Publications by authors named "M Bourou"
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- Endometrial cancer (EC) is on the rise and linked to factors like unopposed estrogen, insulin resistance, and chronic inflammation, particularly in the context of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
- Recent studies suggest that drugs like metformin, used for diabetes management, may help prevent EC, highlighting the role of insulin resistance in its development.
- The study aims to investigate the potential of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (RAs), which have various functions and may induce apoptosis in cancer cells, for non-surgical treatment of endometrial cancer, although more research is needed to fully understand their role in this context.
Endometrial cancer is the fifth most common female cancer worldwide and the third leading female cancer in the Western world. The marked surge in endometrial cancer incidence is alarming. The aim of the present review is to focus on endometrial cancer affecting young women of reproductive age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) significantly affected endoscopy practice, as gastrointestinal endoscopy is considered a risky procedure for transmission of infection to patients and personnel of endoscopy units (PEU).
Aim: To assess the impact of COVID-19 on endoscopy during the first European lockdown (March-May 2020).
Methods: Patients undergoing endoscopy in nine endoscopy units across six European countries during the period of the first European lockdown for COVID-19 (March-May 2020) were included.
. Nontraumatic splenic rupture is a rare event. On the other hand, splenic metastasis is also rare and usually found in the context of disseminated disease.
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