By J. W. Farquhar, M.D., F.R.C.P.E. (Pp. 28; figs. 2. 5s). Edinburgh and London: S. & S. Livingstone, 1970. THIS little book of 27 pages adequately covers what parents of diabetic children need to know to enable them to manage their child's disability successfully. However, urine testing four times daily would seem to be a standard of perfection beyond reach and counting the total number of uri...

Background Cancer of the larynx occupies first frequency site cancer upper digestive tract and represents 42% malignant neoplasms aero-digestive tract. It is a potentially curable entity if it diagnosed in early stages. Objective Characterize clinical pathological features patients with laryngeal cancer, which can serve as guide for diagnostic suspicion primary secondary care. Method Descriptiv...

BACKGROUND Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease-1 (APE1) is a rate-limiting enzyme in DNA base excision repair and has been implicated in carcinogenesis. In this study, we summarize available data to examine the susceptibility of APE1 gene Asp148Glu variant to digestive cancer via a meta-analysis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Study selection and data abstraction were conducted independently by 2 author...

BACKGROUND Periodic concerns about excesses of cancer among teachers in California schools prompted our examination of cancer incidence in California school employees. METHODS Records of school employees between 1987-1992 were linked to the California Cancer Registry of incident cases diagnosed 1988-1992. Sex-, race-, and age-adjusted standardized incidence ratios were calculated for specific...

S-1 is an oral antitumor agent that contains tegafur, which is converted to fluorouracil (5-FU) in the human body. Cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6) is the principal enzyme responsible for bioconversion of tegafur to 5-FU. A number of CYP2A6 polymorphisms have been associated with variations in enzyme activity in several ethnic populations. The CYP2A6*...

A proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) study was conducted using data on workers from three local unions representing an integrated automobile factory composed of forge, foundry, and engine (machine and assembly) plants. Ninety four percent of the death certificates were obtained for all active and non-active workers who died during the period 1 January 1970 to 31 December 1979 and were vested i...

The main factors causing digestive disorders are food that is not good in terms of hygiene and health, nutritional balance, improper diet, infection, abnormalities the organs so they will contract several diseases such as appendicitis, ulcers, stomach hepatitis. , diarrhea constipation. Early treatment needed before consulting specifically with a disease specialist severe. In this case, it nece...

Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNENs) are rare and heterogeneous diseases that account for less than 2% of all cases pancreatic cancer only 30% digestive neoplasia, even if their incidence prevalence continue to rise globally [...]

n modern society people are very concerned about the ealthy diet. Is there any food or mixture of food for mainaining sound health and slim body shape without worrying bout calories? This question does not have a simple answer. ee et al., in this issue (pp. 39) searched many literatures nd pointed out very interesting aspect of digestive funcion among specific types of Sasang Constitutional Med...

This section summarizes the adaptations of the digestive system to the habitat, diet and other physiological characteristics of vertebrates and speculates on how these may have evolved. Speculations on the digestive system of early vertebrates are based mostly on comparisons of their skeletal remains, habitat, and environment with those of present-day species. Although our discussion has been l...