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Investigating years of life lost in Belgium, 2004-2019: A comprehensive analysis using a probabilistic redistribution approach
year. In 2019, the top cause of SEYLL was lung cancer with a share of 8.5%, followed by ischemic heart disease (8.1%) and Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (5.7%). All results are available in an ...
The burden of breast, cervical, and colon and rectum cancer in the Balkan countries, 1990-2019 and forecast to 2030
region, cancers are the second leading cause of mortality, closely following circulatory system diseases. OBJECTIVE: To describe trends in the burden of breast, cervical, and colon and rectum cancer in the ...
The non-fatal burden of cancer in Belgium, 2004–2019: a nationwide registry-based study
Devleesschauwer; Niko Speybroeck Source: BMC Cancer, Volume 22, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: burden of disease Cancer epidemiology Disability-Adjusted Life Years Years lived with disability Abstract: Background The ...
Burden of non-communicable diseases in Cyprus, 1990–2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study
rates were observed for pancreatic cancer, drug use disorders, and acne vulgaris, whereas for Cypriot females these were for acne vulgaris, psoriasis and eating disorders. Conclusion Despite a decrease in ...
Conducting national burden of disease studies in small countries in Europe– a feasible challenge?
expertise, and engage with countries and institutions that have long-standing experience with BoD assessment. Conclusion Apart from mortality registries, adequate health data sources, notably for cancer, are ...
Adjusting for comorbidity in incidence-based DALY calculations: an individual-based modeling approach
tracking their disease history, including possible comorbidities, over time. Methods We demonstrated the IBM approach using an example of external comorbidity, i.e., colon cancer comorbid with ...
Estimates of the 2015 global and regional disease burden from four foodborne metals- arsenic, cadmium, lead and methylmercury
cadmium. Ingested lead and methylmercury are causally associated with lifelong intellectual disability. Long term ingestion of arsenic is causally associated with an increased risk of cancer. Long term ...
Global burden of cancer and coronary heart disease resulting from dietary exposure to arsenic, 2015
Arsenic cancer Coronary heart disease Diet Disability-adjusted life year Foodborne burden of disease Abstract: Arsenic is a ubiquitous, naturally occurring metalloid that poses a significant risk for human ...
Intake of 12 food groups and disability-adjusted life years from coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and colorectal cancer in 16 European countries
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Lukas Schwingshackl; Sven Knüppel; Nathalie Michels; Carolina Schwedhelm; Georg Hoffmann; Khalid Iqbal; De Henauw, Stefaan; Heiner Boeing; Brecht Devleesschauwer Source: European Journal of Epide ...
Burden and Risk Assessment of Foodborne Disease
which are able to cause extra-intestinal disease, e.g., central nervous system manifestations due to congenital toxoplasmosis or cancer due to heavy metal exposure. In addition to the health impacts, the ...