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Epidemiology
Overall melanoma incidence decreasing among young patients
Researchers found various trends in melanoma incidence among young patients, one of which is that rates are steadily decreasing, according to a study.
Pesticides linked to prostate cancer incidence, mortality
Certain pesticides may increase the risk for prostate cancer incidence and mortality, according to results of an environment-wide association study.
Asthma prevalence fell, deaths rose in G20 countries in 2021 vs. 1990
BOSTON — In 2021 vs. 1990, the prevalence of asthma declined in G20 countries, but asthma-related deaths rose, according to data presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.
Epidemiology
Swedish study finds melanoma incidence, mortality have declined since 2015
The rates of melanoma incidence have significantly declined since approximately 2015 in patients aged younger than 50 years while mortality also dropped in those aged younger than 60, according to a Swedish study.
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage most often occurs in adults 80 years or older
The highest incidence of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in Southwestern Finland, standardized to European average, occurred in men and women aged at least 80 years, according to research published in Brain and Spine.
Dipeptidylpeptidase-1 inhibitor lowers exacerbation incidence in bronchiectasis
Among Chinese adults with bronchiectasis and exacerbations in the past year, 24-week dipeptidylpeptidase-1 inhibitor HSK31858 lowered exacerbation incidence, according to a poster at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.