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Biliary tract cancer (BTC) has not been considered a tobacco-related cancer, largely because of inconclusive results from epidemiological studies. We herein evaluate the association between cigarette smoking a...
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Open AccessChanges in the proportion of clinical clusters contribute to the phenotypic evolution of Behçet’s disease in Japan
We hypothesized that Behçet’s disease (BD) consists of several clinical subtypes with different severity, resulting in heterogeneity of the disease. Here, we conducted a study to identify clinical clusters of BD.
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Descriptive and Analytic Epidemiology of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) in Japan
The two pillars of descriptive and analytic epidemiological studies on intractable diseases are clarification of the number of patients showing symptoms and basic clinical features. This report introduces the ...
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Open AccessAssociation between shift work and the risk of death from biliary tract cancer in Japanese men
There is increasing evidence suggesting that shift work involving night work may increase cancer risk.
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There is mounting evidence that shift work involving night work increases cancer risk. We examined the relationship between working rotating shifts and the risk of death from pancreatic cancer on the basis of ...
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Open AccessCurrent status of the treatment of microscopic polyangiitis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis in Japan
This study aimed to describe the epidemiologic characteristics of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) in Japan.
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Changes in activities of daily living (ADL) among elderly Chinese by marital status, living arrangement, and availability of healthcare over a 3-year period
The purpose of this study was to assess how changes from different baselines of activities of daily living (ADL) can be explained by marital status, living arrangement and healthcare.
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MMR-Vaccine and Regression in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Negative Results Presented from Japan
It has been suggested that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) is a cause of regressive autism. As MMR was used in Japan only between 1989 and 1993, this time period affords a natural experiment to e...
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Serum transforming growth factor-β1 levels and pancreatic cancer risk: a nested case–control study (Japan)
To examine the relationship of baseline levels of serum TGF-β1 to the subsequent risk of death from pancreatic cancer in a nested case–control study.
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Association of menstrual and reproductive factors with pancreatic cancer risk in women: findings of the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer Risk
The etiology of pancreatic cancer remains largely unknown. We examined the association of pancreatic cancer deaths with menstrual and reproductive factors in a cohort study involving Japanese women.
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A prospective cohort study of cigarette smoking and pancreatic cancer in Japan
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