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Evaluating the health and health economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed cancer care in Belgium: A Markov model study protocol
from a health and an economic perspective. To improve cancer patient outcomes and lower society expenses, early diagnosis and timely treatment are essential. The recent COVID-19 crisis has disrupted the ...
Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic test accuracy of host and HPV DNA methylation in cervical cancer screening and management.
screening population. The primary outcome will be to assess the diagnostic test accuracy of host and HPV DNA methylation for high-grade CIN; the secondary outcomes will be to examine the accuracy of different ...
Assessment of the clinical and analytical performance of the Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay using the VALCOR protocol.
public health, the performance characteristics of assays should be evaluated to ensure reliable diagnostic outcomes are achieved. METHODS: VALCOR or “ VAL idation of SARS- COR ona Virus-2 assays” is ...
Standardization of Somatic Variant Classifications in Solid and Haematological Tumours by a Two-Level Approach of Biological and Clinical Classes: An Initiative of the Belgian ComPerMed Expert Panel.
(NGS) is currently the default assay for the detection of somatic variants in solid as well as haematological tumours. Independent of the method, the final outcome is a list of variants that differ from ...
Pathways to a cancer-free future: A protocol for modelled evaluations to maximize the future impact of interventions on cervical cancer in Australia
impact on findings then evaluations with more realistic assumptions will be conducted. Promising strategies will be investigated further by multi-cohort simulations predicting health outcomes, resource use ...
Assessing factors associated with long-term work disability after cancer in Belgium: a population-based cohort study using competing risks analysis with a 7-year follow-up
outcome measures We estimated the duration of work disability using Kaplan-Meier and the cause-specific cumulative incidence of ability to work stratified by age, gender, occupational class and year of ...
Efficacy and safety of prophylactic HPV vaccines. A Cochrane review of randomized trials.
the nonavalent vaccine were excluded since women in the control group received the quadrivalent vaccine. Main efficacy outcomes were: histologically confirmed cervical precancer lesions distinguishing ...
Clinical and Analytical Evaluation of the Anyplex II HPV HR Detection Assay within the VALGENT-3 Framework.
specificity of 1.00 (95% CI, 0.99 to 1.01) (value of >0.05 in all cases). Regardless of the clinical outcome (CIN2 + or CIN3 +), age restriction (women ≥30 years old), or comparator test used, Anyplex ...
Association of Endometrial Cancer Risk With Postmenopausal Bleeding in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Volume 178, Issue 9 (2018) Keywords: Biopsy Endometrial Neoplasms Female Global Health Humans Postmenopause prevalence Risk Factors Uterine Hemorrhage Abstract: IMPORTANCE: As the worldwide burden of ...
Thyroid cancer incidence in the vicinity of nuclear sites in Belgium 2000-2008
https://www.sciensano.be/en/biblio/thyroid-cancer-incidence-vicinity-nuclear-sites-belgium-2000-2008
environment evidence exposure Hand health Health outcome incidence Increase Increases Iodine IS Isotopes Leukemia living nuclear site observed ON outcome plant Plants POISSON Poisson regression POPULATION ...