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Natural History of Rare Tumor Risk Syndromes: A Scoping Review to Inform Cost-Effectiveness Models

Background Hereditary cancer syndromes account for approximately 10% of all cancers. Many of these, classified as rare tumor risk syndromes (RTRS), lack comprehensive data on natural history, lifetime cancer risk, and the long-term impact of surveillance. These evidence gaps limi...

Sociodemographic, Criminological and Clinical Determinants in Suicide After Release From Prison: A 23‐Year National Cohort Study

ABSTRACT Background Suicide risk is elevated after prison release, but population‐level evidence on temporal risk patterns and associated factors remains limited. We aimed to describe characteristics of individuals who die by suicide after release from Norwegian prisons, compare...

Use of traditional and complementary medicines among first- and second-generation Norwegian Pakistanis: a cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background Traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) is widely used in Pakistan for health maintenance and illness management, and Pakistani immigrants continue using T&CM after migration. Although various T&CM modalities have been identified, their prevalence and re...

The Pretherapy Endothelial Activation and Stress Index (EASIX) in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Pilot Study

Background/Objectives: The endothelial activation and stress index (EASIX; serum creatinine times lactate dehydrogenase/peripheral blood platelet count) seems to reflect endothelial cell activation/dysfunction. Furthermore, endothelial cells support acute myeloid leukemia (AML) c...

Revising the Cornerstones of Public Health Nursing for Global Relevance

ABSTRACT Background The Cornerstones of Public Health Nursing encompass the values and beliefs foundational to public health nursing practice. A comparison of the original Cornerstones, developed more than 20 years ago, with recent revisions of nursing ethical guidelines led to a...

Blogs as Dialogical Reparatory Work: A Theoretically Informed Analysis of Online Cancer Narratives

Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 20.6 million new cancer cases each year, and its incidence is expected to rise as the global population ages. At the same time, new technologies and advanced treatments are increasing survival rates, particula...

Learning environment perceptions among occupational therapy students in Norway: sociodemographic, study behaviors, and performance covariates to cluster allocation

Little is known about how learning environment (LE) perceptions cluster within student populations and how such profiles relate to study behaviors and performance. This study aimed to identify clusters of Norwegian occupational therapy students based on their LE perceptions and t...

Immigrant parents’ perspectives on healthy growth in children: a qualitative study

In many high-income countries, children with immigrant background exhibit a higher prevalence of obesity, compared to non-immigrant children. We explored the perspectives of immigrant-background parents regarding their children’s healthy growth, feeding practices, physical activi...