Search for dissertations about: "hereditary factors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 109 swedish dissertations containing the words hereditary factors.

  2. 1. Risk and survival for colorectal cancer in northern Sweden : sociodemographic factors and surveillance programs

    Author : Olle Sjöström; Beatrice S. Melin; Lars H Lindholm; Richard Palmqvist; Johannes Blom; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Colorectal cancer; Risk factors; Cancer epidemiology; Endoscopy general; Health economy; Cancer prevention; Hereditary colorectal; Surveillance colonoscopy; Cancer Epidemiology; cancerepidemiologi; Genetics; genetik; Surgery; kirurgi; Oncology; onkologi;

    Abstract : BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) – i.e., cancer in the colon or rectum – is one of the most common cancers both globally and in Sweden. The risk for CRC is mainly related to age, heredity, and life-style risk factors. READ MORE

  4. 2. Hereditary factors in endometrial cancer

    Author : Gerasimos Tzortzatos; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Endometrial carcinoma (EC) is the most common gynecological malignancy in Sweden and accounts for about 6 % of all female malignancies. The risk of EC increases with age and the majority of cases are diagnosed between age 50 and 60. Ninety percent of cases occur in women older than age 50. READ MORE

  5. 3. Genetic factors in childhood cancer. Associations between tumors in childhood and adulthood, and prevalence of germline TP53 mutations

    Author : Susanne Magnusson; Bröstcancer-genetik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Childhood cancer; hereditary factors; breast cancer; survival; hereditary breast and ovarian cancer; hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer; familial malignant melanoma; BRCA1; BRCA2; mismatch repair; CDKN2A; familial risk; multiple childhood tumors; Li-Fraumeni syndrome; TP53; adrenocortical carcinoma; choroid plexus tumors; rhabdomyosarcoma;

    Abstract : The etiology of childhood cancer is largely unknown. Approximately 1-10% of all childhood tumors are associated with known cancer predisposition syndromes. However, the contribution may be underestimated due to the failure to detect patients with genetic susceptibility for cancer when relying on known family pattern and anomalies. READ MORE

  6. 4. Epidemiology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome - hereditary and non-hereditary factors

    Author : Rasmus Waehrens; Allmänmedicin och klinisk epidemiologi; []
    Keywords : irritable bowel syndrome;

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  7. 5. Angiogenetic and hereditary factors in endometrial disease

    Author : Emil Andersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The endometrium is a unique tissue in the adult human body because it is the only site where physiological renewal of vessels, angiogenesis, occurs. The regulation of this process under normal conditions is not fully understood. READ MORE