Publications by authors named "M S Kwa"
Article Synopsis
- A systematic review was conducted to analyze the relationship between different types of ultraviolet (UV) exposure and the risk of melanoma in individuals with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV over the past 20 years.
- Out of nearly 20,000 studies, 26 were included, and a significant association between UV exposure and melanoma was found in 77% of these studies, particularly highlighting sunburn as a key risk factor.
- The research indicates that UV exposure remains a critical modifiable risk factor for melanoma in fair-skinned individuals, with specific odds ratios demonstrating the increased risk associated with sunburn and cumulative sun exposure.
Introduction: In the Spring of 2020, the world was hit with unparalleled impact by the coronavirus pandemic. Antibiotics were widely used, even without good rationale. The aim of our study was to compare the use of antibiotics in patients with confirmed COVID-19 from three hospitals across Europe (Poland, the Netherlands and Spain) between two subsequent periods in the early days of the pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Although ongoing studies are assessing the efficacy of new systemic therapies for patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), the overwhelming majority have excluded patients with brain metastases (BM). Therefore, we aim to characterize systemic therapies and outcomes in a cohort of patients with TNBC and BM managed with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and delineate predictors of increased survival.
Methods: We used our prospective patient registry to evaluate data from 2012 to 2023.