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  1. Article ; Online: Do abnormal screening results for chronic diseases motivate inactive people to start exercising? A community-based prospective cohort study in Changhua, Taiwan.

    Hsu, Hsiu-Fan / Lo, Kai-Yang / Yeh, Yen-Po / Chen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi / Luh, Dih-Ling

    Preventive medicine

    2024  Volume 180, Page(s) 107860

    Abstract: Objective: Exercise improves health, but illnesses can cause changes in exercise behavior, including starting or stopping. This study investigated the effects of chronic disease screening on inactive individuals' exercise behavior and analyzed the ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Exercise improves health, but illnesses can cause changes in exercise behavior, including starting or stopping. This study investigated the effects of chronic disease screening on inactive individuals' exercise behavior and analyzed the impact of age and chronic disease history on this relationship using stratified analysis.
    Methods: Using a community-based prospective observational cohort design and data from the Changhua Community-Based Integrated Screening (CHCIS) dataset from 2005 to 2020, we examined 12,038 people who were screened at least twice and self-reported having never exercised at their first screening. Changes in exercise behavior were classified as "initiating exercise" and "remaining inactive." We obtained chronic disease screening results from CHCIS records, which included measurements of waist circumference, blood glucose, blood pressure, triglycerides, and high-density lipoproteins. SAS version 9.4 was used for COX proportional hazards regression.
    Results: The findings indicated that abnormal waist circumference and blood pressure increased the likelihood of initiating exercise compared to normal results. Age stratification showed that those aged 40-49 with abnormal results were more likely to start exercising than normal participants, but not those under 40 or over 65. When stratified by chronic disease history, abnormal screening results correlated with exercise initiation only in groups without chronic disease history, except for those with a history of hyperlipidemia.
    Conclusions: This is the first study to demonstrate that abnormal screening results may influence exercise initiation in individuals who have never exercised, and this association varies by screening item, age, and disease history.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Prospective Studies ; Taiwan ; Blood Pressure/physiology ; Sedentary Behavior ; Chronic Disease
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Observational Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 184600-0
    ISSN 1096-0260 ; 0091-7435
    ISSN (online) 1096-0260
    ISSN 0091-7435
    DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107860
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  2. Article ; Online: Prediabetes as a risk factor for new-onset atrial fibrillation: the propensity-score matching cohort analyzed using the Cox regression model coupled with the random survival forest.

    Hsu, Jung-Chi / Yang, Yen-Yun / Chuang, Shu-Lin / Lin, Lian-Yu / Chen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi

    Cardiovascular diabetology

    2023  Volume 22, Issue 1, Page(s) 35

    Abstract: Background: The glycemic continuum often indicates a gradual decline in insulin sensitivity leading to an increase in glucose levels. Although prediabetes is an established risk factor for both macrovascular and microvascular diseases, whether ... ...

    Abstract Background: The glycemic continuum often indicates a gradual decline in insulin sensitivity leading to an increase in glucose levels. Although prediabetes is an established risk factor for both macrovascular and microvascular diseases, whether prediabetes is independently associated with the risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), particularly the occurrence time, has not been well studied using a high-quality research design in combination with statistical machine-learning algorithms.
    Methods: Using data available from electronic medical records collected from the National Taiwan University Hospital, a tertiary medical center in Taiwan, we conducted a retrospective cohort study consisting 174,835 adult patients between 2014 and 2019 to investigate the relationship between prediabetes and AF. To render patients with prediabetes as comparable to those with normal glucose test, a propensity-score matching design was used to select the matched pairs of two groups with a 1:1 ratio. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to compare the cumulative risk of AF between prediabetes and normal glucose test using log-rank test. The multivariable Cox regression model was employed to estimate adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for prediabetes versus normal glucose test by stratifying three levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). The machine-learning algorithm using the random survival forest (RSF) method was further used to identify the importance of clinical factors associated with AF in patients with prediabetes.
    Results: A sample of 14,309 pairs of patients with prediabetes and normal glucose test result were selected. The incidence of AF was 11.6 cases per 1000 person-years during a median follow-up period of 47.1 months. The Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that the risk of AF was significantly higher in patients with prediabetes (log-rank p < 0.001). The multivariable Cox regression model indicated that prediabetes was independently associated with a significant increased risk of AF (HR 1.24, 95% confidence interval 1.11-1.39, p < 0.001), particularly for patients with HbA1c above 5.5%. The RSF method identified elevated N-terminal natriuretic peptide and altered left heart structure as the two most important risk factors for AF among patients with prediabetes.
    Conclusions: Our study found that prediabetes is independently associated with a higher risk of AF. Furthermore, alterations in left heart structure make a significant contribution to this elevated risk, and these structural changes may begin during the prediabetes stage.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis ; Atrial Fibrillation/epidemiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Glycated Hemoglobin ; Prediabetic State/diagnosis ; Prediabetic State/epidemiology ; Prediabetic State/complications ; Risk Factors ; Glucose
    Chemical Substances Glycated Hemoglobin ; Glucose (IY9XDZ35W2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2093769-6
    ISSN 1475-2840 ; 1475-2840
    ISSN (online) 1475-2840
    ISSN 1475-2840
    DOI 10.1186/s12933-023-01767-x
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  3. Article: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Personalized Hypertension Prevention.

    Wang, Sen-Te / Lin, Ting-Yu / Chen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi / Chen, Sam Li-Sheng / Fann, Jean Ching-Yuan

    Journal of personalized medicine

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 6

    Abstract: Background: While a population-wide strategy involving lifestyle changes and a high-risk strategy involving pharmacological interventions have been described, the recently proposed personalized medicine approach combining both strategies for the ... ...

    Abstract Background: While a population-wide strategy involving lifestyle changes and a high-risk strategy involving pharmacological interventions have been described, the recently proposed personalized medicine approach combining both strategies for the prevention of hypertension has increasingly gained attention. However, a cost-effectiveness analysis has been hardly addressed. This study was set out to build a Markov analytical decision model with a variety of prevention strategies in order to conduct an economic analysis for tailored preventative methods.
    Methods: The Markov decision model was used to perform an economic analysis of four preventative strategies: usual care, a population-based universal approach, a population-based high-risk approach, and a personalized strategy. In all decisions, the cohort in each prevention method was tracked throughout time to clarify the four-state model-based natural history of hypertension. Utilizing the Monte Carlo simulation, a probabilistic cost-effectiveness analysis was carried out. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was calculated to estimate the additional cost to save an additional life year.
    Results: The incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) for the personalized preventive strategy versus those for standard care were -USD 3317 per QALY gained, whereas they were, respectively, USD 120,781 and USD 53,223 per Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) gained for the population-wide universal approach and the population-based high-risk approach. When the ceiling ratio of willingness to pay was USD 300,000, the probability of being cost-effective reached 74% for the universal approach and was almost certain for the personalized preventive strategy. The equivalent analysis for the personalized strategy against a general plan showed that the former was still cost-effective.
    Conclusions: To support a health economic decision model for the financial evaluation of hypertension preventative measures, a personalized four-state natural history of hypertension model was created. The personalized preventive treatment appeared more cost-effective than population-based conventional care. These findings are extremely valuable for making hypertension-based health decisions based on precise preventive medication.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662248-8
    ISSN 2075-4426
    ISSN 2075-4426
    DOI 10.3390/jpm13061001
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  4. Article ; Online: New insights into three trajectories of omicron-related all-cause death reduced by COVID-19 booster vaccination.

    Yeh, Yen-Po / Lin, Ting-Yu / Yao, Yu-Ching / Hsu, Chen-Yang / Yen, Amy Ming-Fang / Chen, Sam Li-Sheng / Chen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi

    Journal of infection and public health

    2024  Volume 17, Issue 5, Page(s) 735–740

    Abstract: Background: The trajectories of all-cause deaths linked to omicron infections are rarely studied, especially in relation to the efficacy of booster shots. For assessing three epidemiological death trajectories, including dying from COVID-19, dying with ... ...

    Abstract Background: The trajectories of all-cause deaths linked to omicron infections are rarely studied, especially in relation to the efficacy of booster shots. For assessing three epidemiological death trajectories, including dying from COVID-19, dying with COVID-19, and non-COVID-19 death, we offer a new COVID-19-and-death competing risk model that deals with the primary pathway (e.g., dying from COVID-19) competing with two other pathways.
    Methods: We applied this model to track three trajectories: deaths directly from COVID-19, deaths with COVID-19 as a contributing factor, and indirect non-COVID-19 deaths. The study used data from a Taiwanese cohort, covering periods of Omicron subvariants BA.2, BA.5, and BA.2.75. It focused on the effectiveness of monovalent and bivalent booster vaccines against these death trajectories.
    Results: The highest mortality was observed during the BA.2 phase, which decreased in the BA.5 period and increased again in the BA.2.75 period. Analyzing each trajectory, we noted similar trends in deaths directly from and with COVID-19, while non-COVID-19 deaths remained stable across subvariants. Booster vaccines reduced all-cause mortality by 58% (52%-62%) for BA.2, 70% (65%-75%) for BA.5%, and 75% (70%-80%) for BA.2.75, compared to incomplete vaccination. The reduction in deaths directly from COVID-19 was 66% (61%-72%) for BA.2, 78% (72%-84%) for BA.5%, and 85% (76%-93%) for BA.2.75. For deaths with COVID-19, the figures were 46% (36%-55%), 76% (68%-84%), and 90% (86%-95%). Additionally, the booster shots decreased non-COVID-19 deaths by 64% (63%-66%) for BA.2, 38% (36%-40%) for BA.5, and 19% (17%-21%) for BA.2.75.
    Conclusion: Our competing risk analysis is effective for monitoring all-cause death trajectories amidst various Omicron infections. It provides insights into the impact of booster vaccines, especially bivalent ones, and highlights the consequences of inadequate healthcare for vulnerable groups.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Asian People ; Vaccination ; Vaccines
    Chemical Substances Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2467587-8
    ISSN 1876-035X ; 1876-0341
    ISSN (online) 1876-035X
    ISSN 1876-0341
    DOI 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.03.006
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  5. Article ; Online: Precision Colorectal Cancer Fecal Immunological Test Screening With Fecal-Hemoglobin-Concentration-Guided Interscreening Intervals.

    Yen, Amy Ming-Fang / Hsu, Chen-Yang / Lin, Ting-Yu / Su, Chiu-Wen / Chiu, Han-Mo / Chen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi / Chen, Sam Li-Sheng

    JAMA oncology

    2024  

    Abstract: Importance: Given a gradient relationship between fecal hemoglobin (f-Hb) concentration and colorectal neoplasia demonstrated previously, using f-Hb-guided interscreening interval has increasingly gained attention in population-based fecal immunological ...

    Abstract Importance: Given a gradient relationship between fecal hemoglobin (f-Hb) concentration and colorectal neoplasia demonstrated previously, using f-Hb-guided interscreening interval has increasingly gained attention in population-based fecal immunological test (FIT), but it is very rare to address how to implement such a precision strategy and whether it can economize the use of FIT and colonoscopy.
    Objective: To demonstrate the applicability of personalized colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with f-Hb-guided screening intervals to reduce the number of FITs and colonoscopy with as equivalent efficacy as universal biennial screening equivalent efficacy as universal biennial screening.
    Design, setting, and participants: A retrospective cohort study for developing f-Hb-guided precision interscreening interval was conducted using data on a Taiwanese biennial nationwide FIT screening program that enrolled more than 3 million participants aged 50 to 74 years between 2004 and 2014. The cohort was followed up over time until 2019 to ascertain colorectal neoplasia and causes of death. A comparative study was further designed to compare the use of FIT and colonoscopy between the personalized f-Hb-guided group and the universal biennial screening group given the equivalent efficacy of reducing CRC-related outcomes.
    Main outcomes and measurements: A spectrum of f-Hb-guided intervals was determined by using the Poisson regression model given the equivalent efficacy of a universal biennial screening. The use of FIT and colonoscopy for the pragmatic f-Hb-guided interval group was measured compared with the universal biennial screening group. Data analysis was performed from September 2022 to October 2023.
    Results: Using data from the 3 500 250 participants (mean [SD] age, 57.8 [6.0] years) enrolled in the Taiwanese biennial nationwide FIT screening program, an incremental increase in baseline f-Hb associated with colorectal neoplasia and CRC mortality consistently was observed. Participants with different f-Hb levels were classified into distinct risk categories. Various screening intervals by different f-Hb levels were recommended. Using the proposed f-Hb-guided screening intervals, it was found that the personalized method was imputed to reduce the number of FIT tests and colonoscopies by 49% and 28%, respectively, compared with the universal biennial screening.
    Conclusion and relevance: The gradient relationship between f-Hb and colorectal neoplasia and CRC mortality was used to develop personalized FIT screening with f-Hb-guided screening intervals. Such a precision interscreening interval led to the reduced use of FIT test and colonoscopy without compromising the effectiveness of universal biennial screening.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2374-2445
    ISSN (online) 2374-2445
    DOI 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.0961
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  6. Article ; Online: Likelihood function for estimating parameters in multistate disease process with Laplace-transformation-based transition probabilities.

    Lin, Ting-Yu / Yen, Amy Ming-Fang / Chen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi

    Mathematical biosciences

    2021  Volume 335, Page(s) 108586

    Abstract: Multistate statistical models are often used to characterize the complex multi-compartment progression of the disease such as cancer. However, the derivation of multistate transition kernels is often involved with the intractable convolution that ... ...

    Abstract Multistate statistical models are often used to characterize the complex multi-compartment progression of the disease such as cancer. However, the derivation of multistate transition kernels is often involved with the intractable convolution that requires intensive computation. Moreover, the estimation of parameters pertaining to transition kernel requires the individualized time-stamped history data while the traditional likelihood function forms are constructed. In this paper, we came up with a novel likelihood function derived from Laplace transformation-based transition probabilities in conjunction with Expectation-Maximization algorithm to estimate parameters. The proposed method was applied to two large population-based screening data with only aggregated count data without relying on individual time-stamped history data.
    MeSH term(s) Algorithms ; Likelihood Functions ; Markov Chains ; Mass Screening/statistics & numerical data ; Models, Biological ; Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Neoplasms/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1126-5
    ISSN 1879-3134 ; 0025-5564
    ISSN (online) 1879-3134
    ISSN 0025-5564
    DOI 10.1016/j.mbs.2021.108586
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  7. Article ; Online: The Preventive Role of mRNA Vaccines in Reducing Death among Moderate Omicron-Infected Patients: A Follow-Up Study.

    Yen, Amy Ming-Fang / Chen, Sam Li-Sheng / Hsu, Chen-Yang / Chen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi

    Viruses

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 12

    Abstract: Very few studies have been conducted to assess the potential preventive role of vaccines, particularly mRNA vaccines, in the improvement of survival among moderate and severe hospitalized patients with COVID-19. After community-acquired outbreaks of the ... ...

    Abstract Very few studies have been conducted to assess the potential preventive role of vaccines, particularly mRNA vaccines, in the improvement of survival among moderate and severe hospitalized patients with COVID-19. After community-acquired outbreaks of the Omicron variant from 18 March until 31 May 2022, occurred in Taiwan, this retrospective cohort of 4090 moderate and 1378 severe patients admitted to hospital was classified according to whether they were administered an mRNA-based vaccine, and followed up to ascertain rates of death in both the vaccinated (≥2 doses) and unvaccinated (no or 1 dose) groups. The age-adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of less than 1 was used to assess the preventive role of mRNA vaccines in reducing deaths among moderate and severe Omicron-infected patients. Survival was statistically significantly better for the ≥2 dose jab group (aHR, 0.75, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.60 to 0.94) and even higher among those who had received a booster jab (aHR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.55 to 0.91) compared with the unvaccinated group among moderate patients, but not among severe patients. In conclusion, unveiling the role of mRNA vaccines in preventing moderate but not severe COVID-19 patients from death provides new insights into how mRNA vaccines play a role in the pathway leading to a severe outcome due to Omicron COVID-19.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Follow-Up Studies ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Retrospective Studies ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; mRNA Vaccines
    Chemical Substances mRNA Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-24
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915 ; 1999-4915
    ISSN (online) 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v14122622
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  8. Article ; Online: Assessing overdiagnosis of fecal immunological test screening for colorectal cancer with a digital twin approach.

    Lin, Ting-Yu / Chiu, Sherry Yueh-Hsia / Liao, Ling-Chun / Chen, Sam Li-Sheng / Chiu, Han-Mo / Chen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi

    NPJ digital medicine

    2023  Volume 6, Issue 1, Page(s) 24

    Abstract: Evaluating the magnitude of overdiagnosis associated with stool-based service screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) beyond a randomized controlled trial is often intractable and understudied. We aim to estimate the proportion of overdiagnosis in ... ...

    Abstract Evaluating the magnitude of overdiagnosis associated with stool-based service screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) beyond a randomized controlled trial is often intractable and understudied. We aim to estimate the proportion of overdiagnosis in population-based service screening programs for CRC with the fecal immunochemical test (FIT). The natural process of overdiagnosis-embedded disease was first built up to learn transition parameters that quantify the pathway of non-progressive and progressive screen-detected cases calibrated with sensitivity, while also taking competing mortality into account. The Markov algorithms were then developed for estimating these transition parameters based on Taiwan FIT service CRC screening data on 5,417,699 residents aged 50-69 years from 2004 to 2014. Following the digital twin design with the parallel universe structure for emulating the randomized controlled trial, the screened twin, mirroring the control group without screening, was virtually recreated by the application of the above-mentioned trained parameters to predict CRC cases containing overdiagnosis. The ratio of the predicted CRCs derived from the screened twin to the observed CRCs of the control group minus 1 was imputed to measure the extent of overdiagnosis. The extent of overdiagnosis for invasive CRCs resulting from FIT screening is 4.16% (95% CI: 2.61-5.78%). The corresponding figure is increased to 9.90% (95% CI: 8.41-11.42%) for including high grade dysplasia (HGD) and further inflated to 15.83% (95% CI: 15.23-16.46%) when the removal adenoma is considered. The modest proportion of overdiagnosis modelled by the digital twin method, dispensing with the randomized controlled trial design, suggests the harm done to population-based FIT service screening is negligible.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2398-6352
    ISSN (online) 2398-6352
    DOI 10.1038/s41746-023-00763-5
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  9. Article ; Online: Community-Based Digital Contact Tracing of Emerging Infectious Diseases: Design and Implementation Study With Empirical COVID-19 Cases.

    Wang, Hsiao-Chi / Lin, Ting-Yu / Yao, Yu-Chin / Hsu, Chen-Yang / Yang, Chang-Jung / Chen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi / Yeh, Yen-Po

    Journal of medical Internet research

    2023  Volume 25, Page(s) e47219

    Abstract: Background: Contact tracing for containing emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19 is resource intensive and requires digital transformation to enable timely decision-making.: Objective: This study demonstrates the design and implementation of ... ...

    Abstract Background: Contact tracing for containing emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19 is resource intensive and requires digital transformation to enable timely decision-making.
    Objective: This study demonstrates the design and implementation of digital contact tracing using multimodal health informatics to efficiently collect personal information and contain community outbreaks. The implementation of digital contact tracing was further illustrated by 3 empirical SARS-CoV-2 infection clusters.
    Methods: The implementation in Changhua, Taiwan, served as a demonstration of the multisectoral informatics and connectivity between electronic health systems needed for digital contact tracing. The framework incorporates traditional travel, occupation, contact, and cluster approaches and a dynamic contact process enabled by digital technology. A centralized registry system, accessible only to authorized health personnel, ensures privacy and data security. The efficiency of the digital contact tracing system was evaluated through a field study in Changhua.
    Results: The digital contact tracing system integrates the immigration registry, communicable disease report system, and national health records to provide real-time information about travel, occupation, contact, and clusters for potential contacts and to facilitate a timely assessment of the risk of COVID-19 transmission. The digitalized system allows for informed decision-making regarding quarantine, isolation, and treatment, with a focus on personal privacy. In the first cluster infection, the system monitored 665 contacts and isolated 4 (0.6%) cases; none of the contacts (0/665, 0%) were infected during quarantine. The estimated reproduction number of 0.92 suggests an effective containment strategy for preventing community-acquired outbreak. The system was also used in a cluster investigation involving foreign workers, where none of the 462 contacts (0/462, 0%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
    Conclusions: By integrating the multisectoral database, the contact tracing process can be digitalized to provide the information required for risk assessment and decision-making in a timely manner to contain a community-acquired outbreak when facing the outbreak of emerging infectious disease.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Contact Tracing ; Communicable Diseases, Emerging ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Quarantine
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-08
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2028830-X
    ISSN 1438-8871 ; 1438-8871
    ISSN (online) 1438-8871
    ISSN 1438-8871
    DOI 10.2196/47219
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  10. Article ; Online: Multifocal and diffusely infiltrating breast cancers are highly fatal subgroups needing further improvement in diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

    Tabár, László / Dean, Peter B / Tucker, F Lee / Yen, Amy Ming-Fang / Chen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi / Wu, Wendy Yi-Ying / Vörös, András

    European journal of radiology

    2023  Volume 164, Page(s) 110854

    Abstract: Physicians treating breast cancer patients often wonder why this dreaded disease is still fatal in some women despite our best diagnostic and therapeutic efforts. Our own studies on prospectively documented cases spanning several decades have given us ... ...

    Abstract Physicians treating breast cancer patients often wonder why this dreaded disease is still fatal in some women despite our best diagnostic and therapeutic efforts. Our own studies on prospectively documented cases spanning several decades have given us new insights for approaching this problem. By using imaging biomarkers to classify breast cancer subtypes according to their apparent site of origin, we found that a majority of breast cancer deaths (71%) occur in a minority of breast cancers (45%). Breast cancer deaths are significantly more likely to occur in women with multifocal acinar adenocarcinoma of the breast, AAB (13.1%), diffusely invasive breast cancers of ductal origin, DAB (24 %) and breast malignancies of mesenchymal hybrid cell origin, BCMO (33.7%) compared with women having unifocal invasive breast cancers (6.1%). Preventing more of these fatal events will require a re-evaluation of the current imperfect histopathologic terminology of breast cancer with special attention to the diffuse breast cancer subtypes, intensification of multimodality imaging and multidisciplinary management, as well as application of image guided large format histopathology.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Breast Neoplasms/therapy ; Mammography ; Breast/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-04
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 138815-0
    ISSN 1872-7727 ; 0720-048X
    ISSN (online) 1872-7727
    ISSN 0720-048X
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.110854
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