Ten-year survival outcome of breast cancer patients in India.

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in India; however, there are no studies addressing long-term survival (10 years and above). This study sought to evaluate long-term oncological outcome among women with breast cancer treated with a curative intent.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective cohort analysis of 1301 breast cancer patients of all stages who had received primary treatment with curative intent from 2004 to 2010 at a single cancer institution of India.

Anemia Among School Children in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India.

Anaemia has significant negative impact on the health of school children including poor scholastic performance and cognitive impairment. The present study was done with the objective to estimate the prevalence of anemia among school going children in Ernakulam district, Kerala and to determine a few factors associated with anemia. Hemoglobin of 880 students of 6th to 9th standard in 11 randomly selected schools of Ernakulam district was estimated using HemoCue 201 photometer.

Alcohol harm to adolescents from others' drinking: A study from Kerala, India.

Context: There is scarce data on the prevalence of harm to adolescents from others' use of alcohol from India.

Aims: The aim is to study the prevalence of harm to school students from others' alcohol use in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala and examines its psychosocial correlates among victims.

Settings And Design: This was a cross-sectional survey of 7560 students of the age range of 12-19 years from 73 schools.