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Informed decisions about cancer screening require accurate knowledge regarding cancer risks and screening. This study investigates: (1) European women’s knowledge of their risk of developing breast, ovarian, cervical or endometrial cancer, (2) their knowledge about mammography screening and (3) whether an evidence-based leaflet improves...
Di- and trimethylsilyl radicals, generated by the reaction of H atoms with di- and trimethylsilane, react to produce three main products: 1,1,2,2-tetramethyldisilane, pentamethyldisilane and hexamethyldisilane. These products are formed by both radical combination and radical disproportionation reactions. The disproportionation reactions form Me2Si...
In the Hg-sensitized photolysis of H-2 in the presence of C2H4 the sensitizer Hg is consumed under formation of a metastable compound. The rate of formation and the steady-state concentration of this compound have been studied as a function of Hg, H-2, and C2H4 concentration, absorbed light intensity, temperature, and in the presence of radical sca...
The reaction of Me3Si (MeCH3) radicals with N2O has been studied by analysis of the end products of the mercury-sensitized photolysis of N2O with Me3SiH. The main products found were N2, Me3SiSiMe3, Me3SiOSiMe3, and Me3SiOH. The influence on both major and minor products of reactant pressure, different scavenger and quencher molecules, temperature,...
Schnelltests ergeben nur dann Sinn, wenn Gruppen getestet werden, die einen hohen Anteil an Infizierten aufweisen - andernfalls erhält man zu viele falsch positive Ergebnisse. Das Robert Koch-Institut hat eine Infografik erstellt, die das Problem unterschiedlicher Testansätze aufzeigt.
Ärzte und Ärztinnen müssen in der Lage sein, Testergebnisse von Früherkennungsuntersuchungen zu verstehen und objektiv zu beurteilen. Nur so können sie jene Informationen verständlich und transparent vermitteln, die für eine informierte Entscheidung benötigt werden. Faktenboxen sowie natürliche Häufigkeiten und deren grafische Aufbereitung als Bäum...
Ärzte müssen medizinische Risiken nicht nur richtig einschätzen, sondern sie auch verständlich den Patienten kommunizieren. Das ist nicht einfach. Es gibt aber Werkzeuge, die die ärztliche Risikokompetenz erhöhen und die Risikokommunikation gegenüber Patienten erleichtern.
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Cancer risk assessment should stratify screening and enable preventive health interventions based on individuals' risk of developing cancer. Studies are underway to develop epigenetic tests, including trials investigating women's risk of female-specific cancers.
Objective:
Given potential consequences for quality of life and care, wo...
The photolysis of pentamethyldisilane, Me5Si2H. is characterized by a large number of decomposition processes of the excited molecule. Quantum yield determinations in the presence and absence of various scavengers support the occurrence of Me2Si elimination (Φ = 0.2) and Si-Si bond breaking (Φ = 0.14) as the two major decomposition processes. Other...
