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Morbidity and Causes of Death in Patients with Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma in Finland.
Abstract Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL), especially mycosis fungoides, can be considered as a state of longstanding low-grade systemic inflammation. Many studies have focused on secondary cancers with CTCL, but information about comorbidities is limited. A total of 144 patients with CTCL at Helsinki University Central Hospital during 2005 to 2015 were studied to determine associated comorbidities and causes of death in this cohort. Compared with an age-standardized control population, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus was increased among patients with CTCL with no link to obesity. Patients with CTCL ha...
Source: Acta Dermato-Venereologica - February 7, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: Väkevä L, Lipsanen T, Sintonen H, Ranki A Tags: Acta Derm Venereol Source Type: research

The current and potential health benefits of the National Health Service Health Check cardiovascular disease prevention programme in England: A microsimulation study
ConclusionsOur model indicates that the current NHS Health Check programme is contributing to improvements in health and reducing health inequalities. Feasible changes in the organisation of the programme could result in more than a 3-fold increase in health benefits.
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 6, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Oliver T. Mytton Source Type: research

Characteristics of patients treated with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) prescribed during hospitalization
Conclusions: The follow-up after discharge in specialized units of tobacco cessation is very low, yet the efficacy of the treatment per year was high.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Perez Morales, M., Espana Dominguez, C., Morales Gonzalez, M., Munoz Ramirez, I., Merino Sanchez, M., Arnedillo Munoz, A. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health educ. Source Type: research

Effects of Smoking on Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and Lung Cancer in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to the unadjusted model, smoking is associated with worse cardiovascular outcome and higher incidence of lung cancer after adjustment of various confounding factors. This result can be explained by the characteristics of smokers, which were young and had fewer comorbidities.PMID:33821583 | DOI:10.4070/kcj.2020.0430
Source: Korean Circulation Journal - April 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Su Nam Lee Ik Jun Choi Sungmin Lim Eun Ho Choo Byung Hee Hwang Chan Joon Kim Mahn Won Park Jong Min Lee Chul Soo Park Hee Yeol Kim Ki Dong Yoo Doo Soo Jeon Ho Joong Youn Wook Sung Chung Min Chul Kim Myung Ho Jeong Youngkeun Ahn Kiyuk Chang Source Type: research

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