Insights into obstetric anesthesia practices: a quantitative survey among physicians across Arab countries.

Background: Obstetric anesthesia guidelines are essential for standardizing obstetric anesthesia practices globally and ensuring high-quality patient care. However, practices may vary across different settings, and there are limited data from Arab countries. This study aims to gain insights into obstetric anesthesia practices in several major hospitals across Arab countries.

Occupational variation in the incidence of lip cancer in the Nordic countries.

Introduction: While certain occupations, such as agriculture and fishery, have been associated with an increased risk of lip cancer, the occupational risk profile of lip cancer and its change over time remain poorly known. This study aims to evaluate the incidence of lip cancer across different occupations in the Nordic countries.

Methods: The Nordic Occupational Cancer Study (NOCCA) covers 14.

Incidence of head and neck cancer among first-generation immigrants and their children in Finland.

Introduction: Limited data exist regarding head and neck cancer (HNC) burden among immigrants who may have distinct characteristics, and hence different incidence rates from the general population. Variations in behavioral habits, cultural lifestyle, or diet may cause variations across different subgroups.

Methods: The whole immigrant population of Finnish residents born abroad, and their children were retrieved for the years 1970-2017.

Prognostic histological markers in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with (chemo)radiotherapy.

Treatment of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) frequently includes surgery with postoperative radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Resistance to RT or CRT remains a major clinical challenge and highlights the need to identify predictive markers for it. We included 71 OTSCC patients treated with surgery combined with RT or CRT.

Dental health in patients with and without HPV-positive oropharyngeal and tongue cancer.

Background: Human papilloma virus is associated with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Our aim was to examine oral health in patients with oropharyngeal (OPSCC) and oral tongue cancer (OTSCC), expecting better oral health among OPSCC patients.

Material And Methods: Fifty-five OPSCC patients with known HPV status and 59 OTSCC patients were randomly selected from a list of consecutive patients of the Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.