المؤلفون: Fan Gao, Ming Song, Xinlin Chen, Wen Kuan Chen, Xing Zhang, Ji Zhang, Shu Wei Chen, Zhong yuan Yang, Huan Li, An Kui Yang

المصدر: Chinese Journal of Cancer
Chinese Journal of Cancer, Vol 35, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2016)

مصطلحات موضوعية: 0301 basic medicine, Oncology, Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, China, Adolescent, Epidemiology, Guangdong, Cancer Care Facilities, lcsh:RC254-282, Hospitals, University, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, Epidemiology of cancer, Medicine, Humans, Young adult, Age of Onset, Child, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Mouth neoplasm, Aged, 80 and over, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), Oral cancer, Cancer, Middle Aged, lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, medicine.disease, Primary tumor, 030104 developmental biology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Child, Preschool, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Original Article, Female, Mouth Neoplasms, Age of onset, business

الوصف: Background Oral cancer is a common type of head and neck cancers. Knowing its epidemiologic characteristics is crucial to preventing, diagnosing, and treating this cancer. This study aimed to explore the epidemiologic characteristics of oral cancer in South China. Methods We retrospectively analyzed data from 4097 oral cancer patients treated at the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center between 1960 and 2013. We compared the age of onset, sex ratio, pathologic type, and primary tumor location among three subcultural areas (Guangfu, Hakka, and Chaoshan) and between an economically developed region and a less-developed one in Guangdong. Results Overall, oral cancer had a male-to-female ratio of approximately 2:1, and this ratio decreased over time. Oral cancer occurred mostly in patients of 45–64 years old (54.5%), and the percentage of older patients gradually increased over time. The most common tumor location was the tongue. Squamous cell carcinoma was the predominant pathologic type. The percentage of blood type O in oral cancer patients was lower than that in the healthy population. The male-to-female ratio in the Chaoshan area was higher than that in the Guangfu and Hakka areas, whereas the age of disease onset in Guangfu was higher than that in Hakka and Chaoshan. The male-to-female ratio was lower and the age of disease onset was higher in the economically developed region than in the less-developed region. Conclusion The incidence of oral cancer in South China presents typical characteristics to which doctors should pay attention when diagnosing and treating oral cancer patients.

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المؤلفون: Jiqian Fang, Chun Hao, Zuo-Yi Liang, Xinlin Chen, Jianting Tao, Jian-Hua Ruan, Ramona Lucas-Carrasco, Qiao-Lan Zheng, Yuantao Hao, Jing Gu, Qiu-Xiang Ai, Qi Tian

المصدر: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

مصطلحات موضوعية: Gerontology, Quality of life, Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, China, Physical disability, Adolescent, Cross-sectional study, Attitude of Health Personnel, Severity of disability, Psychological intervention, People with physical disability, Severity of Illness Index, Structural equation modeling, Social support, Disability Evaluation, Young Adult, Quality of life (healthcare), Residence Characteristics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of illness, medicine, Humans, Disabled Persons, Attitude towards disability, Psychiatry, Aged, Quality of Health Care, Aged, 80 and over, business.industry, Research, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Social Support, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Health Surveys, Cross-Sectional Studies, Quality of care and support, Linear Models, Female, Medical model of disability, business

الوصف: Background People with physical disability (PWPD) is the largest subgroup of people with disability (PWD) in China, but few studies have been conducted among this vulnerable population. The objective of this study was to investigate the level of quality of life (QoL), self-perceived quality of care and support (QOCS), severity of disability and personal attitude towards disability among people with physical disability in China, as well as to identify how QoL can be affected by severity of disability through QOCS and personal attitude towards disability among PWPD. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,853 PWPD in Guangzhou, China. Data were collected on participants’ QoL, QOCS, personal attitude towards disability and severity of disability. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the effects of the other variables on QoL. Results Even with a mild disability (mean score:1.72), relatively low levels of QoL (mean score: 2.65- 3.22) and QOCS (mean score: 2.95 to 3.28), as well as unfavorable personal attitude towards disability (mean score: 2.75 to 3.36) were identified among PWPD. According to SEM, we found that the influence of severity of physical disability on QoL is not only exerted directly, but is also indirectly through QOCS and their personal attitudes towards disability, with QOCS playing a more important mediating role than PWPD’s attitudes towards their own disability. Conclusions Unfavorable health status was identified among PWPD in China. Focusing on improvement of assistance and care services has the potential to substantially improve PWPD’s QoL. Further research should focus on understanding the needs and their current state of health care of PWPD in China thus being able to develop better interventions for them.

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