Search for dissertations about: "Early-onset"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 191 swedish dissertations containing the word Early-onset.

  2. 1. Genetic Alterations in Early Onset Breast Cancer

    Author : Massimiliano Gentile; Anne-Lise Börresen-Dale; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Cancer is in essence a genetic disease, brought about by an accumulation of alterations in genes that encode proteins responsible for the control of cell growth, cell death and the maintenance of genomic integrity. Recent years have seen the unravelling of numerous genes that are targeted in carcinogenesis. READ MORE

  4. 2. Ulcerative colitis : colorectal cancer risk and surveillance in an unselected population

    Author : Jan Lindberg; Curt Tysk; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : ulcerative colitis; colonoscopic surveillance; colorectal cancer; dysplasia; DNA aneuploidy; cytokeratin; colorectal resection; early onset; Surgery; kirurgi;

    Abstract : Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the colon and rectum. Onset of disease is most common between the ages of 15-35 years. There is an observed increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with the disease. The risk is often described to be 2% after 10 years, 8% after 20 years and 18% after 30 years disease. READ MORE

  5. 3. Striving to be able and included : Expressions of sense of self in people with Alzheimer's disease

    Author : Ragnhild Hedman; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Görel Hansebo; Ingrid Hellström; Astrid Norberg; Anna-Karin Edberg; Ersta Sköndal högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Agency; Alzheimer s disease; Communion; Early onset; Harré s social constructionist theory; Positioning; Research participation; Self; Support group; agency;

    Abstract : According to research applying a social constructionist perspective, the sense of self is not lost in people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It is, however, greatly influenced by the symptoms and by how they are treated by other people. READ MORE

  6. 4. Breast cancer in young women. Aspects of heredity and contralateral disease

    Author : Annelie Augustinsson; LUCC: Lunds universitets cancercentrum; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breast cancer; Early-onset; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; BRCA1 and BRCA2; Contralateral breast cancer; Breast cancer; Early-onset; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; BRCA1 and BRCA2; Contralateral breast cancer;

    Abstract : Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in Sweden, as well as worldwide. In Sweden, 8,288 women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2019, out of whom approximately 1.5% were younger than 35 years of age. READ MORE

  7. 5. Genetic causes and underlying disease mechanisms in early-onset osteoporosis

    Author : Anders Kämpe; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Adult-onset osteoporosis is a disorder that affects a significant proportion of the elderly population worldwide and entails a substantial disease burden for the affected individuals. Childhood-onset osteoporosis is a rare condition often associating with a severe bone disease and recurrent fractures already in early childhood. READ MORE