Background Rare cancers pose challenges for diagnosis, treatments, and clinical decision
making. Information about rare cancers is scant. The RARECARE project defined rare …

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a rare disease that can affect different sites and is
characterized by variable incidence and 5-year survival rates across Europe. Multiple factors …

Objective Operative link on gastritis assessment (OLGA) staging for gastritis ranks the risk for
gastric cancer (GC) in progressive stages (0–IV). This prospective study aimed at quantifying …

Breast radiological density is a determinant of breast cancer risk and of mammography
sensitivity and may be used to personalize screening approach. We first analyzed the …

Purpose of the review More than 50% of all gynaecological cancers can be classified as rare
tumours (defined as an annual incidence of< 6 per 100,000) and such tumours represent an …

Rare cancers epidemiology is better known compared to the other rare diseases. Thanks to
the long history of the European population-based cancer registries and to the EUROCARE …

Abstract Background/aim The Trento screening program transitioned to digital breast
tomosynthesis (DBT) screening based on evidence that DBT improves breast cancer (BC) …

Background & methods The prospective 'screening with tomosynthesis or standard
mammography'(STORM) trial recruited women participating in biennial breast screening in …

Probiotics can modulate the immune system, conferring beneficial effects on the host.
Understanding how these microorganisms contribute to improve the health status is still a …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract disease and
bronchiolitis in children worldwide. No vaccine or specific, effective treatment is currently …