Assessing the performance of chest x-ray screening in detecting early-stage lung cancer in the general population.

Chest x-ray (CXR) is widely used for lung cancer screening in Japan. We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of CXR in detecting early lung cancer and its histological types. We cross-referenced lung cancer municipality screening data with the regional cancer registry database.

Projection of future gastric cancer incidence and health-care service demand by geographic area in Kanagawa, Japan.

Projections of future gastric cancer incidence and the demand for health-care services for gastric cancer patients by geographic area will assist local authorities in determining health-care needs, allocating medical resources, and planning services. This study aims to project the future incidence of gastric cancer, estimate the number of patients per medical institution, and decompose the net changes in cases to assess the impact of population aging by geographic area. Our projections are based on population-based cancer registry data, census data from 2000 to 2020, and the projected population for 2025-2045 in Kanagawa, Japan.

The relationship between loneliness and blood glucose: a cross-sectional survey among Japanese.

Recently, researchers have uncovered a correlation between loneliness and both the development and management of diabetes. Nevertheless, previous studies employing an unvalidated loneliness questionnaire impair result accuracy. Furthermore, this aspect has not been researched in the Japanese population.

Screening for prostate cancer in a city in Japan: age-specific prostate-specific antigen cutoff thresholds.

Purpose: Older men have higher prostate-specific antigen levels than younger men. However, the current Japanese Urological Association guidelines recommend secondary screening at a cutoff value of 4.0 ng/mL, even in older men.

Age group differences in psychological distress and leisure-time exercise/socioeconomic status during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional analysis during 2020 to 2021 of a cohort study in Japan.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the association between psychological distress and leisure-time exercise/socioeconomic status by age group, using data from a cohort study in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among participants in the ME-BYO cohort, aged 20-85 years, living or working in Kanagawa, Japan. A questionnaire was disseminated to 1,573 participants (51.

Room-temperature bonding of AlO thin films deposited using atomic layer deposition.

In this study, room-temperature wafer bonding of AlO thin films on Si thermal oxide wafers, which were deposited using atomic layer deposition (ALD), was realized using the surface-activated bonding (SAB) method. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations indicated that these room-temperature-bonded AlO thin films appeared to work well as nanoadhesives that formed strong bond between thermally oxidized Si films. The perfect dicing of the bonded wafer into dimensions of 0.

A Privacy-Preserving Distributed Medical Data Integration Security System for Accuracy Assessment of Cancer Screening: Development Study of Novel Data Integration System.

Background: Big data useful for epidemiological research can be obtained by integrating data corresponding to individuals between databases managed by different institutions. Privacy information must be protected while performing efficient, high-level data matching.

Objective: Privacy-preserving distributed data integration (PDDI) enables data matching between multiple databases without moving privacy information; however, its actual implementation requires matching security, accuracy, and performance.

Availability of Financial and Medical Resources for Screening Providers and Its Impact on Cancer Screening Uptake and Intervention Programs.

Interventions for residents and medical/financial resources available to screening providers can improve cancer screening rates. Yet the mechanisms by which the interactions of these factors affect the screening rates remain unknown. This study employed structural equation modeling to analyze the mechanisms underlying these factors.

Impact of nurses' roles and burden on burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: Multicentre cross-sectional survey.

Aim: To identify groups of nurses engaging in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) care who are most in need of organizational support.

Background: Overwhelming stress and susceptibility to burnout have been reported in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Nurses working at five hospitals that accepted COVID-19 patients answered the questionnaire.

Impact of individual background on the unmet needs of cancer survivors and caregivers - a mixed-methods analysis.

Background: Cancer survivors and their caregivers may have various unmet needs that are medically difficult to solve. Previous studies have suggested the relations between individuals' backgrounds and their unmet needs. We conducted a large-scale analysis to clarify the influence of individuals' backgrounds, primarily cancer type, on specific types of unmet needs.

Rapid Progression of Intracranial Dural Metastases in a Patient with Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site.

Dural metastases are uncommon in cancer patients, but can have as much of an effect on the lives of patients as brain metastases. Dural metastases are most commonly associated with primary cancers of the breast, prostate, and lung, and it is rare that the primary site of the tumor is unknown. In this study, we encountered a 51-year-old woman who had developed multiple bone tumors, with no known primary cancer lesion.