Female genital mutilation/cutting: changes and trends in knowledge, attitudes, and practices among health care professionals in The Gambia

Adriana Kaplan Marcusán,1–3 Laura Riba Singla,3 Mass Laye,3 Dodou M Secka,3 Mireia Utzet,4 Marie-Alix Le Charles3 1Social Knowledge Transfer/Parc de Recerca UAB BUCKWHEAT RICE CAKES – Santander, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; 2Interdisciplinary Group for the Study and Prevention of Harmful Traditional

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Assessment of neuropathic pain management knowledge, attitudes, and practices among urology trainees and consultants in prostate cancer care: a survey-based study

Work Lights Abstract Background Effective neuropathic pain management is crucial in improving the quality of life for patients with prostate cancer.There is an abundance of research about cancer pain and guidelines that have been developed by World Health Organization including the analgesia stepladder, yet patients with cancer pain are still sub o

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Spatial distribution of breast cancer mortality: Socioeconomic disparities and access to treatment in the state of Parana, Brazil.

INTRODUCTION:Breast cancer remains an important public health problem that is responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates, especially in developing countries.OBJECTIVE:To analyze the socioeconomic and access disparities related to breast cancer mortality in 399 cities in the state of Parana, Brazil.METHODS:Ecological, descriptive and analyti

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