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Silvano Gallus
Biomedicine
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Exposure to second-hand smoke and breast cancer risk in non-smoking women: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
Through the use of an innovative method to identify original publications, we conducted a meta-analysis of all epidemiological studies evaluating the association between second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure and br...
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Open AccessUsing coding and non-coding rare variants to target candidate genes in patients with severe tinnitus
Tinnitus is the phantom percept of an internal non-verbal set of noises and tones. It is reported by 15% of the population and it is usually associated with hearing and/or brain disorders. The role of structur...
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Open AccessSystematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies testing mesenchymal stromal cells for traumatic brain injury
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are widely used in preclinical models of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Results are promising in terms of neurological improvement but are hampered by wide variability in treatm...
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Open AccessHistologic subty** affecting outcome of triple negative breast cancer: a large Sardinian population-based analysis
Triple Negative breast cancer (TNBC) includes a heterogeneous group of tumors with different clinico-pathological features, molecular alterations and treatment responsivity. Our aim was to evaluate the clinico...
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Dose–risk relationships between cigarette smoking and ovarian cancer histotypes: a comprehensive meta-analysis
Although smoking has not been associated with overall ovarian cancer risk, a different impact on various histotypes has been reported. Our aim is to provide an accurate, up-to-date estimate of the dose–risk re...
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Open AccessClinical and pathological factors influencing survival in a large cohort of triple-negative breast cancer patients
To provide further information on the clinical and pathological prognostic factors in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), for which limited and inconsistent data are available.
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Soft drinks, sweetened beverages and risk of pancreatic cancer
Soft drinks usually contain sugar and caffeine that might influence pancreatic carcinogenesis. We considered the association between carbonated drink consumption and pancreatic cancer risk in an Italian case–c...
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Alcohol and endometrial cancer risk: a case–control study and a meta-analysis
To evaluate the association between alcohol consumption and endometrial cancer risk, we analyzed data from a hospital-based case–control study, conducted in Italy between 1992 and 2006, on 454 endometrial canc...
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Ambient particulate matter and preterm birth or birth weight: a review of the literature
To review epidemiologic evidence on maternal exposure to particulate matter and adverse pregnancy outcomes, we performed a MEDLINE search of the literature up to June 2009. We considered all original studies p...
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Coffee, black tea and risk of gastric cancer
To provide information about the association of coffee, black tea with gastric cancer risk.
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Aspirin and cancer risk: an updated quantitative review to 2005
Aspirin has been associated to a reduced risk of colorectal, and possibly of a few other common cancers. Epidemiological studies on aspirin and cancer risk published up to December 2005 have been reviewed, and...
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Milk, Dairy Products and Cancer Risk (Italy)
Inconclusive information is available on the potential role of milk and dairy products on the risk of cancer at several sites.
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Sun Exposure, Phenotypic Characteristics, and Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma. An Analysis According to Different Clinico-Pathological Variants and Anatomic Locations (Italy)
The aim of the study was to examine the relation between sun exposure and other selected risk factors and the development of different clinico-pathological variants of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) at di...
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Glycemic index and load and risk of upper aero-digestive tract neoplasms (Italy)
Background: The ability of dietary carbohydrates to affect blood glucose and insulin levels by dietary carbohydrates is best measured by the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) which have been directly as...
