Publications by authors named "Zin Wai Htay"
Prevalence of Breast Cancer Screening in Asia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Breast cancer is a major cause of cancer deaths in women over 50, and this study looked into the prevalence and trends of breast cancer screening in select Asian countries.
- Researchers reviewed 41 studies from 14 countries, finding that the average screening rates over the last decade were 24% for clinical breast examinations and 18% for mammograms in China, Iran, Japan, and Korea.
- The lack of comprehensive data from many Asian countries highlights the need for better cancer control policies and improved screening programs to gather more accurate information.
Introduction: In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the number of cancer deaths is expected to double between 2020 and 2030; however, financial costs remain a barrier to accessing cancer treatment and care. There is an evidence gap on financial toxicity related to cancer care in SSA, both for the patient and for the family members providing care. Against this background, this review aims to analyse cancer care-related financial toxicity for the patient and family caregivers in SSA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous studies have indicated that renal disease mortality is sensitive to ambient temperatures. However, most have been limited to the summer season with inconclusive evidence for changes in population vulnerability over time.
Objective: This study aims to examine the association between short-term exposure to ambient temperatures and mortality due to renal diseases in Japan, and how this association varied over time.
Exposure to environmental heavy metals is associated with telomere length (TL) alteration. Available information regarding the effect of prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants on newborn TL is controversial. The aim of this study is to systematically review and conduct a meta-analysis of the existing epidemiological studies on the associations between prenatal metal exposure and newborn TL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: For adolescents and young adults, most health literacy research has been conducted in Western countries, but few studies have been conducted in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR). This review aimed to explore the existing health literacy research in the EMR in addition to the levels of health literacy and its associated factors among adolescents and young adults.
Methods: The search, conducted using the PubMed/MEDLINE, EBSCOhost/CINAHL plus, Web of Science and J-STAGE databases, was initially performed on 16 June 2022 and later updated on 1 October 2022.
Background: Anemia and stunting in children are detrimental to the prospects of a normal, healthy upbringing. Having similar risk factors and serious consequences, the syndemic aspect of these two ailments is mostly underrated, and positive deviant (PD) factors that ensure non-anemic status in stunted children have not been studied to date.
Methods: This study aimed to identify PD factors that have potential to prevent syndemic anemia among stunted children aged 6-59 months in Myanmar.
Desert dust and sandstorms are recurring environmental phenomena that are reported to produce serious health risks worldwide. This scoping review was conducted to identify the most likely health effects of desert dust and sandstorms and the methods used to characterize desert dust exposure from the existing epidemiological literature. We systematically searched PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus to identify studies that reported the effects of desert dust and sandstorms on human health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite the substantial disease burden caused by nervous system diseases, few studies have examined the association between ambient temperature and nervous system diseases, especially during cold seasons. Evidence for specific disease subgroups such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's is also lacking.
Objectives: This study examined the association between short-term changes in ambient temperature and nervous system diseases-related mortality in ten Japanese prefectures from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2019.