Objective: To assess knowledge regarding colorectal cancer (CRC) and to identify its predictors in the UAE. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among subjects ≥ 50 years-old, using a validated self-administered questionnaire. Awareness of CRC risk factors, warning signs/symptoms (S/S), and screening methods was evaluated with a level of knowledge score for various areas...

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in Malaysia. The prognosis of the disease is excellent if detected at an early stage, but the majority of Malaysian patients present at late stages. We aimed to assess the awareness of cancer warning signs and anticipated delay in help-seeking as possible contributors to this phenomenon. MATERIALS AND METHODS A population-based cro...

A retrospective study of all deliveries from 1983 to 1993 at the Tsan Yuk Hospital to evaluate the incidence was performed and outcome of eclampsia. Eclampsia occurred in 12 patients. The incidence was approximately 2 per 10,000 deliveries and was relatively constant during the study period. Most convulsions occurred during the intrapartum (41.7%) and post-partum (50.0%) periods, and about half...

BACKGROUND Domestic violence (DV) is associated with serious consequences for victims, children, and families, and even national economies. An emerging literature demonstrates that DV also has a negative impact on workers and workplaces. Less is known about the extent to which people are aware of coworkers' experiences of DV. METHODS Using data from a pan-Canadian sample of 8,429 men and wome...

Since changes in the basement membranes are the critical indicators for differentiating normal, precancerous, and cancerous colonic tissues, direct visualization of these warning signs is essential for the early diagnosis and treatment of colonic cancer. Here, we present that second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy can probe the changes of basement membranes in different colonic cancer stag...

Color plays an important role in human visual attention. Therefore, high color contrasts are often used for warning or information purposes (e.g. traffic signs, warning signs in industrial areas). In this work the color contrasts are evaluated in a perceptually uniform color space to achieve a human-like color classification. The results of the color analysis are organized in several feature ma...

Recently two of my friends developed cancer, and one of my patients was diagnosed with oral cancer. The devastating news shocked me and evoked sympathy for the plight of modern workers. They often face unreasonable expectations from supervisors, and can become overstressed from the desire to perform flawlessly at their job. Moreover, some are forced to work many overtime hours. This overwhelmin...

Breast cancer is a common diagnosis and the majority of women treated will be cured. Women with early stage breast cancer may be at increased risk for osteoporosis due to anticancer therapies. Chemotherapy induced amenorrhea and the use of anti-estrogens can promote bone loss; thus, the management of bone health in women with breast cancer is an important component of survivorship care. Osteopo...

ABSTRACT Home-based Palliative Care services specialized in the treatment of cancer patients aim to identify and control physical, psychosocial, spiritual symptoms at home. Some challenges encountered are complexity symptoms, reduced survival with advanced cancer, limitations health care system. To stratify priority for home Care, a risk classification protocol was developed. This article is an...