Cet article passe en revue les études sur l'association entre l'utilisation d'anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens autres que l'aspirine et le risque de cancer colorectal

Non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in colorectal cancer: a review of clinical studies

Zaman, Farzana Y. ; Orchard, Suzanne G. ; Haydon, Andrew ; Zalcberg, John R.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) chemoprevention is an area of interest. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are anti-inflammatory agents which have been identified as cancer chemoprevention agents given that inflammation is thought to contribute to tumorigenesis. Most studies have demonstrated that the NSAID, aspirin, plays a beneficial role in the prevention of CRC and colonic adenomas. Non-aspirin NSAIDs (NA-NSAIDs) have also been studied in CRC chemoprevention. There is increasing [...]

Mené entre 2020 et 2021 auprès de 142 professionnels de santé, cet essai pilote évalue l'intérêt d'une intervention de formation utilisant la réalité virtuelle pour augmenter le taux de vaccination contre le papillomavirus humain

Impact of a Virtual Reality Curriculum on Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: A Pilot Trial

Real, Francis J. ; Ollberding, Nicholas J. ; Meisman, Andrea R. ; DeBlasio, Dominick J. ; Pero, Mary Beth ; Davis, David ; Cruse, Bradley ; Klein, Melissa D. ; Kahn, Jessica A. ; Rosen, Brittany L.

Although the strongest predictor of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is a high-quality recommendation, physicians often provide weak recommendations. Thus, the authors developed Virtual Immersive Communication Training on Recommending Immunizations (VICTORI), a virtual reality (VR)?based intervention that provided physicians the opportunity to deliberately practice recommendation behaviors. VICTORI included VR simulations during which participants counseled caregiver avatars hesitant to [...]

Mené aux Etats-Unis sur 96 fumeurs ayant un usage conjoint de tabac et de cigarettes électroniques, cet essai pilote randomisé évalue la satisfaction vis-à-vis d'une ligne téléphonique proposant un soutien comportemental personnalisé pour l'aide au sevrage tabagique

A Randomized Pilot of a Tailored Smoking Cessation Quitline Intervention for Individuals Who Smoke and Vape

Vickerman, Katrina A ; Carpenter, Kelly M ; Miles, Lyndsay N ; Hsu, Johnathan M ; Watt, Karen A ; Brandon, Thomas H ; Hart, Jonathan T ; Javitz, Harold S ; Wagener, Theodore L

Although e-cigarettes are not a federally approved tobacco cessation aid in the United States, many smokers use them to quit or cut down on smoking. Tailored behavioral support could improve rates of complete smoking cessation for those individuals.A novel behavioral treatment to help dual cigarette and e-cigarette users quit smoking was tested in a randomized pilot with a state tobacco quitline. Ninety-six dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes were recruited from incoming state quitline [...]