Symptom awareness
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Several factors contribute to delayed presentation with ovarian cancer (OC) symptoms including poor symptom awareness and barriers to seeking help. This study explored the anticipated time to seek medical advice for possible OC symptoms and its association with OC symptom awareness.
11p visharma 20-10-2023 6 2 Download
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Low levels of cancer awareness may contribute to delays in seeking medical help and subsequent delays in diagnosis. For blood cancer this may be a particularly prominent problem due to the high prevalence of undifferentiated symptoms such as bodily pain, weakness, nausea and weight loss, resulting in low symptom awareness.
12p vioracle 29-09-2023 6 2 Download
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Increasing awareness of the role of vitamin A (VA) in human health has led to international efforts to eliminate VA deficiency (VAD) as a public health problem. This paper examined community awareness of existence, signs and symptoms, causes, control of VAD as well as attitudes, so as to identify knowledge gaps among health workers and caretakers/mothers.
10p viisac 23-09-2023 3 1 Download
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This example demonstrates that awareness of other sources of pain will reduce unnecessary cardiac investigations and treatment regimens. Radiculopathy-associated CA symptoms can be eased by relieving the noxious input stemming from the pinched cervical nerve roots, as seen by an increase in the spacing of the restricted neuroforamina.
6p viwhitewolf 03-07-2023 4 2 Download
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Anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 encephalitis: Two case reports and a review of the literature
Anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 encephalitis is a newly emerged entity characterized by frequent faciobrachial dystonic seizures and a wide spectrum of subacute clinical symptoms such as other seizure types, mood and behavioral changes, and memory loss. We should be aware of differentiating this diagnosis from psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
8p vigamora 23-05-2023 5 2 Download
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Early diagnosis is crucial to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with breast cancer (BC). Awareness of BC symptoms plays a key role in this. This study aimed to evaluate the Palestinian women’s awareness of BC symptoms and determine factors associated with good awareness.
13p viferrari 28-11-2022 8 2 Download
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In low-resource settings, the awareness level of colorectal cancer (CRC) signs and symptoms plays a crucial role in early detection and treatment. This study examined the public awareness level of CRC signs and symptoms in Palestine and investigated the factors associated with good awareness.
10p viferrari 28-11-2022 7 2 Download
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Farmworkers are at risk of heat-related illness (HRI). We sought to: 1) evaluate the effectiveness of farmworker Spanish/English participatory heat education and a supervisor decision-support mobile application (HEAT intervention) on physiological heat strain; and 2) describe factors associated with HRI symptoms reporting.
16p viferrari 29-10-2022 5 2 Download
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Patient awareness of asthma severity is important for optimal asthma management. However, there is often a discrepancy between physician assessment of asthma control based on guidelines and patient discernment of control.
6p vimaine2711 26-03-2021 12 2 Download
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While ovarian cancer is recognised as having identifiable early symptoms, understanding of the key determinants of symptom awareness and early presentation is limited. A population-based survey of ovarian cancer awareness and anticipated delayed presentation with symptoms was conducted as part of the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP).
10p virose2711 25-09-2020 12 1 Download
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Being the most common cancer among women worldwide, it is vital to be well-aware of breast cancer risk factors, symptoms and curability. However, few studies have reported breast cancer literacy in students using a validated instrument.
9p vinaypyidaw2711 26-08-2020 10 1 Download
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In the absence of routine ovarian cancer screening, promoting help-seeking in response to ovarian symptoms is a potential route to early diagnosis. The factors influencing women’s anticipated time to presentation with potential ovarian cancer symptoms were examined.
11p vimanama2711 30-07-2020 12 2 Download
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Chapter 58 provides knowledge of bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction. In this chapter you will learn about the following: List five types of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs); identify actions, signs and symptoms, methods of distribution, and management of biological weapons of mass destruction; identify actions, signs and symptoms, methods of distribution, and management of chemical weapons of mass destruction;...
45p nanhankhuoctai9 23-07-2020 6 2 Download
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The WHO recognises that community pharmacists are the most accessible healthcare professionals to the general public. Most patients regularly visit community pharmacies for health information and also seek advice from pharmacists with respect to signs and symptoms of cancer.
9p vibaku2711 22-07-2020 11 2 Download
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) cases are detected late in Malaysia similar to most Asian countries. The Be Cancer Alert Campaign (BCAC) was a culturally adapted mass media campaign designed to improve CRC awareness and reduce late detection in Malaysia.
12p vijakarta2711 09-06-2020 11 1 Download
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Enteric microbial agents in HIV differ in several ways between developing and developed world, the awareness of which can often guide appropriate prevention and patient treatment when limitation of resources prevent laboratory diagnosis of exact etiological agent. The primary objective of this study was to define and compare enteric bacterial pathogens in HIV-1 infected with diarrheal symptoms and non-HIV infected controls with diarrheal symptoms at a tertiary care hospital in northern India.
8p kethamoi5 03-06-2020 6 0 Download
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Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide including India. Many of these deaths can be averted by creating awareness in community about early symptoms of CAP and by ensuring availability of round the clock, quality health care.
11p vidublin2711 13-01-2020 17 0 Download
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There is increased focus on early diagnosis of dementia, and subjective awareness of memory impairment is often assumed to be an early symptom of dementia. Subjective memory impairment (SMI) is used to describe subjective awareness of memory problems in the elderly after identifiable diseases which include this symptom are excluded.
9p viriyadh2711 19-12-2019 8 1 Download
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To evaluate the effectiveness of some intervention methods in pulmonary tuberculosis detection in Namdinh province from 2013 to 2014. Methods: To evaluate the effectiveness of community interventions, use retrospective data and cross-sectional investigations before and after intervention. Results: After intervention, the awareness of patients about tuberculosis such as symptoms, causes, transmission and prevention measures was higher than before the intervention.
7p chauchaungayxua1 02-12-2019 12 0 Download
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To evaluate the effectiveness of some intervention methods in pulmonary tuberculosis detection in Namdinh province from 2013 to 2014. Methods: To evaluate the effectiveness of community interventions, use retrospective data and cross-sectional investigations before and after intervention. Results: After intervention, the awareness of patients about tuberculosis such as symptoms, causes, transmission and prevention measures was higher than before the intervention.
7p caygaolon 01-11-2019 16 0 Download