Epidemiology of human papillomavirus-associated anogenital cancers in Granada: a three-decade population-based study

Introduction: HPV infection is a common risk factor for all anogenital cancers. However, there are important differences in the epidemiology of anogenital cancers and these have not been compared considering diverse epidemiological indicators over a long period of time. To fill this gap, we investigated incidence, mortality, and survival trends of anogenital cancers over a…

Epidemiological support for genetic variability at hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and serotonergic system as risk factors for major depression

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious, and common psychiatric disorder worldwide. By the year 2020, MDD will be the second cause of disability in the world. The Granad∑p study is the first, to the best of our knowledge, epidemiological study of mental disorders carried out in Andalusia (South Spain), being one of its…

Environmental and health data needed to develop national surveillance systems in industrially contaminated sites

BACKGROUND: public health surveillance (PHS) of industrially contaminated sites (ICSs) is likely to play a role in supporting the monitoring of harmful aspects of ICSs and related interventions. Environmental public health tracking (EPHT) has been proposed and developed as an approach to PHS when environmental factors affecting health are involved. OBJECTIVES: to identify existing arrangements…

Envejecimiento activo. Un marco político ante la revolución de la longevidad

El Centro Internacional para la longevidad de Brasil (ILC-Brasil) es un think-tank independiente con sede en Rio de Janeiro, inaugurado en 2012. Su misión es promulgar ideas y orientaciones políticas para abordar el envejecimiento de la población basándose en la investigación y la experiencia a nivel internacional con vistas a promover el envejecimiento activo. ILC…

Enfoque de derechos humanos en la respuesta a salud y migración en Chile: revisión documental

Objetivo. Analizar el reconocimiento de derechos a la salud de las personas migrantes en Chile en el marco normativo de salud. Material y métodos. Estudio de metodología mixta secuencial. La fase cualitativa incluyó un análisis documental de 37 instrumentos publicados hasta el año 2021 sobre acciones de salud dirigidas a población migrante. Mediante el análisis…

Energy and macronutrient intake and risk of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study

Incidence rates of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (TC) have increased in many countries. Adiposity and dietary risk factors may play a role, but little is known on the influence of energy intake and macronutrient composition. The aim of this study is to investigate associations between TC and the intake of energy, macronutrients, glycemic index (GI) and…

Endometrial cancer risk prediction including serum-based biomarkers: Results from the EPIC cohort

Endometrial cancer risk prediction models including lifestyle, anthropometric, and reproductive factors have limited discrimination. Adding biomarker data to these models may improve predictive capacity; to our knowledge, this has not been investigated for endometrial cancer. Using a nested case-control study within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort, we investigated the improvement…

Encuestas Poblacionales de Salud en España: descripción de metodologías y contenidos

FUNDAMENTOS // Las Encuestas Poblacionales de Salud (EPS) son herramientas clave para evaluar el estado de salud de la población y sus determinantes. Desde 1977, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) impulsó su desarrollo en distintos países para mejorar la planificación y evaluación de las políticas sanitarias. El objetivo de este trabajo fue identificar…