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    The incidence risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in female nurses: a nationwide matched cohort study

    Diabetes is one of the most common chronic illnesses worldwide. This study was to assess whether the incidence risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus between female nurses and female non-nurses.

    Hsiu-Ling Huang, Cheng-Chin Pan, Shun-Mu Wang, Pei-Tseng Kung in BMC Public Health (2016)

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    Comparing the mortality risks of nursing professionals with diabetes and general patients with diabetes: a nationwide matched cohort study

    Nursing professionals have received comprehensive medical education and training. However, whether these medical professionals exhibit positive patient care attitudes and behaviors and thus reduce mortality ri...

    Hsiu-Ling Huang, Chuan-Yu Kung, Cheng-Chin Pan, Pei-Tseng Kung in BMC Public Health (2016)

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    Cigarette smoke-induced LKB1/AMPK pathway deficiency reduces EGFR TKI sensitivity in NSCLC

    Smoker patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have poorer prognosis and survival than those without smoking history. However, the mechanisms underlying the low response rate of those patients to EGFR...

    Fang-Ju Cheng, Chia-Hung Chen, Wen-Chen Tsai, Bo-Wei Wang, Meng-Chieh Yu in Oncogene (2021)

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    Disparities in the first-ever diagnosed liver cancers between the emergency department and outpatient department in Taiwan: a population-based study

    Liver cancer is ranked fifth in incidence and second in mortality among cancers in Taiwan. Nevertheless, the Taiwan government does not screen for liver cancer in its free cancer screening and preventive healt...

    Tai-Yi Hsu, Jhu-**g Ye, Sih-Yun Ye, Hsiao-Yuan Tseng, Wen-Yu Chou in BMC Public Health (2023)