Publications by authors named "Frances Dean"
Background: Non-malignant tumors of the CNS contribute substantially to the morbidity and mortality from CNS tumors. It is critical to understand the epidemiology of non-malignant CNS tumors separately from CNS malignancies to inform resource allocation and policy since treatment and prognosis can differ. High quality international data on non-malignant CNS tumor burden are needed to accomplish this goal.
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- * Data from over 17,000 participants revealed that lesbian and gay individuals were significantly more likely to use illicit drugs, while bisexual individuals had a higher likelihood of binge drinking, particularly when experiencing psychological distress.
- * The findings emphasize the need for more research into health disparities based on sexual orientation in the military to develop better treatment and prevention strategies for substance use.
The primary objective was to analyze the association between sexual orientation and physical abuse victimization using a representative sample from the U.S. active-duty military population.
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- Lip, oral, and pharyngeal cancers pose significant global health challenges, making it essential to analyze their burden for effective health policies.
- The study utilized data from the 2019 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study to assess cancer incidence, mortality, and life years lost across 204 countries, linking these to socio-demographic factors.
- Findings revealed approximately 370,000 cases and 199,000 deaths for lip and oral cavity cancer, and 167,000 cases and 114,000 deaths for other pharyngeal cancers in 2019, with smoking being the leading risk factor for these cancers, especially in low and middle SDI regions.
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- The GBD 2019 study systematically estimated the global cancer burden, providing data on incidence, mortality, and disability to help address cancer worldwide.
- In 2019, an estimated 23.6 million new cancer cases and 10 million cancer deaths occurred globally, marking significant increases in rates since 2010, with cancer becoming a leading cause of both death and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).
- The impact of cancer varied across sociodemographic index (SDI) quintiles, with higher SDI areas seeing more new cases, while middle SDI areas experienced more deaths and DALYs, highlighting disparities in cancer burden.
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- This study explores how ulna length (UL) can be used to estimate body height in adults from various ethnic backgrounds, addressing limitations in existing prediction equations.
- Researchers measured height and UL in 542 adults at multiple UK locations, grouping data by ethnicity and sex to create targeted height prediction equations.
- The new equations performed better than traditional models for estimating height in Asian and Black adults, showing closer alignment with actual measured heights, and providing a more reliable alternative for these groups.
A Danish Training Programme for Personnel of Hospitals for Mentally Subnormal.
Ment Health (Lond)
October 1964