The effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on health outcomes: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

R Waziry, M Jawad, RA Ballout… - International journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background and aims: A systematic review conducted in 2008 found significant associations
between waterpipe tobacco smoking and lung cancer, respiratory disease, periodontal …

Health effects associated with waterpipe smoking

ZM El-Zaatari, HA Chami, GS Zaatari - Tobacco control, 2015 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objective It is widely held that waterpipe smoking (WPS) is not associated with health
hazards. However, several studies have documented the uptake of several toxicants and …

Epidemiology of prostate cancer

MN Bashir - Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention, 2015 - koreascience.kr
Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among males worldwide, and is the second
leading cause of cancer death among men in United States. According to GLOBOCAN …

Does physical activity reduce the risk of prostate cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis

YP Liu, FL Hu, DD Li, F Wang, L Zhu, WY Chen, J Ge… - European urology, 2011 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Numerous observational epidemiologic studies have evaluated the association
between physical activity and prostate cancer (PCa); however, the existing results are …

Waterpipe smoking and cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Montazeri, C Nyiraneza, H El-Katerji… - Tobacco …, 2017 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objective Although accumulating evidence suggests harmful effects of waterpipe smoking,
there is limited information about its direct association with chronic diseases, notably cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Harmful effects of shisha: literature review

HM Aslam, S Saleem, S German… - International archives of …, 2014 - Springer
Tobacco is a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality across the world. A recently
infamous way of smoking tobacco is shisha. Shisha smoking is also known as water pipe …

ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles as radiosensitizers in radiotherapy of human prostate cancer cells

A Meidanchi, O Akhavan, S Khoei, AA Shokri… - Materials Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles of high-Z elements exhibit stronger photoelectric effects than soft tissues
under gamma irradiation. Hence, they can be used as effective radiosensitizers for …

Physical activity and prostate cancer: an updated review

RJ Shephard - Sports Medicine, 2017 - Springer
Prostate cancer affects a major proportion of older men, and effective preventive measures
are few. Earlier suggestions of 10–30% risk reduction from vigorous physical activity thus …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the health effects of smoking shisha

M Kadhum, A Sweidan, AE Jaffery, A Al-Saadi… - Clinical Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
There is emerging evidence, although at early stages, of various detrimental health effects
after smoking shisha. With regard to the cardiovascular system, there is a significant acute …

[HTML][HTML] Educational intervention on breast self-examination behavior in women referred to health centers: Application of Health Belief Model

Z Khiyali, F Aliyan, SH Kashfi… - Asian Pacific journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 92 women, divided into an
experimental and a control group. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire …