS: An enormous effort is being undertaken by researchers to prove that BMD might be one of the significant risk factors for breast cancer. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Zain,N.M., Seriramulu,V.P., Chelliah,K.K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Quantitative Analyses of Esophageal Cancer Research in Pakistan	2016	Department of Molecular Pathology, Dow International Medical College, Dow Diagnostic Research and Reference Laboratory, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan Email : asif@asifqureshi.com.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Periodical, Abbrev. Asian Pac.J.Cancer.Prev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 17 Issue 7 Start Page 3117 Other Pages 3122 Notes JID: 101130625; ppublish Place of Publication Thailand ISSN/ISBN 1513-7368; 1513-7368 Accession Number PMID: 27509939 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27509939 Abstract BACKGROUND: Healthcare research is a neglected discipline in Pakistan and research related to esophageal cancer (ranks 9th in Pakistani males and 5th in females) is no exception in this regard. Particularly, there are no data available to delineate the overall status of esophageal cancer epidemiological studies in Pakistan. This study describes the first ever effort to make a systematic quantification, in an attempt to provide a roadmap to all stakeholders for designing appropriate epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: International (PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge) and local (PakMedinet) scientific databases as well as Google search engine were searched using specified keywords to extract relevant publication. Well defined inclusion criteria were implemented to select publications for final analyses. All data were recorded by at least 3 authors and consensus data were entered into and analyzed for descriptive statistics (such as frequencies, percentages and annual growth rates) using Microsoft Excel and SPSS software. RESULTS: A total of 79 publications fulfilled the inclusion criteria including 20 publications for which full texts were not available. Of the 79 publications, 59 (74.6%) were original/research publications, 5 (6.3%) were case reports, 4 (5.1%) were research communications, 2 (2.5%) were review articles, 1 was (1.2%) correspondence and 8 (10.1%) were un defined categories. Only 13 Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Qureshi,M.A., Khan,S., Ujjan,I.D., Iqbal,A., Khan,R., Khan,B.A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Supply-demand equilibria and the size-number trade-off in spatially structured recreational fisheries	2016		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America Periodical, Abbrev. Ecol.Appl. Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 26 Issue 4 Start Page 1086 Other Pages 1097 Notes JID: 9889808; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1051-0761; 1051-0761 Accession Number PMID: 27509750 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27509750 Abstract Recreational fishing effort varies across complex inland landscapes (e.g., lake-districts) and appears influenced by both angler preferences and qualities of the fishery resource, like fish size and abundance. However, fish size and abundance have an ecological trade-off within a population, thereby structuring equal-quality isopleths expressing this trade-off across the fishing landscape. Since expressed preferences of recreational anglers (i.e., site-selection of high-quality fishing opportunities among many lakes) can be analogous to optimal foraging strategies of natural predators, adopting such concepts can aid in understanding scale-dependence in fish-angler interactions and impacts of fishing across broad landscapes. Here, we assumed a fish supply-angler demand equilibria and adapted a novel bivariate measure of fishing quality based on fish size and catch rates to assess how recreational anglers influence fishing quality among a complex inland landscape. We then applied this metric to evaluate (1) angler preferences for caught and released fish compared to harvested fish, (2) the nonlinear size-numbers trade-off with uncertainty in both traits, and (3) the spatial-scale of the equilibria across 62 lakes and four independent management regions in British Columbia's (BC) rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss fishery. We found anglers had low preference for caught and released fish (~10% of the value compared to harvested fish), which modified anglers' perception of fishing quality. Hence, fishing quality and angler effort was not influenced simply by total fish caught, but largely by harvested fish catch rates. Fishing quality varied from BC's northern regions (larger fish and more abundant) compared to southern regions (smaller fish and less abundant) directly associated with a 2.5 times increase in annual fishing effort in southern regions, suggesting that latent fishing pressure can structure the size-numbers trade-off in rainbow trout populations. The presence of two different equal-quality isopleths suggests at least two effective landscapes support co-occurring ideal free distributions of recreational fishing effort in BC's rainbow fishery. Anglers' expressed preferences among lakes interacted with density dependent growth and survival within lakes to structure a size-numbers trade-off influencing how anglers perceive fishing quality and, ultimately, distribute across complex inland landscapes. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Wilson,K.L., Cantin,A., Ward,H.G., Newton,E.R., Mee,J.A., Varkey,D.A., Parkinson,E.A., Post,J.R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Particulate Matter in Second-Hand Smoke Emitted from Different Cigarette Sizes and Types of the Brand Vogue Mainly Smoked by Women	2016	Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Haus 9b, Frankfurt am Main 60590, Germany. nora.kant@yahoo.de.; Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental M	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full International journal of environmental research and public health Periodical, Abbrev. Int.J.Environ.Res.Public.Health. Pub Date Free Form 8-Aug Volume 13 Issue 8 Start Page 10.3390/ijerph13080799 Other Pages Notes JID: 101238455; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/06/14 [received]; 2016/07/27 [revised]; 2016/07/29 [accepted]; epublish Place of Publication Switzerland ISSN/ISBN 1660-4601; 1660-4601 Accession Number PMID: 27509517 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.3390/ijerph13080799 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27509517 Abstract Indoor air pollution with harmful particulate matter (PM) is mainly caused by cigarette smoke. Super-Slim-Size-Cigarettes (SSL) are considered a less harmful alternative to King-Size-Cigarettes (KSC) due to longer filters and relatively low contents. We ask if "Combined Mainstream and Sidestream Smoke" (CMSS)-associated PM levels of SSL are lower than of KSC and thus are potentially less harmful. PM concentrations in CMSS (PM10, PM2.5, and PM(1)) are measured from four cigarette types of the brand Vogue, using an "automatic-environmental-tobacco-smoke-emitter" (AETSE) and laser aerosol spectrometry: SSL-BLEUE, -MENTHE, -LILAS and KSC-La Cigarette and -3R4F reference. This analysis shows that SSL MENTHE emitted the highest amount of PM, and KSC-La Cigarette the lowest. 3R4F reference emitted PM in the middle range, exceeding SSL BLEUE and falling slightly below SSL LILAS. It emerged that PM(1) constituted the biggest proportion of PM emission. The outcome shows significant type-specific differences for emitted PM concentrations. Our results indicate that SSL are potentially more harmful for passive smokers than the respective KSC. However, this study cannot give precise statements about the general influence of the size of a cigarette on PM. Alarming is that PM(1) is responsible for the biggest proportion of PM pollution, since smaller particles cause more harmful effects. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Kant,N., Muller,R., Braun,M., Gerber,A., Groneberg,D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160808 PMCID Editors
A letter from a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon: Dr. Aldo Morrone	2016	San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy. aldomorrone54@gmail.com.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full International journal of dermatology Periodical, Abbrev. Int.J.Dermatol. Pub Date Free Form Sep Volume 55 Issue 9 Start Page 937 Other Pages 938 Notes JID: 0243704; 2016/06/21 [received]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1365-4632; 0011-9059 Accession Number PMID: 27509405 Language eng SubFile Letter; IM DOI 10.1111/ijd.13424 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27509405 Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Morrone,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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