News tagged with relative risk
Breast cancer risk varies in young women with benign breast disease
Dec 14, 2008 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
A type of benign breast disease (BBD) known as atypical hyperplasia substantially increases a young woman's risk of developing breast cancer, even if there is no history of breast cancer in her family, say researchers at ...
Nonhormonal treatment regimens improve survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer
Dec 09, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Nonhormonal treatment regimens, including anthracycline-based regimens and taxanes, have improved overall survival in women with advanced (metastatic or recurrent inoperable) breast cancer over the last 35 years, according ...
Largest review of its kind associates anti-inflammatory drugs with reduced breast cancer risk
Oct 07, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Analysis of data from 38 studies that enrolled more than 2.7 million women – the largest of its kind – by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and the University ...
Search results for relative risk
Using relative utility curves for risk prediction
Oct 20, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A relative utility curve is a simple method to evaluate risk prediction in a medical decision-making framework, according to a commentary published online October 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Family history associated with increased risk of blood clots
Mar 23, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Children and siblings of those with venous thrombosis, or blood clots in the veins, appear to have more than double the risk of developing the condition than those without a family history, according to a report in the March ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder primary suicide risk factor for veterans
Aug 25, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
August 25, 2009—Researchers working with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have found that post-traumatic stress disorder, the current most common mental disorder among veterans returning from service in the Middle East, ...
Waist-hip ratio better than BMI for gauging obesity in elderly
Sep 01, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Body mass index (BMI) readings may not be the best gauge of obesity in older adults, according to new research from UCLA endocrinologists and geriatricians. Instead, they say, the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a ...
Individuals with HIV have higher risk of non-AIDS cancers
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 18, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
The risk of non-AIDS cancer is higher for individuals infected with HIV than for the general population, according to a meta-analysis presented here at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International ...
Lifelong cancer risk for patients treated for childhood cancer
May 26, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Childhood cancer survivors have a persistent and high risk for a second primary cancer throughout their lives, according to a new study published in the May 26 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Number of fast-food restaurants in neighborhood associated with stroke risk
Feb 19, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
The risk of stroke increases with the number of fast-food restaurants in a neighborhood, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2009.
Regional blocks superior to general anesthesia for cesarean section
Apr 29, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
General anesthesia (GA) is associated with an increased risk of infant intubation and low Apgar scores, relative to regional anesthesia. An analysis of 50,806 cesarean deliveries, published in the open access journal BMC Me ...
Low blood sugar: A killer for kidney disease patients?
May 07, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, poses a serious health threat for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN ...
Fruit and vegetable intake in pregnant women reduces risk of upper respiratory tract infection
Jul 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Boston University School of Medicine researchers (BUSM) have observed in a study of pregnant women that consumption of at least seven servings per day of fruits and vegetables moderately reduced the risk of developing an ...
List of search results for relative risk
