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there are three main categories of cancer prevention: 1) primary prevention, or minimizing exposure to cancer-causing factors (smoking cessation programs); 2) secondary prevention, or early detection of new cancers (use of PAP tests and PSAs); and 3) tertiary prevention, which is the treatment of cancer. Primary tumors: the original cancer, usually named after the area in which it started. For example, breast cancer that has spread to the bone is still called breast cancer. ...
Ãâó: saci.uthscsa.edu/PatientServices/glossary.html
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| prevalence rate |
is the number of existing cases at a specific time/size of the population at risk. In a stable population, Prevalence = Incidence X Duration of Disease. In terms of prevalence rate, "crude" is the total members at or during a given time; "specific" is the prevalence rate divided by categories (age-specific, disease-specific, mortality); "adjusted rate" is the rate adjusted to a standard population based on characteristics which may influence the outcome, eg age-adjusted mortality.
Ãâó: www.mcg.edu/som/fmfacdev/fd_ebmconcepts.htm
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| prevalence |
the amount of existing disease in a given population at a certain time.
Ãâó: www.jhsph.edu/publichealthexperts/Glossary.htm
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| previous abnormality of glucose tolerance |
A term for people who have had above-normal levels of blood glucose (sugar) when tested for diabetes in the past but who show as normal on a current test. PrevAGT used to be called either "latent diabetes" or "prediabetes."
Ãâó: www.1-diabetes-care.com/glossary-of-diabetes-terms...
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| prevalence |
The total number of cases of a disease existing in a population at a specific point in time.
Ãâó: www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml
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