• Agreement between diagnoses of childhood lymphoma assigned in Uganda and by an international reference laboratory 

      Orem, J; Sandin, S; Weibull, CE; Odida, M; Wabinga, H; Mbidde, EK; Wabwire-Mangen, F; Meijer, CJ; Middeldorp, JM; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Correct diagnosis is key to appropriate treatment of cancer in children. However, diagnostic challenges are common in low-income and middle-income countries. The objective of the present study was to assess the agreement between a clinical diagnosis of childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) assigned in Uganda, a pathological diagnosis assigned in Uganda, and a pathological diagnosis assigned in The ...
    • HPV types, HIV and invasive cervical carcinoma risk in Kampala, Uganda : a case-control study 

      Odida, M; Sandin, S; Mirembe, F; Kleter, B; Quint, W; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      While the association of human papillomavirus (HPV) with cervical cancer is well established, the influence of HIV on the risk of this disease in sub-Saharan Africa remains unclear. To assess the risk of invasive cervical carcinoma (ICC) associated with HIV and HPV types, a hospital-based case-control study was performed between September 2004 and December 2006 in Kampala, Uganda. Incident cases of ...