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Florensa D, Mateo J, Solsona F, Galván L, Mesas M, Piñol R, Espinosa-Leal L, Godoy P. Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid for cancer prevention considering risk factors: a retrospective cohort study. Ann Epidemiol 2023; 84:60-66. [PMID: 37302674 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) has been reported to protect against certain cancers. However, patient-related risk factors may moderate protective effects, including excess weight, smoking, risky alcohol use, and diabetes. We explore the cancer-risk relationship between aspirin intake and those four factors. METHODS Retrospective cohort study of cancers, aspirin intake, and four risk factors in persons aged ≥50 years. Participants received medication during 2007-2016, and cancers were diagnosed in 2012-2016. Adjusted hazard ratios (aHR) for 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated for aspirin intake and risk factors using Cox proportional hazard modeling. RESULTS Of 118,548 participants, 15,793 consumed aspirin, and 4003 had cancer. Results indicated a significant protective effect of aspirin against colorectal (aHR: 0.7; 95%CI: 0.6-0.8), pancreatic (aHR: 0.5; 95%CI: 0.2-0.9), prostate (aHR: 0.6; 95%CI: 0.5-0.7) cancers and lymphomas (aHR: 0.5; 95%CI: 0.2-0.9), and also, although not significantly, against esophageal (aHR: 0.5; 95%CI: 0.2-1.8), stomach (aHR: 0.7; 95%CI: 0.4-1.3), liver (aHR: 0.7; 95%CI: 0.3-1.5), breast (aHR: 0.8; 95%CI: 0.6-1.0), and lung and bronchial (aHR: 0.9; 95%CI: 0.7-1.2) cancers. Aspirin intake was not significantly protective against leukemia (aHR: 1.0; 95%CI: 0.7-1.4) or bladder cancer (aHR: 1.0; 95%CI: 0.8-1.3). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that aspirin intake is associated with a reduced incidence of colorectal, pancreatic, and prostate cancers and lymphomas.
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- Dídac Florensa
- Department of Computer Engineering and Digital Design, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain; Population Cancer Registry in Lleida, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lleida, Spain; Field Epidemiology Unit, Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain.
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- Department of Computer Engineering and Digital Design, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Computer Engineering and Digital Design, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Computer Department, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lleida, Spain
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- Catalan Health Service, Department of Health, Lleida, Spain
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- Population Cancer Registry in Lleida, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lleida, Spain; Field Epidemiology Unit, Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida), Lleida, Spain; CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Florensa D, Mateo J, Solsona F, Galván L, Mesas M, Piñol R, Espinosa-Leal L, Godoy P. Acetylsalicylic Acid Effect in Colorectal Cancer Taking into Account the Role of Tobacco, Alcohol and Excess Weight. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:ijerph20054104. [PMID: 36901115 PMCID: PMC10001481 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Excess weight, smoking and risky drinking are preventable risk factors for colorectal cancer (CRC). However, several studies have reported a protective association between aspirin and the risk of CRC. This article looks deeper into the relationships between risk factors and aspirin use with the risk of developing CRC. We performed a retrospective cohort study of CRC risk factors and aspirin use in persons aged >50 years in Lleida province. The participants were inhabitants with some medication prescribed between 2007 and 2016 that were linked to the Population-Based Cancer Registry to detect CRC diagnosed between 2012 and 2016. Risk factors and aspirin use were studied using the adjusted HR (aHR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) using a Cox proportional hazard model. We included 154,715 inhabitants of Lleida (Spain) aged >50 years. Of patients with CRC, 62% were male (HR = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.6-2.2), 39.5% were overweight (HR = 2.8; 95% CI: 2.3-3.4) and 47.3% were obese (HR = 3.0; 95% CI: 2.6-3.6). Cox regression showed an association between aspirin and CRC (aHR = 0.7; 95% CI: 0.6-0.8), confirming a protective effect against CRC and an association between the risk of CRC and excess weight (aHR = 1.4; 95% CI: 1.2-1.7), smoking (aHR = 1.4; 95% CI: 1.3-1.7) and risky drinking (aHR = 1.6; 95% CI: 1.2-2.0). Our results show that aspirin use decreased the risk of CRC and corroborate the relationship between overweight, smoking and risky drinking and the risk of CRC.
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- Didac Florensa
- Department of Computer Engineering and Digital Design, University of Lleida, Jaume II 69, 25001 Lleida, Spain
- Population Cancer Registry in Lleida, Santa Maria University Hospital, Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure 44, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Computer Engineering and Digital Design, University of Lleida, Jaume II 69, 25001 Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Computer Engineering and Digital Design, University of Lleida, Jaume II 69, 25001 Lleida, Spain
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- Pharmacy Unit, Catalan Health Service, Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure 2, 25006 Lleida, Spain
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- SAP-Argos Department, Santa Maria University Hospital, Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure 44, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Catalan Health Service, Department of Health, Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure 2, 25006 Lleida, Spain
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- Graduate School and Research, Arcada University of Applied Science, Jan-Magnus Janssonin Aukio 1, 00550 Helsinki, Finland
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- Population Cancer Registry in Lleida, Santa Maria University Hospital, Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure 44, 25198 Lleida, Spain
- Lleida Biomedical Research Institute, Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure 80, 25198 Lleida, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Health Institute Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Vena AB, Cabré X, Piñol R, Molina J, Purroy F. Assessment of incidence and trends in cerebrovascular disease in the healthcare district of Lleida (Spain) in the period 2010-2014. Neurologia 2022; 37:631-638. [PMID: 31952889 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2019.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the incidence and trends of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in the healthcare district of Lleida. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a population-based prospective cohort study including the entire population of the healthcare district of Lleida (440 000 people). Information was gathered from the minimum basic data set from the emergency department and hospital discharges for the period from January 2010 to December 2014. All types of stroke were included. We evaluated crude and age-standardised rates using the world population as a reference. Patients without neuroimaging confirmation of the diagnosis were excluded. RESULTS We identified 4397 patients: 1617 (36.8%) were aged 80 years or over; 3969 (90.3%) presented ischaemic stroke, and 1741 (39.6%) were women. The crude incidence rate ranged from 192 (95% confidence interval [CI], 179-205) to 211 (95% CI, 197-224) cases per 100 000 population, in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Age-standardised rates ranged from 93 (95% CI, 86-100) to 104 (95% CI, 96-111) cases per 100 000 population, in 2012 and 2013, respectively. For all years, incidence rates increased with age, and were significantly higher among men than among women. CONCLUSION The impact of CVD in Lleida is comparable to that observed in other European regions. However, population ageing induces a high crude incidence rate, which remained stable over the five-year study period.
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- A B Vena
- Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Universitario de Santa María, Lleida, España; Grupo de Neurociencias Clínicas, Universidad de Lleida, IRBLleida, Lleida, España
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- Área de calidad, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, España
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- Gerencia territorial área de Lleida, Lleida, España
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- Grupo de Neurociencias Clínicas, Universidad de Lleida, IRBLleida, Lleida, España; Unidad de Ictus, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, España
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- Grupo de Neurociencias Clínicas, Universidad de Lleida, IRBLleida, Lleida, España; Unidad de Ictus, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, España.
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Florensa D, Mateo-Fornés J, Solsona F, Pedrol Aige T, Mesas Julió M, Piñol R, Godoy P. Use of Multiple Correspondence Analysis and K-means to Explore Associations Between Risk Factors and Likelihood of Colorectal Cancer: Cross-sectional Study. J Med Internet Res 2022; 24:e29056. [PMID: 35852835 PMCID: PMC9346563 DOI: 10.2196/29056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous works have shown that risk factors are associated with an increased likelihood of colorectal cancer. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to detect these associations in the region of Lleida (Catalonia) by using multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) and k-means. METHODS This cross-sectional study was made up of 1083 colorectal cancer episodes between 2012 and 2015, extracted from the population-based cancer registry for the province of Lleida (Spain), the Primary Care Centers database, and the Catalan Health Service Register. The data set included risk factors such as smoking and BMI as well as sociodemographic information and tumor details. The relations between the risk factors and patient characteristics were identified using MCA and k-means. RESULTS The combination of these techniques helps to detect clusters of patients with similar risk factors. Risk of death is associated with being elderly and obesity or being overweight. Stage III cancer is associated with people aged ≥65 years and rural/semiurban populations, while younger people were associated with stage 0. CONCLUSIONS MCA and k-means were significantly useful for detecting associations between risk factors and patient characteristics. These techniques have proven to be effective tools for analyzing the incidence of some factors in colorectal cancer. The outcomes obtained help corroborate suspected trends and stimulate the use of these techniques for finding the association of risk factors with the incidence of other cancers.
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- Dídac Florensa
- Department of Computer Science, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.,Department of Computer Systems, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Hospital-based Cancer Registry, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Computer Systems, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lleida, Spain
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- Catalan Health Service, Department of Health, Lleida, Spain
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- Biomedical Institute Research of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Madrid, Spain.,Santa Maria University Hospital, Population Cancer Registry, Lleida, Spain
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Arosio P, Basini M, Barbaglia A, Piñol R, Murillo JL, Millán A, Lascialfari A. Effect of Spin Clustering on Basic and Relaxometric Properties of Magnetic Nanoparticles. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2019; 19:2950-2962. [PMID: 30501805 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2019.16019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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An increasing awareness about novel medical applications of smaller, inorganic-based nanoparticles, possessing unique properties at the nanoscale, has led to a burst of research activities in the development of "nanoprobes" for diagnostic medicine and agents for novel, externally activated therapies. In this research field magnetic nanoparticles are prominent due to fundamental peculiar properties particularly appealing for their use in materials and biomedical applications. Aiming to study the relationship between the topology of the magnetic nanoparticles and their efficacy as MRI contrast agents (relaxometric properties), we prepared three different stable colloidal suspension (ferrofluid) of magnetic nanobeads (MNBs) constituted by a discrete number of maghemite nanoparticles, arranged in disordered clusters or ordered in a polymeric matrix. An accurate morpho-dimensional and magnetic characterization displays the close correlation between the magnetic fundamental properties and the topology of our spin systems. The NMR relaxometry profiles confirmed the nature of the physical mechanisms inducing the increase of nuclear relaxation rates at low (magnetic anisotropy) and high (Curie relaxation) magnetic fields. Moreover the transverse relaxivity (r₂) values for all the MNBs are higher than those of common contrast agents and the differences between the three MNBs are suggested to be due to the spin topology effect.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica and INSTM, Università degli Studi di Milano and INSTM Milano Unit, Milano, 20133, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica and INSTM, Università degli Studi di Milano and INSTM Milano Unit, Milano, 20133, Italy
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- Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Genova, Italy and Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, 16163, Italy
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- Departamento de Fisica de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Ciencias and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, CSIC Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisica de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Ciencias and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, CSIC Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisica de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Ciencias and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, CSIC Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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Ruiz A, Ali LMA, Cáceres-Vélez PR, Cornudella R, Gutiérrez M, Moreno JA, Piñol R, Palacio F, Fascineli ML, de Azevedo RB, Morales MP, Millán A. Hematotoxicity of magnetite nanoparticles coated with polyethylene glycol: in vitro and in vivo studies. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tx00241e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hematotoxicity of magnetite nanoparticles with different coatings has been evaluated by determining their safety in vitro and in vivo in a rat model up to 30 days.
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Palacio F, Ali LM, Millan A, Gabilongo L, Piñol R, Sorribas V. Effect of maghemite nanoparticles size on cytotoxicity and biokinetics in vitro. Toxicol Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.03.1156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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An intraperitoneal injection of the calcium-calmodulin blocker trifluoperazine into rats at 4 hr after a partial hepatectomy produced a strong inhibition of DNA synthesis observed at 24 hr after surgery; but when injection was administered at 20 hr after hepatectomy, it did not produce any effect on DNA replication. These observations indicate that trifluoperazine acted by blocking one or more events involved in triggering DNA replication but it did not affect on-going DNA synthesis. A more detailed study indicated that when trifluoperazine was injected at 4 hr after surgery, a 12 hr delay in the cytosolic calmodulin surge observed between 6 and 12 hr after partial hepatectomy (previous to initiation of DNA replication) and also in the starting of DNA synthesis was produced. These findings suggest that the pre-replicative surge of cytosolic calmodulin could be involved in triggering DNA synthesis observed after partial hepatectomy.
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We have determined alkaline phosphatase activity in total liver plasma membrane fractions from rats subjected to a partial hepatectomy and sham operated with or without manipulation of the liver. In all these cases, an increase of the enzyme activity was observed. Kinetic studies of alkaline phosphatase activity performed on plasma membrane fractions from rats subjected to a partial hepatectomy suggest that alkaline phosphatase increase is produced by de novo biosynthesis of enzyme molecules. Determination of alkaline phosphatase activity in purified plasma membrane subfractions corresponding to each of the three functional regions of the hepatocyte surface (blood sinusoidal, lateral and bile canalicular), indicates that the increase of the enzyme activity observed after partial hepatectomy is selectively induced in the bile canalicular domain of the hepatocyte plasma membrane.
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