Menée aux Etats-Unis par enquête réalisée en 2017 auprès de 4 901 personnes ayant récemment arrêté de fumer, cette étude analyse le rôle de la cigarette électronique dans le sevrage tabagique

Effectiveness of e-cigarettes as aids for smoking cessation: evidence from the PATH Study cohort, 2017–2019

Chen, Ruifeng ; Pierce, John P ; Leas, Eric C ; Benmarhnia, Tarik ; Strong, David R ; White, Martha M ; Stone, Matthew ; Trinidad, Dennis R ; McMenamin, Sara B ; Messer, Karen

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation in the USA from 2017 to 2019, given the 2017 increase in high nicotine e-cigarette sales. Methods: In 2017, the PATH Cohort Study included data on 3578 previous year smokers with a recent quit attempt and 1323 recent former smokers. Respondents reported e-cigarettes or other products used to quit cigarettes and many covariates associated with e-cigarette use. Study outcomes were 12+ months of cigarette abstinence and [...]

Menée aux Etats-Unis à partir de données statistiques sur la période 2001-2018, cette étude analyse l'effet de la vaccination contre le papillomavirus humain sur l'incidence du carcinome épidermoïde de l'anus

Association of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination With the Incidence of Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Anus in the US

Berenson, Abbey B. ; Guo, Fangjian ; Chang, Mihyun

The incidence of squamous cell carcinomas of the anus (SCCA) has increased sharply within the US. Squamous cell carcinomas of the anus are likely vaccine preventable because approximately 90% of cases are associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. However, the implications of the 2006 HPV vaccine licensure are unclear because previous assessments of SCCA incidence have low population coverage (28%-30%) and/or exclude in situ cases. We analyzed the 2001 to 2018 US Cancer Statistics [...]

Menée au Canada sur la période 2008-2017 auprès de 25 889 femmes ayant subi une salpingectomie opportuniste (âge moyen : 40,2 ans ; durée médiane de suivi : 3,2 ans) et 32 080 témoins ayant subi une hystérectomie seule ou une ligature des trompes (âge moyen : 38,2 ans ; durée médiane de suivi : 7,3 ans), cette étude évalue l'effet des différentes stratégies prophylactiques sur le risque de cancer de l'ovaire

Outcomes From Opportunistic Salpingectomy for Ovarian Cancer Prevention

Hanley, Gillian E. ; Pearce, Celeste Leigh ; Talhouk, Aline ; Kwon, Janice S. ; Finlayson, Sarah J. ; McAlpine, Jessica N. ; Huntsman, David G. ; Miller, Dianne

Opportunistic salpingectomy (OS), which is the removal of fallopian tubes during hysterectomy or instead of tubal ligation without removal of ovaries, is recommended to prevent ovarian cancer, particularly serous ovarian cancer. However, the effectiveness of OS is still undetermined. To examine observed vs expected rates of ovarian cancer among individuals who have undergone OS. This is a population-based, retrospective cohort study of all individuals in British Columbia, Canada, who underwent [...]