Obesity has been associated with upper gastrointestinal cancers; however, there are limited prospective data on associations by subtype/subsite. Obesity can impact hormonal factors, which have been hypothesized to play a role in these cancers. We investigated anthropometric and reproductive factors in relation to esophageal and gastric cancer by subtype and subsite for 476,160 participants from the ...

Objectives: The aim of our study was to get an overview of oral hygiene habits and the use of snus among high school graduates in Nordland county, and to investigate some background factors that may be associated with these habits. We also wanted to gain insight in the students’ motivation for maintaining good oral health, and to explore the influence of different factors around the use of snus. Material ...

I denne masteroppgaven har vi undersøkt hvilke kunnskaper de ansatte på sykehjem og i hjemmetjenesten har om munnhelse, og om subjektiv og objektiv kunnskap om munnhelse og munnstell samsvarer. Vi har også kartlagt hvor mye undervisning de har fått via utdannelse og jobb. Studien ble utført ved hjelp av spørreskjemaer som fysisk ble delt ut i de tre fylkene: Oslo, Nordland og Troms. Totalt ble det ...

Sammendrag Mål: Kunnskap om risiko er avgjørende for å kunne iverksette forebyggede tiltak for, eller i det hele tatt oppdage, barn som er utsatt for nedsatt munnhelse. Vi ønsket med denne studien å se på hvilke holdninger, og hvilket kunnskapsnivå, som foreligger hos helsesykepleiere når det gjelder små barns munnhelse. To fylker fra ulike deler av landet ble valgt for å se om det fantes forskjeller ...

Metastasis, the main cause of cancer-related death, has traditionally been viewed as a late-occurring process during cancer progression. Using the MMTV-PyMT luminal B breast cancer model, we demonstrate that the lung metastatic niche is established early during tumorigenesis. We found that matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) is an important component of the metastatic niche early in tumorigenesis and ...

<p>The tumor microenvironment is a dynamic, constantly evolving interplay between tumor cells, immune cells, endothelial and other stromal cells, and the extracellular matrix. Inflammation is an essential part of the immune system’s response against malignant growth but also a powerful pro-tumorigenic factor as cancer cells can hijack inflammatory mediators to support tumor growth. Neuroblastoma is ...

Studies within oncology show that patients suffering from cancer report having a stronger feeling of hope than the general population. Such findings correspond to the pivotal role hope has in Henrik Wergeland’s (1808–1845) six so-called deathbed poems. Writing of illness the way Wergeland does is a part of the tradition of autobiographical literature called pathography. However, also having a dead ...

Artikkelen handler om den internasjonale dimensjonen ved ansvaret for å beskytte befolkninger mot forbrytelser av massivt omfang: folkemord, forbrytelser mot menneskeheten, krigsforbrytelser og fordrivelse på etnisk grunnlag. Denne dimensjonen forvaltes av FNs sikkerhetsråd og aktiveres når det nasjonale ansvaret, som er det primære, ikke fungerer. Beskyttelsesansvaret (R2P) ble vedtatt ved konsensus ...

<i>Background</i> - A debate regarding the potential harmful effects of rigid neck collar and backboard usage among prehospital and hospital care providers in Norway provoked the development of an evidence-based guideline. “The Norwegian guideline for the prehospital management of adult trauma patients with potential spinal injury” was developed with rigorous scientific methods and published in ...

Labelfree nanoscopy encompasses optical imaging with resolution in the 100 nm range using visible wavelengths. Here, we present a labelfree nanoscopy method that combines coherent imaging techniques with waveguide microscopy to realize a <i>super-condenser</i> featuring maximally inclined coherent darkfield illumination with artificially stretched wave vectors due to large refractive indices of the ...