BACKGROUND Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in South Korea are relatively low, but rising steadily. METHODS We examined age-standardized incidence and mortality trends of prostate cancer in South Korea to gain further insight into prostate cancer etiology. RESULTS Although prostate cancer incidence has been low (7.9 per 100,000 man-years), it has increased up to 28.2% between 1...

The geometric increase in the rate of matrifocality or single motherhood in Zimbabwe is a huge cause of worry that needs to be addressed for the country to strengthen its family structures. The phenomenon has been associated with feminization of poverty, feminization of HIV/AIDS, child poverty and general despondency of the citizens generally. The article has used a review of literature methodo...

Towards the end of the twentieth century, Bulimia nervosa (BN) has emerged in Western countries parallel with the tendency of the population to have a slimmer body (1). The appearance of this disorder has reminded investigators of a cultural effect on its etiology (1).When compared to anorexia nervosa (AN), the prevalence of BN is strikingly higher. Also in Eastern populations, the prevalence o...

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) has a unique and distinct history, epidemiology, treatment, and biology. A viral agent or infectious agent has long been considered as the etiologic agent and Epstein-Barr virus is the main candidate for the infectious agent causing HL; however, Epstein-Barr virus genome is found within the tumor in only about 20% to 40% of HL cases with a prior diagnosis of infectious m...

SUMMARY Eating disorders are common, life-threatening conditions in Western countries, but until relatively recently they were regarded as uncommon in non-Western cultures. However, the prevalence of eating disorders in many of the more affluent non-Western countries is rising rapidly as community members, particularly young women, internalize the 'thin ideal' that has been widely promoted by t...

Obesity is rapidly becoming an emerging disease in developing countries due to the increasing westernization of societies and change in the lifestyle. The etiology of obesity is said to be multifactorial, with a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Literature has been extensively reviewed to provide a broad overview of obesity. Data for this review were obtained from original artic...

From the time of colonial rule in India and the beginnings of Westernization and modernization processes, other-than-modern medical practices have been forced into retreat. The new, internationally professed aspiration of comprehensive health care (PHC) under the global target of "Health for all by 2000 A.D." has revived interest also in the traditional medical practices, which is a confession ...

Changes in social life and society is very common every period. These changes called the ideology of change. M.N Sreevasan expressed change as two primary concepts. One them westernization that occur due to cultural influence western countries. Scholars opine autonomies affected by are rootless. Records recorded Tamil literature designed identify root these changes. A book poetry “Enjottu Pen” ...