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Citation: Trials 2017 18(Suppl 1):200
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Measuring energy, macro and micronutrient intake in UK children and adolescents: a comparison of validated dietary assessment tools
Measuring dietary intake in children and adolescents can be challenging due to misreporting, difficulties in establishing portion size and reliance on recording dietary data via proxy reporters. The aim of thi...
Citation: BMC Nutrition 2019 5:53 -
Are multidisciplinary teams in secondary care cost-effective? A systematic review of the literature
To investigate the cost effectiveness of management of patients within the context of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting in cancer and non-cancer teams in secondary care.
Citation: Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2013 11:7 -
33rd Annual Meeting & Pre-Conference Programs of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC 2018)
Citation: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 2018 6(Suppl 1):115 -
Tobacco and alcohol cessation or reduction interventions in people with oral dysplasia and head and neck cancer: systematic review protocol
Head and neck cancers include malignancies of the mouth, larynx and oropharynx. Tobacco use and alcohol consumption are associated with increased risks of developing and dying from head and neck cancer. The ai...
Citation: Systematic Reviews 2017 6:161 -
A qualitative meta-synthesis of patient dignity from the perspective of caregivers
The concept of dignity remains disputed, with most studies defining dignity based on its external dimension. Although its inherent dimension is a rooted attribute of dignity, it has received scarce attention. ...
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2023 23:351 -
An overview of systematic reviews of complementary and alternative therapies for fibromyalgia using both AMSTAR and ROBIS as quality assessment tools
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, debilitating pain disorder. Dissatisfaction with conventional medicine can lead people with FM to turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Two previous overviews of...
Citation: Systematic Reviews 2017 6:97 -
A feasibility randomised controlled trial of short-term fasting prior to CAPOX chemotherapy for stage 2/3 colorectal cancer: SWiFT protocol
Capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CAPOX) chemotherapy is a standard treatment for stage 2/3 colorectal cancer. Treatment is associated with dose-limiting toxicities such as neutropenia, vomiting, diarrhoea, and st...
Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019 5:134 -
Dietary restriction during the treatment of cancer: results of a systematic scoping review
Diets that restrict energy or macronutrient intake (e.g. fasting/ketogenic diets (KDs)) may selectively protect non-tumour cells during cancer treatment. Previous reviews have focused on a subset of dietary re...
Citation: BMC Cancer 2019 19:811 -
Young people’s views about the purpose and composition of research ethics committees: findings from the PEARL qualitative study
Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) is a birth cohort study within which the Project to Enhance ALSPAC through Record Linkage (PEARL) was established to enrich the ALSPAC resource through ...
Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2016 17:53 -
“Sex without fear”: exploring the psychosocial impact of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis on gay men in England
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) experience a high prevalence of psychosocial health problems, such as harmful substance use and depression, as well as being disproportionately affect...
Citation: AIDS Research and Therapy 2023 20:81 -
Identifying epigenetic biomarkers of established prognostic factors and survival in a clinical cohort of individuals with oropharyngeal cancer
Smoking status, alcohol consumption and HPV infection (acquired through sexual activity) are the predominant risk factors for oropharyngeal cancer and are thought to alter the prognosis of the disease. Here, w...
Citation: Clinical Epigenetics 2020 12:95 -
Epigenetic biomarkers of ageing are predictive of mortality risk in a longitudinal clinical cohort of individuals diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer
Epigenetic clocks are biomarkers of ageing derived from DNA methylation levels at a subset of CpG sites. The difference between age predicted by these clocks and chronological age, termed “epigenetic age accel...
Citation: Clinical Epigenetics 2022 14:1 -
Epigenetic prediction of complex traits and mortality in a cohort of individuals with oropharyngeal cancer
DNA methylation (DNAm) variation is an established predictor for several traits. In the context of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC), where 5-year survival is ~ 65%, DNA methylation may act as a prognostic biomarker....
Citation: Clinical Epigenetics 2020 12:58 -
Folate, vitamin B12, ferritin and haemoglobin levels among women of childbearing age from a rural district in South India
Low folate and vitamin B12 levels have negative effect on pregnancy outcomes but there is paucity of data on their levels among Indian women. Ferritin and haemoglobin are associated with maternal mortality and...
Citation: BMC Nutrition 2017 3:50 -
Pilot trials in physical activity journals: a review of reporting and editorial policy
Since the early 2000s, a number of publications in the medical literature have highlighted inadequacies in the design, conduct and reporting of pilot trials. This work led to two notable publications in 2016: ...
Citation: Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2018 4:125 -
Healthcare professionals’ views of the enhanced recovery after surgery programme: a qualitative investigation
The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programme is an approach to the perioperative care of patients which aims to improve outcomes and speed up recovery after surgery. Although the evidence base appears ...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:617 -
A qualitative exploration of attitudes to walking in the retirement life change
Walking is a simple activity that could help to reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases in all populations. Furthermore, an inverse dose–response relationship exists between steps taken and risk of premature...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:472 -
Establishing a large prospective clinical cohort in people with head and neck cancer as a biomedical resource: head and neck 5000
Head and neck cancer is an important cause of ill health. Survival appears to be improving but the reasons for this are unclear. They could include evolving aetiology, modifications in care, improvements in tr...
Citation: BMC Cancer 2014 14:973 -
Maternal and offspring fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes-associated genetic variants and cognitive function at age 8: a Mendelian randomization study in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
In observational epidemiological studies type 2 diabetes (T2D) and both low and high plasma concentrations of fasting glucose have been found to be associated with lower cognitive performance. These associatio...
Citation: BMC Medical Genetics 2012 13:90