Commentary: Burden of skin disease report

Skin Cancer: Epidemiology, Disease Burden, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approaches

Skin cancer, including both melanoma and non-melanoma, is the most common type of malignancy in the Caucasian population. Firstly, we review the evidence for the observed increase in the incidence of skin cancer over recent decades, and investigate whether this is a true increase or an artefact of greater screening and over-diagnosis. Prevention strategies are also discussed. Secondly, we discu...

Commentary: the Burden of the National Debt

Most discussion of the Government’s fiscal position seems to focus on the immediate risks associated with a rising national debt. There is concern that the UK’s credit rating will be reduced and fear that this might lead to a further fall of the exchange rate. It is sometimes suggested that if the budget deficit is not reduced sharply in the reasonably near term there will be a significant risk...

Environmental Burden of Disease from Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator

Skin cancer prevention: a commentary.

T he holy grail in health promotion is " sustainability. " This is the dreamed-of state in which a health promotion program runs on in perpetual motion without fuel, or, if it needs fuel, someone other than the program originator provides it. But the real world is not a vacuum, and friction will always retard forward movement. As well, health-promoting behaviors are often performed in a contest...

Burden of esophageal cancer in Iran during 1995-2015: Review of findings from the Global Burden of Disease studies

Background: Iran is located in Asian esophageal cancer belt, with age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of approximately 7 per 100,000 for both men and women. To provide potential solution recommendations for achieving accurate estimations regarding the burden of the disease in Iran, we designed a study to assess the burden of esophageal cancer in Iran during 1995-2015 by collecting data from t...