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Methods for meta-analysis and meta-regression of binomial data: concepts and tutorial with Stata command metapreg
generic methods for meta-analysis of proportions based on the approximation to the normal distribution continue to dominate. Methods We developed metapreg, a tool with advanced statistical procedures to ...
The Belgian Cancer Inventory: Co-creating a framework for monitoring the implementation of cancer policies and associated inequalities
known as the Belgian Cancer Inventory, will also aim to identify inequalities in the implementation and outcomes of each policy it tracks. Methods: To ensure the Inventory meets the needs and expectations ...
Policy Brief – Survivorship is cancer survivorship the poor cousin of cancer control within the EBCP?
quality of life of survivors and carers, but also puts the sustainability of the healthcare and social security systems at risk. Methods We analysed the ongoing Europe Beating Cancer Plan (EBCP) to identify ...
Delayed treatment in breast cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population health information research infrastructure (PHIRI) case study
studied by assessing changes in the trend of the time to first treatment for women 18 or older who were diagnosed and treated for breast cancer between 2017 and 2021. Methods An observational retrospective ...
Improve the management of cancer-related cognitive impairment in clinical settings: a European Delphi study.
guidelines. This European Delphi study proposes recommendations to healthcare professionals for the management of CRCI in patients with non-central nervous system (non- CNS) cancers. METHODS: Twenty-two ...
Global and regional estimates of genital human papillomavirus prevalence among men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
aim to provide updated global and regional pooled overall, type-specific, and age-specific prevalence estimates of genital HPV infection in men. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review and ...
Evaluating the health and health economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed cancer care in Belgium: A Markov model study protocol
events, contexts and settings. METHODS: A decision-analytic Markov model was developed for 4 selected cancer types (i.e. breast, colorectal, lung, and head and neck), comparing the estimated costs and ...
Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic test accuracy of host and HPV DNA methylation in cervical cancer screening and management.
a test to diagnose cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN); we present a protocol to evaluate the accuracy of methylation markers to detect high-grade CIN and cervical cancer. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We ...
Papilloplex HR-HPV test has non-inferior clinical performance for detection of human papillomavirus infection: assessment using the VALGENT framework.
ImmunoAssay (GP5 +/6+ EIA) using the VALGENT (VAL idation of HPV GEN otyping Tests) framework. METHODS: Clinical performance was assessed using 998 unselected, cervical screening samples enriched with 297 ...
Assessment of the clinical and analytical performance of the Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay using the VALCOR protocol.
public health, the performance characteristics of assays should be evaluated to ensure reliable diagnostic outcomes are achieved. METHODS: VALCOR or “ VAL idation of SARS- COR ona Virus-2 assays” is ...