Despite a global decline in tobacco use,smoking remains a leading cause of preventable death,with rising vaping rates among adolescents and young adults further complicating nicotine cessation efforts.Digital interven...
This editorial discusses Pellegrino and Gravina's essay.Crohn’s disease(CD)is a complex and multifactorial disease that is influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.While genetic factors play a...
Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province,Grant/Award Number:2023-CX-PT-17;General Project of Natural Science Research in Luoyang Polytechnic College,Grant/Award Number:2024B01。
The mortality rate of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm(AAA) after rupture is extremely high,and this disease has become an important disease endangering the health of the Chinese population.Methods used to mode...
supported by the Major Programs of Public Health of the Chinese Ministry of Finance(grant number 131091106000150003)。
Objective The results of limited studies on the relationship between environmental pollution and dementia have been contradictory.We analyzed the combined effects of PM_(2.5)and smoking on the prevalence of dementia a...
I applaud Adekeye AP and the journal for publishing‘Smoking of Carica papaya in Nigeria:The rationale,the public health effects and policies for intervention’.It is important to draw attention to newly recognised us...
BACKGROUND Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck(SCCHN)accounts for 3%of all malignant tumors in Italy.Immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with chemotherapy is first-line treatment for SCCHN;however,second-li...
partly supported by grants from the German Research Council(DFG,grant No.BR1704/16-1);the Federal Ministry of Education and Research(BMBF,grant No.01GL1712);the German Cancer Aid(grant No.70113330).
Colorectal cancer(CRC)is the third most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related death globally[1].The slow progression through the adenoma-carcinoma sequence provides great opportunities for p...
funded by Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Project(2022-MS-045).
Despite quitting smoking,patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS)still have an increased risk of cardiovascular events.Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential(CHIP),which may be induced by smoking,has been i...
support is acknowledged from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(grant no.72125009);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(grant no.2022YFF1203000)received by L.Z.,the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.82204137);Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(grant no.2023QNRC001);Peking University Medicine Sailing Program for Young Scholars’Scientiffc&Technological Innovation(grant no.BMU2023YFJHMX014)received by F.Z.
Background:Previous studies suggested that smoking behavior(e.g.,smoking status)was associated with an elevated risk of chronic kidney disease(CKD),yet whether this association is causal remains uncertain.Methods:We u...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82160386);the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2024GXNSFDA010032,2023GXNSFAA026189).
Background:Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma(HNSCC)is a prevalent form of cancer globally,with chemoresistance posing a major challenge in treatment outcomes.The efficacy of the commonly used chemotherapeutic agent...