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Drago G, Ruggieri S, Sprovieri M, Rizzo G, Colombo P, Giosuè C, Quinci E, Traina A, Gastaldelli A, Cibella F, Panunzi S. Exposure profiles in pregnant women from a birth cohort in a highly contaminated area of southern Italy. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14815. [PMID: 37684286 PMCID: PMC10491776 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41865-0] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Protecting the health of pregnant women from environmental stressors is crucial for reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases. In industrially contaminated sites, this action is particularly challenging due to the heterogeneous pollutant mixtures in environmental matrices. The aim of this study was to evaluate distribution patterns of mercury, hexachlorobenzene and polychlorobiphenyls in the serum of 161 pregnant women recruited in the framework of the Neonatal Environment and Health Outcomes (NEHO) cohort and living both inside and outside the National Priority Contaminated Site (NPCS) of Priolo. Food macro-categories were determined, and serum levels of contaminants were used to perform k-means cluster analysis and identify the role of food in pollutant transfer from the environment. Two groups of mothers with high and low measured pollutant levels were distinguished. Concentrations in mothers in the high-exposure cluster were at least twofold for all the evaluated pollutants (p < 0.0001) and included mothers living inside and outside NPCS, with a predominance of individuals from the NPCS (p = 0.045). Fish consumption was higher in the high-exposure cluster (p = 0.019). These findings suggest a link between contamination of environmental matrices such as sediment with maternal exposure, through the intake of local food. Such consideration appears poorly investigated in the context of contaminated sites.
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- Gaspare Drago
- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146, Palermo, Italy.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council of Italy, Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122, Venice, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment, National Research Council of Italy, Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo 4521, 90149, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment, National Research Council of Italy, Via del Mare 3, Torretta Granitola, 91021, Trapani, Italy
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- Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment, National Research Council of Italy, Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo 4521, 90149, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council of Italy, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for System Analysis and Computer Science-BioMatLab, National Research Council of Italy, Via dei Taurini 19, 00168, Rome, Italy
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Traina A, Ausili A, Bonsignore M, Fattorini D, Gherardi S, Gorbi S, Quinci E, Romano E, Salvagio Manta D, Tranchida G, Regoli F, Sprovieri M. Organochlorines and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons as fingerprint of exposure pathways from marine sediments to biota. Mar Pollut Bull 2021; 170:112676. [PMID: 34218035 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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To elucidate the dynamics of a suite of organochlorine contaminants (PCBs, HCB), PAHs and Hg and verify the potential of these pollutants as reliable fingerprints of sources, an ensemble of marine sediments and organisms (finfish, shellfish species and Mytilus galloprovincialis) were analysed from the contaminated Augusta Bay (Southern Italy). The Hg and HCB concentration in the sediments exceeded the EQS of the Directive 2000/60/EU. Similarly, ∑PCB and selected PAHs were above the threshold limit set by regulation. The marine organisms showed Hg concentrations above CE 1881/2006. Contaminants in transplanted mussel evidenced an increased accumulation overtime and different distribution patterns between sampling sites. Analysis of the homolog composition of PCB congeners revealed comparable patterns between sediments and marine organisms and offered the opportunity to define a robust fingerprint for tracing contaminants transfer from the abiotic to the biotic compartments. These results were confirmed by the Fluoranthene/Pyrene, Hg and HCB distribution modes.
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- Anna Traina
- National Research Council of Italy - Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment (CNR-IAS), Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo 452, 90149 Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via V. Brancati 60, 00144 Rome, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy - Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment (CNR-IAS), via del Mare 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola, Trapani, Italy.
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences (DiSVA), Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, Monte Dago, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy - Institute of Marine Science (CNR-ISMAR), Calata Porta di Massa, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences (DiSVA), Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, Monte Dago, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy - Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment (CNR-IAS), via del Mare 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola, Trapani, Italy
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via V. Brancati 60, 00144 Rome, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy - Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment (CNR-IAS), Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo 452, 90149 Palermo, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy - Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment (CNR-IAS), via del Mare 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola, Trapani, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences (DiSVA), Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, Monte Dago, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy - Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment (CNR-IAS), via del Mare 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola, Trapani, Italy
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Feo ML, Bagnati R, Passoni A, Riva F, Salvagio Manta D, Sprovieri M, Traina A, Zuccato E, Castiglioni S. Pharmaceuticals and other contaminants in waters and sediments from Augusta Bay (southern Italy). Sci Total Environ 2020; 739:139827. [PMID: 32544676 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [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: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The contamination by pharmaceuticals products (PPs) in the marine environment is particularly relevant where wastewater treatment of urban areas on land is lacking. However, the number of studies focused on description of sources and fate of PP molecules in the marine environment remains still limited. In this study, the occurrence of 46 PPs was investigated in the marine and coastal-marine system (waters and sediments) of Augusta Bay (central Mediterranean Sea). This area is highly affected by industrial pollution and urban discharges (without wastewater treatment) and thus represents a 'natural laboratory' for exploring dynamics of multi-mixture contaminants in the marine environment. The study area is also part of the sub-region 'Central Mediterranean Sea' of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and therefore offers an important reference site for exploring the distribution modes of PPs in the central Mediterranean Sea. In this work, samples of seawater, sediment, untreated wastewater, and marine receiving water were analysed using mass spectrometry with a target analysis for PPs and a suspect screening analysis for the presence of other contaminants. PPs concentration ranges were: 2426-67,155 ng/L for untreated wastewaters, 550-27,889 ng/L for marine receiving waters and 12-281 ng/L for seawaters. The highest concentrations were measured for the antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, cardiovascular and antihypertensive therapeutic classes. Likewise, sediments collected from untreated wastewater sewers resulted more contaminated. Ionic, non-ionic surfactants and personal care products were the most abundant compounds found in waters and sediments by suspect screening analysis. The risk associated with PPs contamination for aquatic organisms was relatively high in samples of marine receiving waters of the bay (with a risk quotient value up to 33,599). The levels of PPs in seawater and sediment compartments were generally not hazardous (RQ < 0.01), except for estrone with a calculated RQ = 2775.
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- Maria Luisa Feo
- Istituto per lo studio degli impatti Antropici e Sostenibilità in ambiente marino (IAS-CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola (Campobello di Mazara), TP, Italy.
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri" IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri" IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri" IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Istituto per lo studio degli impatti Antropici e Sostenibilità in ambiente marino (IAS-CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola (Campobello di Mazara), TP, Italy
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- Istituto per lo studio degli impatti Antropici e Sostenibilità in ambiente marino (IAS-CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola (Campobello di Mazara), TP, Italy
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- Istituto per lo studio degli impatti Antropici e Sostenibilità in ambiente marino (IAS-CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola (Campobello di Mazara), TP, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri" IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri" IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156 Milan, Italy
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Di Bella C, Traina A, Giosuè C, Carpintieri D, Lo Dico GM, Bellante A, Del Core M, Falco F, Gherardi S, Uccello MM, Ferrantelli V. Heavy Metals and PAHs in Meat, Milk, and Seafood From Augusta Area (Southern Italy): Contamination Levels, Dietary Intake, and Human Exposure Assessment. Front Public Health 2020; 8:273. [PMID: 32733834 PMCID: PMC7359620 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Heavy metals and PAHs were measured in animal foodstuffs from Augusta-Melilli-Priolo area in order to evaluate the potential human health risk associated to their consumption. All heavy metals were detected in seafood products while most of them were 1 for baby, children and teenagers, indicating a non-carcinogenic risk for these age categories by seafood ingestion. The CRAs overcame 1*10-5 for almost age categories (except "baby") and for elderly, by seafood and beef ingestions respectively. Moreover, the MOE for PAHs showed a certain cancer risk for "baby" related to cow milk ingestion.
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- Calogero Di Bella
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy-Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment (IAS-CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy-Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment (IAS-CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy-Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment (IAS-CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy-Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment (IAS-CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy- Institute for Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnology (IRBIM-CNR), Mazara Del Vallo, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy-Institute of Marine Science (ISMAR-CNR), Naples, Italy
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Traina A, Bono G, Bonsignore M, Falco F, Giuga M, Quinci EM, Vitale S, Sprovieri M. Heavy metals concentrations in some commercially key species from Sicilian coasts (Mediterranean Sea): Potential human health risk estimation. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 168:466-478. [PMID: 30419523 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.10.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [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: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Trace elements were measured in the edible tissues of target marine species (Sardina pilchardus, Mullus barbatus, Mullus surmuletus, Merluccius merluccius and Parapenaeus longirostris) collected in some of the main ports of the Sicilian coast (southern Italy) in order to evaluate the potential human health risk associated to their consumption. Cadmium, Pb and Hg were below the tolerable limits reported by the European Union in foodstuffs (Commission Regulation (EC) 1881/2006) except for Hg in P. longirostris from one sampling site. The health risk for consumers was assessed both for adults and children calculating the estimated weekly intake (EWI), the target hazard quotient (THQ) and the lifetime cancer risk (CR) for each element. The EWI did not exceed the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) recommended by the European Food Safety Authority and THQs were < 1 in most cases. Further, the probabilistic distributions of health hazard were evaluated through Monte-Carlo simulation which confirmed a non-carcinogenic risk. With some exceptions related to As exposure, the results obtained definitively confirm the goodness of the fishery commercial resources in one of the most important seafood market of the central Mediterranean Sea and represent a positive data for the assessment of the good environmental status for descriptor 9 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in this area of the basin.
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- Anna Traina
- Institute for the study of Anthropogenic impacts and Sustainability in marine environment (IAS - CNR), Via del Mare 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy.
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- Institute for BIological Resources and Marine biotechnologies (IRBIM - CNR), Via Vaccara 61, 91026 Mazara del Vallo, TP, Italy
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- Institute for the study of Anthropogenic impacts and Sustainability in marine environment (IAS - CNR), Via del Mare 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for the study of Anthropogenic impacts and Sustainability in marine environment (IAS - CNR), Via del Mare 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for the study of Anthropogenic impacts and Sustainability in marine environment (IAS - CNR), Via del Mare 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for the study of Anthropogenic impacts and Sustainability in marine environment (IAS - CNR), Via del Mare 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for BIological Resources and Marine biotechnologies (IRBIM - CNR), Via Vaccara 61, 91026 Mazara del Vallo, TP, Italy
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- Institute for the study of Anthropogenic impacts and Sustainability in marine environment (IAS - CNR), Via del Mare 3, 91021 Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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Bonsignore M, Salvagio Manta D, Mirto S, Quinci EM, Ape F, Montalto V, Gristina M, Traina A, Sprovieri M. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in fish, crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms from the Tuscany coast. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2018; 162:554-562. [PMID: 30029101 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [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: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The concentration of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn were analyzed in the edible part of several species of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms collected in sensitive areas of the Tuscany coast (northern Italy). The concentration of As (0.39-78.1 μg g-1) and Hg (0.01-1.56 μg g-1) resulted in most cases higher than reference thresholds. Target hazard quotient (THQ) and lifetime cancer risk (TR) indexes were calculated to assess cancer and non-cancer risk due to oral exposure; the highest THQ values referred to As and Hg, with values ≥ 1 in 39% and 48% of cases, respectively. Total target hazard quotients (TTHQ) values suggested that the local population could experience adverse health effects due to consumption of local seafood, mainly of demersal and benthic species. Cancer risk was mainly associated with As exposure, and with Cd intake, especially through molluscs consumption. The NMDS model highlighted species specific bioaccumulation processes and specific sensitivity of species to different bioavailable heavy metals. Specifically, Mullus spp. and Scorpaena porcus preferentially accumulate Hg and Cr, Octopus vulgaris specimens were discriminated by the presence of Pb and Zn, while an evident preference for Cd and Cu was recorded in Squilla mantis. In addition, the distribution of heavy metals in organisms revealed sound differences between Follonica and Livorno sampling sites, demonstrating a highly heterogeneous anthropogenic impact in terms of heavy metals input from the industrial activity resting on land.
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- Maria Bonsignore
- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, CNR, Via del Mare, 3 - 91021 Torretta Granitola - Fraz, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, CNR, Via del Mare, 3 - 91021 Torretta Granitola - Fraz, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy.
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, CNR, Via G. da Verrazzano, 17, 91014 Castellammare del Golfo, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, CNR, Via del Mare, 3 - 91021 Torretta Granitola - Fraz, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, CNR, Via del Mare, 3 - 91021 Torretta Granitola - Fraz, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, CNR, Via G. da Verrazzano, 17, 91014 Castellammare del Golfo, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, CNR, Via L. Vaccara, 61, 91026 Mazara del Vallo, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, CNR, Via del Mare, 3 - 91021 Torretta Granitola - Fraz, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, CNR, Via del Mare, 3 - 91021 Torretta Granitola - Fraz, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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Bonsignore M, Salvagio Manta D, Al-Tayeb Sharif EA, D'Agostino F, Traina A, Quinci EM, Giaramita L, Monastero C, Benothman M, Sprovieri M. Marine pollution in the Libyan coastal area: Environmental and risk assessment. Mar Pollut Bull 2018; 128:340-352. [PMID: 29571382 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A comprehensive assessment of the potential adverse effects on environment and human health generated by the inputs of chemicals from the most important Libyan petrochemical plant is presented. Ecotoxicological risk associated with the presence of As, Hg, Ni, Zn and PAHs in marine sediments is low or moderate, with a probability of toxicity for ecosystem <9% and <20% for heavy metals and PAHs respectively. However, surface sediments result strongly enriched in Hg and As of anthropogenic origin. Investigation of metals in fish allowed to assess potential risks for human populations via fish intake. Target hazard quotients values indicate potential risk associated to toxic metals exposure by fish consumption and lifetime cancer risk (TR) values highlight a potential carcinogen risk associated to As intake. Noteworthy, the presented results provide an unprecedented environmental dataset in an area where the availability of field data is very scant, for a better understanding of anthropogenic impacts at Mediterranean scale.
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- Maria Bonsignore
- Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC - CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC - CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC - CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC - CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC - CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC - CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC - CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC - CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tripoli University-Libya, Tripoli, Libya
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- Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC - CNR), Via del Mare, 3, 91021 Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy.
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Rossi S, Crocetti E, Capocaccia R, Gatta G, Buzzoni C, Giacomin A, Zanetti R, Bisanti L, Tessandori R, Crosignani P, Vercelli M, Mazzoleni G, Piffer S, Zambon P, Serraino D, Ferretti S, Michiara M, Federico M, de Leon MP, Mangone L, Falcini F, Crocetti E, La Rosa F, Vitarelli S, Pannozzo F, Fusco M, Donato A, Traina A, Tumino R, Madeddu A, Contrino M, Budroni M. Estimates of cancer burden in Italy. Tumori 2018; 99:416-24. [DOI: 10.1177/030089161309900318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Aims and background This paper presents updated estimates of the incidence, prevalence and mortality of stomach, colorectal, lung, breast, uterine cervix and prostate cancer and skin melanoma in the Italian population. In particular, point estimates for 2012 and time trends from 1970 to 2015 will be provided. Methods The presented figures were obtained by summing up the regional epidemiological indicator estimates presented in the other papers of this monographic issue, which were derived by applying the MIAMOD statistical back-calculation method to cancer registries survival data and official mortality rates. Results Our findings indicate that breast, colon-rectum and prostate will be the cancer sites with the highest incidence rates in the forthcoming years. The incidence rates still tend to increase for breast, male colorectal cancer and female lung cancer as well as for skin melanoma. By contrast, the incidence of stomach cancer, cervical cancer and male lung cancer, by far the most common tumor sites up to the early 1990s, will continue to decrease. The mortality estimates showed a decreasing trend for all considered cancers with the only exception of lung cancer in women. Conclusion These results point to the need to reinforce prevention activities by developing more effective preventive measures for population groups at risk. There is also a need to support timely and continuous cancer surveillance in the Italian population through cancer registries in order to monitor the spread of the cancer risk and to evaluate the impact of prevention policies and therapeutic advances.
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- Silvia Rossi
- National Center of Epidemiology, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome
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- Tuscany Cancer Registry, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute (ISPO), Florence
- AIRTUM National Secretary
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Registro tumori Piemonte, città di Torino
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- Registro tumori Liguria, Provincia di Genova, UOS Epidemiologia descrittiva, IRCSS AOU SMIST/UNIGE
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- Registro tumori dell'Alto Adige-Tumorregister SüdTirol
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- Registro tumori della Provincia di Trento
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- AIRTUM National Secretary, Registro tumori Regione Toscana
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- Registro tumori di popolazione Regione Campania
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- Registro tumori della Provincia di Salerno
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- Registro tumori della Mammella di Palermo
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- Registro tumori della Provincia di Ragusa
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- Registro tumori della Provincia di Sassari
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Minicozzi P, Innos K, Sánchez MJ, Trama A, Walsh PM, Marcos-Gragera R, Dimitrova N, Botta L, Visser O, Rossi S, Tavilla A, Sant M, Hackl M, Zielonke N, Van Eycken E, Henau K, Valerianova Z, Dimitrova N, Sekerija M, Dušek L, Zvolský M, Mägi M, Aareleid T, Malila N, Seppä K, Bouvier A, Faivre J, Bossard N, Uhry Z, Colonna M, Stabenow R, Luttmann S, Eberle A, Brenner H, Nennecke A, Engel J, Schubert-Fritschle G, Heidrich J, Holleczek B, Katalinic A, Clough-Gorr K, Mazzoleni G, Bulatko A, Buzzoni C, Giacomin A, Ferretti S, Barchielli A, Caldarella A, Gatta G, Sant M, Amash H, Amati C, Baili P, Berrino F, Bonfarnuzzo S, Botta L, Capocaccia R, Di Salvo F, Foschi R, Margutti C, Meneghini E, Minicozzi P, Trama A, Serraino D, Maso LD, De Angelis R, Caldora M, Carrani E, Francisci S, Knijn A, Mallone S, Pierannunzio D, Roazzi P, Rossi S, Santaquilani M, Tavilla A, Pannozzo F, Natali M, Filiberti R, Marani E, Autelitano M, Spagnoli G, Cirilli C, Fusco M, Vitale M, Traina A, Staiti R, Vitale F, Cusimano R, Michiara M, Tumino R, Falcini F, Caiazzo A, Maspero S, Fanetti A, Zanetti R, Rosso S, Rugge M, Tognazzo S, Pildava S, Smailyte G, Johannesen T, Rachtan J, Góźdź S, Mężyk R, Błaszczyk J, Kępska K, Bielska-Lasota M, Forjaz de Lacerda G, Bento M, Antunes L, Miranda A, Mayer-da-Silva A, Safaei Diba C, Primic-Zakelj M, Almar E, Mateos A, Lopez de Munain A, Larrañaga N, Torrella-Ramos A, Díaz García J, Jimenez-Chillaron R, Marcos-Gragera R, Vilardell L, Moreno-Iribas C, Ardanaz E, Lambe M, Mousavi M, Bouchardy C, Usel M, Ess S, Frick H, Lorez M, Ess S, Herrmann C, Bordoni A, Spitale A, Konzelmann I, Visser O, Damhuis R, Otter R, Coleman M, Allemani C, Rachet B, Rashbass J, Broggio J, Verne J, Gavin A, Fitzpatrick D, Huws D, White C. Quality analysis of population-based information on cancer stage at diagnosis across Europe, with presentation of stage-specific cancer survival estimates: A EUROCARE-5 study. Eur J Cancer 2017; 84:335-353. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Musco M, Cuttitta A, Bicchi E, Quinci EM, Sprovieri M, Tranchida G, Giaramita L, Traina A, Salvagio Manta D, Gherardi S, Mercurio P, Siragusa A, Mazzola S. Benthic Foraminifera as bio-indicators of anthropogenic impacts in coastal environments: Acqua dei Corsari area case study (Palermo, Italy). Mar Pollut Bull 2017; 117:75-87. [PMID: 28153497 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.032] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study investigates living benthic foraminiferal assemblages as bio-indicators of anthropogenic activities in a coastal area within the Gulf of Palermo (Sicily, Italy), affected by industrial and urban activities, and evaluates the environmental quality through the calibration of a Tolerant Species index (%TSstd). Sediments from 6 stations were sampled along a bathymetric transect from the coast to offshore. Sediment grain size, TOC, major, minor and trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were compared to benthic foraminiferal assemblages and species at each station. Diversity and density of benthic foraminiferal assemblages were not affected by the presence of pollutants, while tolerant species increased with organic (TOC and PAHs) or chemical (As and Pb) concentrations. Moreover, the calibration of the %TSstd formula to >125μm foraminiferal assemblage, gives a detailed description of environmental quality along the transect, representing a good and sensitive tool to evaluate marine coastal environment.
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- Marianna Musco
- Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute for Coastal Marine Environment of the National Research Council (IAMC-CNR), Section of Capo Granitola, 3 Via del Mare, 91021, Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, Tp, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute for Coastal Marine Environment of the National Research Council (IAMC-CNR), Section of Capo Granitola, 3 Via del Mare, 91021, Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, Tp, Italy.
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- Esaip La Salle, 18 Rue du 8 Mai 1945, CS 80022, 49180 St Barthélemy d'Anjou Cedex, France; LPG-BIAF-UMR6112, Université d'Angers, France.
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment of the National Research Council (IAMC-CNR), Section of Capo Granitola, 3 Via del Mare, 91021, Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, Tp, Italy.
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment of the National Research Council (IAMC-CNR), Section of Capo Granitola, 3 Via del Mare, 91021, Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, Tp, Italy.
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment of the National Research Council (IAMC-CNR), Section of Capo Granitola, 3 Via del Mare, 91021, Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, Tp, Italy.
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment of the National Research Council (IAMC-CNR), Section of Capo Granitola, 3 Via del Mare, 91021, Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, Tp, Italy.
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment of the National Research Council (IAMC-CNR), Section of Capo Granitola, 3 Via del Mare, 91021, Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, Tp, Italy.
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment of the National Research Council (IAMC-CNR), Section of Capo Granitola, 3 Via del Mare, 91021, Torretta Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, Tp, Italy.
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment of the National Research Council (IAMC-CNR), Section of Naples, Calata Porta di Massa, 80133 Napoli, Italy.
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment of the National Research Council (IAMC-CNR), Section of Naples, Calata Porta di Massa, 80133 Napoli, Italy.
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Bellante A, D'Agostino F, Traina A, Piazzese D, Milazzo MF, Sprovieri M. Hg and Se exposure in brain tissues of striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) and bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas. Ecotoxicology 2017; 26:250-260. [PMID: 28108889 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-017-1759-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
In this study we analyzed Hg and Se concentrations in dolphin brain tissues of fifteen specimens of striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) and eight specimens of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) stranded in the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas, in order to assess the toxicological risks associated with Hg exposure. High Hg concentrations were found in brain tissues of both analyzed specie (1.86-243 mg/kg dw for striped dolphin and 2.1-98.7 mg/kg dw for bottlenose dolphin), exceeding levels associated with marine mammals neurotoxicity. Althougth the results clearly suggest that the protective effects of Se against Hg toxicity occur in cetaceans' brain tissues, a molar excess of mercury with respect to selenium was found, particularly in adult specimens of Stenella coeruleoalba. On contrary, negligible neurotoxicological risks were found for Tursiops truncatus specimens, due to detoxification processes. Data obtained allowed to prove a more marked neurotoxicological risk for adult specimens of Stenella coeruleoalba in both Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas.
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- Antonio Bellante
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare (DiSTeM), Università degli Studi di Palermo, CoNISMa -Palermo, Via Archirafi, 26, 90123, Palermo, Italy.
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- CNR-Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero, Via del Mare 3, Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, 91021, Italy
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- CNR-Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero, Via del Mare 3, Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, 91021, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare (DiSTeM), Università degli Studi di Palermo, CoNISMa -Palermo, Via Archirafi, 26, 90123, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria (Dip.Inge.), Università degli Studi di Messina, Contrada Di Dio, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- CNR-Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero, Via del Mare 3, Capo Granitola, Campobello di Mazara, TP, 91021, Italy
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Marcos-Gragera R, Mallone S, Kiemeney LA, Vilardell L, Malats N, Allory Y, Sant M, Hackl M, Zielonke N, Oberaigner W, Van Eycken E, Henau K, Valerianova Z, Dimitrova N, Sekerija M, Zvolský M, Dušek L, Storm H, Engholm G, Mägi M, Aareleid T, Malila N, Seppä K, Velten M, Troussard X, Bouvier V, Launoy G, Guizard A, Faivre J, M. Bouvier A, Arveux P, Maynadié M, Woronoff A, Robaszkiewicz M, Baldi I, Monnereau A, Tretarre B, Bossard N, Belot A, Colonna M, Molinié F, Bara S, Schvartz C, Lapôtre-Ledoux B, Grosclaude P, Meyer M, Stabenow R, Luttmann S, Eberle A, Brenner H, Nennecke A, Engel J, Schubert-Fritschle G, Kieschke J, Heidrich J, Holleczek B, Katalinic A, Jónasson J, Tryggvadóttir L, Comber H, Mazzoleni G, Bulatko A, Buzzoni C, Giacomin A, Sutera Sardo A, Mazzei A, Ferretti S, Crocetti E, Manneschi G, Gatta G, Sant M, Amash H, Amati C, Baili P, Berrino F, Bonfarnuzzo S, Botta L, Di Salvo F, Foschi R, Margutti C, Meneghini E, Minicozzi P, Trama A, Serraino D, Zucchetto A, De Angelis R, Caldora M, Capocaccia R, Carrani E, Francisci S, Mallone S, Pierannunzio D, Roazzi P, Rossi S, Santaquilani M, Tavilla A, Pannozzo F, Busco S, Bonelli L, Vercelli M, Gennaro V, Ricci P, Autelitano M, Randi G, Ponz De Leon M, Marchesi C, Cirilli C, Fusco M, Vitale M, Usala M, Traina A, Zarcone M, Vitale F, Cusimano R, Michiara M, Tumino R, Giorgi Rossi P, Vicentini M, Falcini F, Iannelli A, Sechi O, Cesaraccio R, Piffer S, Madeddu A, Tisano F, Maspero S, Fanetti A, Zanetti R, Rosso S, Candela P, Scuderi T, Stracci F, Rocca A, Tagliabue G, Contiero P, Dei Tos A, Tognazzo S, Pildava S, Smailyte G, Calleja N, Micallef R, Johannesen T, Rachtan J, Gózdz S, Mezyk R, Blaszczyk J, Kepska K, Bielska-Lasota M, Forjaz de Lacerda G, Bento M, Antunes L, Miranda A, Mayer-da-Silva A, Nicula F, Coza D, Safaei Diba C, Primic-Zakelj M, Almar E, Mateos A, Errezola M, Larrañaga N, Torrella-Ramos A, Díaz García J, Marcos-Navarro A, Marcos-Gragera R, Vilardell L, Sanchez M, Molina E, Navarro C, Chirlaque M, Moreno-Iribas C, Ardanaz E, Galceran J, Carulla M, Lambe M, Khan S, Mousavi M, Bouchardy C, Usel M, Ess S, Frick H, Lorez M, Ess S, Herrmann C, Bordoni A, Spitale A, Konzelmann I, Visser O, Aben K, Coleman M, Allemani C, Rachet B, Verne J, Easey N, Lawrence G, Moran T, Rashbass J, Roche M, Wilkinson J, Gavin A, Fitzpatrick D, Brewster D, Huws D, White C, Otter R. Urinary tract cancer survival in Europe 1999–2007: Results of the population-based study EUROCARE-5. Eur J Cancer 2015; 51:2217-2230. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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De Angelis R, Minicozzi P, Sant M, Dal Maso L, Brewster DH, Osca-Gelis G, Visser O, Maynadié M, Marcos-Gragera R, Troussard X, Agius D, Roazzi P, Meneghini E, Monnereau A, Hackl M, Zielonke N, Oberaigner W, Van Eycken E, Henau K, Valerianova Z, Dimitrova N, Sekerija M, Zvolský M, Dušek L, Storm H, Engholm G, Mägi M, Aareleid T, Malila N, Seppä K, Velten M, Troussard X, Bouvier V, Launoy G, Guizard A, Faivre J, Bouvier A, Arveux P, Maynadié M, Woronoff A, Robaszkiewicz M, Baldi I, Monnereau A, Tretarre B, Bossard N, Belot A, Colonna M, Molinié F, Bara S, Schvartz C, Lapôtre-Ledoux B, Grosclaude P, Meyer M, Stabenow R, Luttmann S, Eberle A, Brenner H, Nennecke A, Engel J, Schubert-Fritschle G, Kieschke J, Heidrich J, Holleczek B, Katalinic A, Jónasson J, Tryggvadóttir L, Comber H, Mazzoleni G, Bulatko A, Buzzoni C, Giacomin A, Sutera Sardo A, Mancuso P, Ferretti S, Crocetti E, Caldarella A, Gatta G, Sant M, Amash H, Amati C, Baili P, Berrino F, Bonfarnuzzo S, Botta L, Di Salvo F, Foschi R, Margutti C, Meneghini E, Minicozzi P, Trama A, Serraino D, Dal Maso L, De Angelis R, Caldora M, Capocaccia R, Carrani E, Francisci S, Mallone S, Pierannunzio D, Roazzi P, Rossi S, Santaquilani M, Tavilla A, Pannozzo F, Busco S, Bonelli L, Vercelli M, Gennaro V, Ricci P, Autelitano M, Randi G, Ponz De Leon M, Marchesi C, Cirilli C, Fusco M, Vitale M, Usala M, Traina A, Staiti R, Vitale F, Ravazzolo B, Michiara M, Tumino R, Giorgi Rossi P, Di Felice E, Falcini F, Iannelli A, Sechi O, Cesaraccio R, Piffer S, Madeddu A, Tisano F, Maspero S, Fanetti A, Zanetti R, Rosso S, Candela P, Scuderi T, Stracci F, Bianconi F, Tagliabue G, Contiero P, Dei Tos A, Guzzinati S, Pildava S, Smailyte G, Calleja N, Agius D, Johannesen T, Rachtan J, Gózdz S, Mezyk R, Blaszczyk J, Bebenek M, Bielska-Lasota M, Forjaz de Lacerda G, Bento M, Castro C, Miranda A, Mayer-da-Silva A, Nicula F, Coza D, Safaei Diba C, Primic-Zakelj M, Almar E, Ramírez C, Errezola M, Bidaurrazaga J, Torrella-Ramos A, Díaz García J, Jimenez-Chillaron R, Marcos-Gragera R, Izquierdo Font A, Sanchez M, Chang D, Navarro C, Chirlaque M, Moreno-Iribas C, Ardanaz E, Galceran J, Carulla M, Lambe M, Khan S, Mousavi M, Bouchardy C, Usel M, Ess S, Frick H, Lorez M, Ess S, Herrmann C, Bordoni A, Spitale A, Konzelmann I, Visser O, Lemmens V, Coleman M, Allemani C, Rachet B, Verne J, Easey N, Lawrence G, Moran T, Rashbass J, Roche M, Wilkinson J, Gavin A, Donnelly C, Brewster D, Huws D, White C, Otter R. Survival variations by country and age for lymphoid and myeloid malignancies in Europe 2000–2007: Results of EUROCARE-5 population-based study. Eur J Cancer 2015; 51:2254-2268. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Trama A, Foschi R, Larrañaga N, Sant M, Fuentes-Raspall R, Serraino D, Tavilla A, Van Eycken L, Nicolai N, Hackl M, Zielonke N, Oberaigner W, Van Eycken E, Henau K, Valerianova Z, Dimitrova N, Sekerija M, Zvolský M, Dušek L, Storm H, Engholm G, Mägi M, Aareleid T, Malila N, Seppä K, Velten M, Troussard X, Bouvier V, Launoy G, Guizard A, Faivre J, Bouvier A, Arveux P, Maynadié M, Woronoff A, Robaszkiewicz M, Baldi I, Monnereau A, Tretarre B, Bossard N, Belot A, Colonna M, Molinié F, Bara S, Schvartz C, Lapôtre-Ledoux B, Grosclaude P, Meyer M, Stabenow R, Luttmann S, Eberle A, Brenner H, Nennecke A, Engel J, Schubert-Fritschle G, Kieschke J, Heidrich J, Holleczek B, Katalinic A, Jónasson J, Tryggvadóttir L, Comber H, Mazzoleni G, Bulatko A, Buzzoni C, Giacomin A, Sutera Sardo A, Mancuso P, Ferretti S, Crocetti E, Caldarella A, Gatta G, Sant M, Amash H, Amati C, Baili P, Berrino F, Bonfarnuzzo S, Botta L, Di Salvo F, Foschi R, Margutti C, Meneghini E, Minicozzi P, Trama A, Serraino D, Dal Maso L, De Angelis R, Caldora M, Capocaccia R, Carrani E, Francisci S, Mallone S, Pierannunzio D, Roazzi P, Rossi S, Santaquilani M, Tavilla A, Pannozzo F, Busco S, Bonelli L, Vercelli M, Gennaro V, Ricci P, Autelitano M, Randi G, Ponz De Leon M, Marchesi C, Cirilli C, Fusco M, F. Vitale M, Usala M, Traina A, Staiti R, Vitale F, Ravazzolo B, Michiara M, Tumino R, Giorgi Rossi P, Di Felice E, Falcini F, Iannelli A, Sechi O, Cesaraccio R, Piffer S, Madeddu A, Tisano F, Maspero S, Fanetti A, Zanetti R, Rosso S, Candela P, Scuderi T, Stracci F, Bianconi F, Tagliabue G, Contiero P, Dei Tos A, Guzzinati S, Pildava S, Smailyte G, Calleja N, Agius D, Johannesen T, Rachtan J, Gózdz S, Mezyk R, Blaszczyk J, Bebenek M, Bielska-Lasota M, Forjaz de Lacerda G, Bento M, Castro C, Miranda A, Mayer-da-Silva A, Nicula F, Coza D, Safaei Diba C, Primic-Zakelj M, Almar E, Ramírez C, Errezola M, Bidaurrazaga J, Torrella-Ramos A, Díaz García J, Jimenez-Chillaron R, Marcos-Gragera R, Izquierdo Font A, J. Sanchez M, Chang D, Navarro C, Chirlaque M, Moreno-Iribas C, Ardanaz E, Galceran J, Carulla M, Lambe M, Khan S, Mousavi M, Bouchardy C, Usel M, M. Ess S, Frick H, Lorez M, Ess S, Herrmann C, Bordoni A, Spitale A, Konzelmann I, Visser O, Verhoeven R, Coleman M, Allemani C, Rachet B, Verne J, Easey N, Lawrence G, Moran T, Rashbass J, Roche M, Wilkinson J, Gavin A, Donnelly C, Brewster D, Huws D, White C, Otter R. Survival of male genital cancers (prostate, testis and penis) in Europe 1999–2007: Results from the EUROCARE-5 study. Eur J Cancer 2015; 51:2206-2216. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lepage C, Capocaccia R, Hackl M, Lemmens V, Molina E, Pierannunzio D, Sant M, Trama A, Faivre J, Zielonke N, Oberaigner W, Van Eycken E, Henau K, Valerianova Z, Dimitrova N, Sekerija M, Zvolský M, Dušek L, Storm H, Engholm G, Mägi M, Aareleid T, Malila N, Seppä K, Velten M, Troussard X, Bouvier V, Launoy G, Guizard A, Faivre J, Bouvier A, Arveux P, Maynadié M, Woronoff A, Robaszkiewicz M, Baldi I, Monnereau A, Tretarre B, Bossard N, Belot A, Colonna M, Molinié F, Bara S, Schvartz C, Lapôtre-Ledoux B, Grosclaude P, Meyer M, Stabenow R, Luttmann S, Eberle A, Brenner H, Nennecke A, Engel J, Schubert-Fritschle G, Kieschke J, Heidrich J, Holleczek B, Katalinic A, Jónasson J, Tryggvadóttir L, Comber H, Mazzoleni G, Bulatko A, Buzzoni C, Giacomin A, Sutera Sardo A, Mancuso P, Ferretti S, Crocetti E, Caldarella A, Gatta G, Sant M, Amash H, Amati C, Baili P, Berrino F, Bonfarnuzzo S, Botta L, Di Salvo F, Foschi R, Margutti C, Meneghini E, Minicozzi P, Trama A, Serraino D, Dal Maso L, De Angelis R, Caldora M, Capocaccia R, Carrani E, Francisci S, Mallone S, Pierannunzio D, Roazzi P, Rossi S, Santaquilani M, Tavilla A, Pannozzo F, Busco S, Bonelli L, Vercelli M, Gennaro V, Ricci P, Autelitano M, Randi G, Ponz De Leon M, Marchesi C, Cirilli C, Fusco M, Vitale M, Usala M, Traina A, Staiti R, Vitale F, Ravazzolo B, Michiara M, Tumino R, Giorgi Rossi P, Di Felice E, Falcini F, Iannelli A, Sechi O, Cesaraccio R, Piffer S, Madeddu A, Tisano F, Maspero S, Fanetti A, Zanetti R, Rosso S, Candela P, Scuderi T, Stracci F, Bianconi F, Tagliabue G, Contiero P, Dei Tos A, Guzzinati S, Pildava S, Smailyte G, Calleja N, Agius D, Johannesen T, Rachtan J, Gózdz S, Mezyk R, Blaszczyk J, Bebenek M, Bielska-Lasota M, Forjaz de Lacerda G, Bento M, Castro C, Miranda A, Mayer-da-Silva A, Nicula F, Coza D, Safaei Diba C, Primic-Zakelj M, Almar E, Ramírez C, Errezola M, Bidaurrazaga J, Torrella-Ramos A, Díaz García J, Jimenez-Chillaron R, Marcos-Gragera R, Izquierdo Font A, Sanchez M, Chang D, Navarro C, Chirlaque M, Moreno-Iribas C, Ardanaz E, Galceran J, Carulla M, Lambe M, Khan S, Mousavi M, Bouchardy C, Usel M, Ess S, Frick H, Lorez M, Ess S, Herrmann C, Bordoni A, Spitale A, Konzelmann I, Visser O, van der Geest L, Otter R, Coleman M, Allemani C, Rachet B, Verne J, Easey N, Lawrence G, Moran T, Rashbass J, Roche M, Wilkinson J, Gavin A, Donnelly C, Brewster D, Huws D, White C. Survival in patients with primary liver cancer, gallbladder and extrahepatic biliary tract cancer and pancreatic cancer in Europe 1999-2007: Results of EUROCARE-5. Eur J Cancer 2015; 51:2169-2178. [PMID: 26421820 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [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: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The EUROCARE study collects and analyses survival data from population-based cancer registries (CRs) in Europe in order to provide data on between-country differences in survival and time trends in survival. METHODS This study analyses data on liver cancer, gallbladder and extrahepatic biliary tract cancers ("biliary tract cancers"), and pancreatic cancer diagnosed in 2000-2007 from 88 CRs in 29 countries. Relative survival (RS) was estimated overall, by region, sex, age and period of diagnosis using the complete approach. Time trends in 5-year RS over 1999-2007 were also analysed using the period approach. RESULTS The prognosis of the studied cancers was poor. Age-standardised 5-year RS was 12% for liver cancer, 17% for biliary tract cancers and 7% for pancreatic cancer. There were some between-country differences in survival. In general, RS was low in Eastern Europe and high in Central and Southern Europe. For all sites, 5-year RS was similar in men and women and decreased with advancing age. No substantial changes in survival were reported for pancreatic cancer over the period 1999-2007. On average, there was a crude increase in 5-year RS of 3 percentage points between the periods 1999-2001 and 2005-2007 for liver cancer and biliary tract cancers. CONCLUSIONS The major changes in imaging techniques over the study period for the diagnosis of the three studied cancers did not result in an improvement in the prognosis of these cancers. In the near future, new innovative treatments might be the best way to improve the prognosis in these cancers.
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- Côme Lepage
- Burgundy Cancer Registry, INSERM U866, Dijon, France; Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Dijon, France; Burgundy University, Dijon, France.
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- Bundesanstalt statistical Osterreich, Vienna, Austria
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- Departement of Research, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Escuela Andaluza de Salud Peblica, Insituto de Investigation biosanitaria, Hospitales Universitarios Universidad Granada, Spain
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- Analytical Epidemiology and Health Impact Unit, Department of Preventive and Predictive medicine, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Evaluative Epidemiology Unit, Department of Preventive and Predictive medicine, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Burgundy Cancer Registry, INSERM U866, Dijon, France; Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Dijon, France; Burgundy University, Dijon, France
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Bellante A, Maccarone V, Buscaino G, Buffa G, Filiciotto F, Traina A, Del Core M, Mazzola S, Sprovieri M. Trace element concentrations in red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and surface sediments in Lake Preola and Gorghi Tondi natural reserve, SW Sicily. Environ Monit Assess 2015; 187:404. [PMID: 26045038 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4613-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Concentrations of trace elements (Cd, Pb, As, V, Cr, Ni, Cu and Zn) were determined in superficial sediments and in muscle and hepatopancreas tissues of the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii from Lake Preola and Gorghi Tondi Natural Reserve (SW Sicily). In particular, hepatopancreas showed a decidedly higher content of all analysed trace elements with respect to muscles (two- to threefold higher for Cd, Cu, As, Zn and V; four- to fivefold higher for Pb and Cr and seven times higher for Ni). However, no statistically reliable differential accumulation pattern emerged with regard to length and weight for trace elements (except for Cd for which significant positive correlations with length were recorded). Trace element concentrations found in crayfish tissues were in the range considered harmful to human health (except for Cd and Cr). Moreover, the As and Pb concentrations, either in sediment or crayfish tissues, are clearly related to intense agricultural activities, with extensive use of fertilizers and pesticides, that significantly affect the levels of these toxic metals in the study area.
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- A Bellante
- CNR-Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero, Via del Mare 3, Capo Granitola, 91021, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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Traina A, Oliveri E, Salvagio Manta D, Barra M, Mazzola S, Cuttitta A. Metals content in otoliths of Dicentrarchus labrax from two fish farms of Sicily. Environ Monit Assess 2015; 187:360. [PMID: 25980727 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4434-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Otoliths of cultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from two different fish farms of Sicily were collected and analyzed by using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy. Metal content (Ba, Cd, Fe, Mg, Mn, Sr, and Zn) was measured in order to test the potential use of biogenic carbonates as proxies of dissimilar environmental conditions since the fish farms are implanted in opposite coastal marine areas (Gulf of Castellammare and Gulf of Gela) characterized by different oceanographic features and human activities. Cluster analysis discriminates samples as different groups on the basis of metal content. Results show that concentrations of Sr in the otoliths have a similar range of distribution and not significantly different between the two farms. Otherwise, Fe, Mg, Mn, and Cd show higher concentrations in otoliths collected from fish reared in the farm in the southern coast (Gulf of Gela), an area subject to a great anthropogenic pressure. Zn is the only element with higher values in the otoliths from the farm in the northern coast (Gulf of Trappeto) probably due to industrial effluent. In this work, obtained data confirm the high potential of trace elements measurements in these biogenic carbonates as proxies of different environmental conditions.
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- A Traina
- Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC)-CNR, Via del Mare, 3, Torretta Granitola, 91021, Campobello di Mazara, TP, Italy
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Gatta G, Mallone S, van der Zwan J, Trama A, Siesling S, Capocaccia R, Hackl M, Van Eycken E, Henau K, Hedelin G, Velten M, Launoy G, Guizard A, Bouvier A, Maynadié M, Woronoff AS, Buemi A, Colonna M, Ganry O, Grosclaude; P, Holleczek B, Ziegler H, Tryggvadottir L, Bellù F, Ferretti S, Serraino D, Dal Maso L, Bidoli E, Birri S, Zucchetto A, Zainer L, Vercelli M, Orengo M, Casella C, Quaglia A, Federico M, Rashid I, Cirilli C, Fusco M, Traina A, Michiara M, De Lisi V, Bozzani F, Giacomin A, Tumino R, La Rosa M, Spata E, Signora A, Mangone L, Falcini F, Giorgetti S, Ravaioli A, Senatore G, Iannelli A, Budroni M, Piffer S, Franchini S, Crocetti E, Caldarella A, Intrieri T, La Rosa F, Stracci F, Cassetti T, Contiero P, Tagliabue G, Zambon P, Guzzinati S, Berrino F, Baili P, Bella F, Ciampichini R, Gatta G, Margutti C, Micheli A, Minicozzi P, Sant M, Trama A, Caldora M, Capocaccia R, Carrani E, De Angelis R, Francisci S, Grande E, Inghelmann R, Lenz H, Martina L, Roazzi P, Santaquilani M, Simonetti A, Tavilla A, Verdecchia A, Langmark, F, Rachtan J, Mężyk R, Góżdź S, Siudowska U, Zwierko M, Bielska-Lasota M, Safaei Diba C, Primic-Zakelj M, Mateos A, Izarzugaza I, Torrella Ramos A, Zurriaga O, Marcos-Gragera R, Vilardell M, Izquierdo A, Ardanaz E, Moreno-Iribas C, Galceran J, Klint Å, Talbäck M, Jundt G, Usel M, Frick H, Ess S, Bordoni A, Konzelmann I, Dehler S, Siesling S, Visser O, Otter R, Coebergh J, Greenberg D, Wilkinson J, Roche M, Verne J, Meechan D, Poole J, Lawrence G, Gavin A, Brewster D, Black R, Steward J. Cancer prevalence estimates in Europe at the beginning of 2000. Ann Oncol 2013; 24:1660-6. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Bonsignore M, Salvagio Manta D, Oliveri E, Sprovieri M, Basilone G, Bonanno A, Falco F, Traina A, Mazzola S. Mercury in fishes from Augusta Bay (southern Italy): Risk assessment and health implication. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 56:184-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2012] [Revised: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zorzi M, Puliti D, Vettorazzi M, De Lisi V, Falcini F, Federico M, Ferretti S, Moffa IF, Mangone L, Mano MP, Naldoni C, Ponti A, Traina A, Tumino R, Paci E. Mastectomy rates are decreasing in the era of service screening: a population-based study in Italy (1997-2001). Br J Cancer 2006; 95:1265-8. [PMID: 17043685 PMCID: PMC2360582 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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We enrolled all 2162 in situ and 21 148 invasive cases of breast cancer in 17 areas of Italy, diagnosed in 1997–2001. Rates of early cancer increased by 13.7% in the screening age group (50–69 years), and breast conserving surgery by 24.6%. Advanced cancer rates decreased by 19.4%, and mastectomy rates by 24.2%. Service screening did not increase mastectomy rates in the study population.
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- M Zorzi
- Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padova, Italy
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- Clinical and Descriptive Epidemiology Unit-CSPO-Research Institute of the Tuscany Region, Firenze, Italy
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- Romagna Cancer Registry, Forlì, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit-ASL 2, Perugia, Italy
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- Reggio-Emilia Cancer Registry, Reggio-Emilia, Italy
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- University of Turin-Department of Biological Sciences and Human Oncology, Turin, Italy
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- Screening program-Emilia-Romagna Region Health Department, Bologna, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit-CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Oncology-ARNAS Ascoli, Palermo, Italy
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- Cancer Registry and Human Pathology Department-Arezzo Hospital, Ragusa, Italy
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- Clinical and Descriptive Epidemiology Unit-CSPO-Research Institute of the Tuscany Region, Firenze, Italy
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Traina A, Cusimano R, Liquori M, Ferrigno V, Guttadauro A, Ravazzolo B, Giammanco AM, Castagnetta L. Breast cancer registry in Palermo and its Province: incidence in 1999. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2002; 963:85-90. [PMID: 12095932 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04098.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The incidence of breast cancer in the city of Palermo and its Province was investigated. The cancer rate was higher in the city of Palermo (100.8/100,000/year), a great southern urban area, than in the 81 municipalities of the Province (79.2/100,000/year). Rates were also compared with those in other geographic areas of Italy, showing a smaller than expected negative north-south gradient in incidence, especially in the young age group, as shown by the cumulative risk observed in the 0-54-year-old group. These findings confirm the role of recent life style changes in the cancer risk distribution.
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- A Traina
- Cancer Registry, and Unit of Experimental Oncology & Palermo Branch of IST-GE, Department of Clinical Oncology, M. Ascoli Cancer Centre Hospital, A.R.N.A.S., Civico, Palermo, Italy.
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Castagnetta L, Traina A, Agostara B, Miele M, Campisi I, Calabro M, Marasa L, Carruba G. Ligand binding and cytochemical analysis of estrogen and progesterone receptors in relation to follow-up in patients with breast cancer. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2002; 963:98-103. [PMID: 12095934 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04100.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Soluble and nuclear estrogen receptor (ER) content was measured by ligand binding assay, and estrogen and progesterone receptors by immunohistochemical assays (ER-ICA and PR-ICA) in 214 patients with breast cancer recruited at the "M. Ascoli" Cancer Hospital Centre in Palermo, Sicily, to assess the discriminant and predictive value of these parameters. On follow-up, data from both ER-ICA and PR-ICA showed a statistically significant difference, PR-positive patients having longer disease-free (DSF) and overall (OS) survival than PR-negative ones. Conversely, ER status did not correlate significantly with both DFS (P = 0.6) and OS (P = 0.2). In particular, PR-positive patients had 59 +/- 18 months DFS and 67 +/- 12 months OS, compared to 51 +/- 22 months DFS and 57 +/- 17 months OS of PR-negative cases. The present evidence implies that a PR-negative status identifies breast cancer patients with early relapse, as also suggested by previous studies. It also agrees with the results of ligand binding assay of ER, where ER status is a good discriminant and predictor of response to endocrine treatment, but is unable to anticipate early relapse in breast cancer patients. Evidence that PR status is a statistically significant prognostic indicator deserves further study to ascertain whether or not PR should be regarded as an ER-dependent parameter or be related to other biological variables such as growth factor (e.g., EGF), oncogene (e.g., Her2/Neu), or tumor suppressor gene (e.g., p53) products.
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- L Castagnetta
- Unit of Experimental Oncology & Palermo Branch of IST-GE, Cancer Registry, and Unit of Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical Oncology, M. Ascoli Cancer Hospital Centre, A.R.N.A.S., Civico, Palermo, Italy.
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Preliminary evidence from a case control study of healthy postmenopausal women living in Palermo, Sicily, is presented to investigate the potential impact of a traditional Mediterranean diet on the risk of developing breast cancer. Of the 230 women who fulfilled specific eligibility criteria, 115 were enrolled in the study based on serum testosterone values equal to or greater than the median population value (0.14 microg/ml). Women were then individually randomized into a diet intervention (n = 58) and a control (n = 55) group. Women in the intervention group attended a weekly "cooking course" for 1 year, being trained by professional chefs in the correct use of the natural ingredients of the traditional Mediterranean diet, including whole cereals, legumes, seeds, fish, cruciferous vegetables, and many others. The intervention group was subsequently instructed to follow the learned diet at home, while the control group was only advised to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables, as recommended by WHO. The following measures were taken at the beginning, middle, and end of the study: (a) fasting blood and 12-hour urine samples to assay defined hormonal endpoints; (b) height, weight, and circumference of the waist and hip; and (c) a food frequency and computerized 24-hour dietary recall questionnaire. After 1 year, both the control and the intervention groups showed satisfactory compliance rates (81 and 85%, respectively). In addition, preliminary results so far obtained reveal an unequivocal trend towards weight loss, a strong reduction in cholesterol levels, and a psychophysical feeling of well-being by women adopting the Mediterranean diet. The study is currently ongoing to verify the association of changes in serum and urine hormone levels and breast cancer risk in the intervention group.
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- L Castagnetta
- Unit of Experimental Oncology & Palermo Branch of IST-GE, and Cancer Registry, Department of Clinical Oncology, M. Ascoli Cancer Hospital Centre, A.R.N.A.S., Civico, Palermo, Italy.
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Castagnetta L, Traina A, Campisi I, Calabro M, Maratta A, Saetta A, Agostara B, Mezzatesta N. Androgen receptor status in nontumoral and malignant human colorectal tissues. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2002; 963:322-5. [PMID: 12095958 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04124.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Data on androgen receptor (AR) status of nontumoral and malignant human colorectal tissues are compared using ligand binding assay in 22 patients who underwent surgery for colorectal cancer at the "M. Ascoli" Cancer Hospital Centre in Palermo, Sicily. In nontumoral tissues, ARs were predominantly (67%) positive, with 25% of cases having a 0/+ status. Conversely, malignant tissues showed only 32% of cases with a positive (+/+) AR status, with a proportional increase of 0/+ cases (from 25% to 55%); the extent of AR-negative (0/0) cases remained fairly constant (8-9%). Overall, our evidence indicates that nontumoral colorectal tissues have a predominantly positive (+/+) AR status and that this condition shifts towards a significant decrease of AR-positive cases in cancer tissues. Studies on the relation between status of sex steroid receptors and specific biomolecular markers in human colorectal tumors are currently being carried out in our laboratories.
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- L Castagnetta
- Unit of Experimental Oncology & Palermo Branch of IST-GE, Department of Clinical Oncology, M. Ascoli Cancer Hospital Centre, A.R.N.A.S., Civico, Palermo, Italy.
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Hooper PD, Phillips R, Adams A, Allen D, Schultz GD, Scaringe J, Beckman J, Goubran E, Morganthal P, Farrar K, Traina A. Los Angeles College of Chiropractic practice model. Altern Ther Health Med 2000; 6:76-9. [PMID: 11076450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Singh BB, Zarow FM, Traina A, Scaringe J. A specific electrotherapy technique in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: three case reports. Altern Ther Health Med 2000; 6:112, 110-1. [PMID: 11012282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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- B B Singh
- Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, California
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Castagnetta LA, Traina A, Liquori M, Marasà L, Amodio R, Di Falco M, Miele M, Rausa L, Carruba G. Quantitative image analysis of estrogen and progesterone receptors as a prognostic tool for selecting breast cancer patients for therapy. Anal Quant Cytol Histol 1999; 21:59-62. [PMID: 10068777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess estrogen and progesterone receptor presence in human breast tumors using immunocytochemical analysis. STUDY DESIGN For both estrogen (ER) and progesterone (PR) receptor assay, percent of stained cells and intensity of staining were estimated on a series of 251 consecutive breast cancer cases from the M. Ascoli Cancer Hospital Center in Palermo using the CAS 200 image analysis system. RESULTS Cytochemical assay revealed a differential distribution of both ER and PR, by menopausal status of the patients; premenopause (PreM) was mostly ER negative (63%), and postmenopause (PostM) > 10 years was mostly ER and PR positive (64%). The percent of cells stained for ER was significantly different between PreM and PostM patients when they were considered as a whole. By contrast, no difference emerged for PR staining among menopausal groups. Overall, patients whose tumors were PR positive showed a significantly (P < .03) longer interval free of relapse. CONCLUSION The present results suggest that PRs behave as better indicators than ERs of early relapse in breast cancer patients. Further studies, with longer follow-up, are needed, however, to validate this concept.
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- L A Castagnetta
- Institute of Oncology, Medical School, Policlinico, University of Palermo, Italy
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Castagnetta LA, Carruba G, Traina A, Granata OM, Markus M, Pavone-Macaluso M, Blomquist CH, Adamski J. Expression of different 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase types and their activities in human prostate cancer cells. Endocrinology 1997; 138:4876-82. [PMID: 9348218 DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.11.5497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17betaHSD) enzyme system governs important redox reactions at the C17 position of steroid hormones. Different 17betaHSD types (no. 1-4) have been identified to date in peripheral human tissues, such as placenta, testis, and breast. However, there is little information on their expression and activity in either normal or malignant prostate. In the present work, we have inspected pathways of 17beta-oxidation of either androgen or estrogen in human prostate cancer cells (LNCaP, DU145, and PC3) in relation to the expression of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) for 17betaHSD types 1-4. These cell systems feature distinct steroid receptor status and response to hormones. We report here that high expression levels of 17betaHSD4 were consistently observed in all three cell lines, whereas even greater amounts of 17betaHSD2 mRNA were detected solely in PC3 cells. Neither 17betaHSD1 nor 17betaHSD3 mRNAs could be detected in any cell line. From a metabolic standpoint, intact cell analysis showed a much lower extent of 17beta-oxidation of both androgen [testosterone (T)] and estrogen [estradiol (E2)] in LNCaP and DU145 cells compared to PC3 cells, where a greater precursor degradation and higher formation rates of oxidized derivatives (respectively, androstenedione and estrone) were observed. Using subcellular fractionation, we have been able to differentiate among 17betaHSD types 1-4 on the basis of their distinct substrate specificities and subcellular localization. This latter approach gave rise to equivalent results. PC3 cells, in fact, displayed a high level of microsomal activity with a low E2/T activity ratio and approximately equal apparent Km values for E2 and T, suggesting the presence of 17betaHSD2. Dehydrogenase specific activity with both E2 and T was also detected, although at lower levels, in LNCaP and DU145 cells. No evidence for reductase activity could be obtained in either the soluble or microsomal fraction of any cell line. As comparable expression levels of 17betaHSD4 were seen in the three cell lines, 17betaHSD2 is a likely candidate to account for the predominant oxidative activity in PC3 cells, whereas 17betaHSD4 may account for the lower extent of E2 oxidation seen in both LNCaP and DU145 cells. This is the first report on the expression of four different 17betaHSD types in human prostate cancer cells. It ought to be emphasized that for the first time, analysis of different 17betaHSD activities in either intact or fractionated cells harmonizes with the expression of relevant mRNAs species.
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- L A Castagnetta
- Institute of Oncology, Policlinico, University Medical School, Palermo, Italy
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Toscano G, Pastura G, Costa G, Traina A, Spadaro P, Liquori M, Mesiti M. Timing of surgery during menstrual cycle and prognosis in operable breast cancer. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1996; 784:529-33. [PMID: 8651612 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb16276.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- G Toscano
- Biotechnologies and Clinical Trials Units, Messina Branch, National Institute for Cancer Research of Genoa, Italy
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Traina A, Cusimano R, Liquori M, Calabria C, Biglia N, Ponzone R, Sgrò L, Sismondi P. Oral contraceptive use and breast cancer risk in areas with different incidence. A case-control study among young women. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1996; 784:564-9. [PMID: 8651617 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb16281.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- A Traina
- M. Ascoli Cancer Hospital, U.S.L. 58, Palermo, Italy
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Cusimano R, Traina A, Liquori M, Pinzone F, Gagliardo F, Li Castri C, Porcello G, Carruba G, Palazzotto G, Castagnetta L. Breast cancer incidence in Palermo city (Italy). Ann N Y Acad Sci 1996; 784:467-71. [PMID: 8651600 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb16265.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- R Cusimano
- M. Ascoli Cancer Hospital Center, Palermo, Italy
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Traina A, Liquori M, Cusimano R, Calabria C, Agostara B, Castagnetta L. Recent postmenopause, but not ER status, identifies a subset of primary breast cancer patients with a higher risk of relapse. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1996; 784:491-5. [PMID: 8651604 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb16269.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- A Traina
- Medical Oncology II, M. Ascoli Cancer Hospital Center, Palermo, Italy
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Boccardo F, Amoroso D, Rubagotti A, Sismondi P, De Sanctis C, Cappellini M, Pacini P, Castagnetta L, Traina A, Farris A. Endocrine therapy of breast cancer. The experience of the Italian Cooperative Group for Chemohormonal Therapy of Early Breast Cancer (GROCTA). Ann N Y Acad Sci 1993; 698:318-29. [PMID: 8279771 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1993.tb17222.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- F Boccardo
- Div. di Oncologia Medica II, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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Castagnetta L, Traina A, Carruba G, Fecarotta E, Palazzotto G, Leake R. The prognosis of breast cancer patients in relation to the oestrogen receptor status of both primary disease and involved nodes. Br J Cancer 1992; 66:167-70. [PMID: 1637667 PMCID: PMC1977903 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1992.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Nodal involvement is accepted as the best single marker of prognosis in breast cancer. However, there is little information on the sub-division of node-positive patients according to the oestrogen receptor status of the nodal tissue. We have previously reported (Eur. J. Ca. 1987, 23, 31) that, in almost all cases, involved nodes are only oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) in patients whose primary tumours are uniformly ER+. This paper presents clinical follow-up on a larger group of patients with node positive breast cancer. For each patient, both soluble and nuclear receptor concentrations were determined in three separate parts of the primary tumour and in at least one involved node (we have previously defined tumours which contained ER in all six fractions of the primary as HS++, those lacking receptor in some fractions as HS+- and wholly receptor negative tumours as HS--). Median follow-up time was 71.5 months. As expected, patients whose tumours were HS++ had a significant (P less than 0.008) survival advantage. More importantly, patients with ER in both the soluble and nuclear fractions of their involved nodes survived significantly (P less than 0.003) longer than those with ER- nodes. Thus, full oestrogen receptor status of involved nodes will give sufficient prognostic information when adequate primary tissue is not available.
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- L Castagnetta
- Hormone Biochemistry Laboratory, University School of Medicine, Policlinico, Palermo, Italy
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Boccardo F, Rubagotti A, Amoroso D, Sismondi P, Genta F, Nenci I, Piffanelli A, Farris A, Castagnetta L, Traina A. Chemotherapy versus tamoxifen versus chemotherapy plus tamoxifen in node-positive, oestrogen-receptor positive breast cancer patients. An update at 7 years of the 1st GROCTA (Breast Cancer Adjuvant Chemo-Hormone Therapy Cooperative Group) trial. Eur J Cancer 1992; 28:673-80. [PMID: 1591091 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(05)80123-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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504 evaluable node positive oestrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer patients were randomly allocated to receive either 5 years tamoxifen treatment or chemotherapy [six courses of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil (CMF) followed by 4 courses of epirubicin] or a combination of both treatments. At a median follow-up of 5 years tamoxifen appeared to be more effective than chemotherapy, the difference being highly significant in postmenopausal women. The addition of chemotherapy to tamoxifen was not able to significantly improve the results achieved by tamoxifen alone, irrespective of menopausal status. Trends were similar even after stratification for the number of involved nodes. The protective effect of tamoxifen in terms of reduction of the odds of death increased with time and no rebound phenomena on recurrence or death has occurred so far after the completion of tamoxifen treatment. Overall, the prognostic value of number of involved nodes and of progesterone receptor (PgR) status was confirmed by multivariate analysis. However, the predictive value of PgR was lost in patients receiving tamoxifen alone. Similarly, the degree of ER positivity was not predictive of the response to tamoxifen. Tamoxifen treatment should still be regarded as the gold standard for postmenopausal ER positive patients. In younger women the antioestrogen proved to be safe and at least as effective as chemotherapy. However, the analysis of the annual risks suggests that the concurrent or the sequential use of chemotherapy and tamoxifen might represent a more appropriate treatment for this patient subset, particularly for those with four or more involved nodes. Different cut-offs of ER and PgR assays from those we have arbitrarily employed in the present analysis should probably be used to select more properly the patients who can benefit from endocrine therapy.
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- F Boccardo
- Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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Mustacchi G, Mansutti M, Milani S, Pluchinotta A, Farris A, Scanni A, Maiorino L, Santoro A, Traina A, Schieppati G, Malloci A, Zadro A, D'Aiuto G, Parisi V, Capasso I, Villa E, Fosser V, Garattini P, Schittulli F, Gambrosier P, De Fabiani E, Caciotto C, Lombardi M. Tamoxifene (TAM) and primary breast cancer in old women. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/0277-5379(90)90384-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Castagnetta L, Traina A, Di Carlo A, Carruba G, Lo Casto M, Mesiti M, Leake R. Do multiple oestrogen receptor assays give significant additional information for the management of breast cancer? Br J Cancer 1989; 59:636-8. [PMID: 2713250 PMCID: PMC2247153 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1989.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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In 101 breast cancer patients, measurement of oestrogen receptor status in multiple biopsies across a tumour reveals a highly significant difference in the proportion of patients remaining either disease-free (P less than 0.04) or alive (P less than 0.005), when those with uniformly receptor positive (++) primary tumours are matched with clinically comparable patients whose tumours were homogeneously receptor negative (--). Mean follow-up time was 85 months. The prognostic value of this discriminant is particularly striking in the 53 patients with involved nodes at presentation. Of these, 13 were (++) and seven remain alive of whom six are disease-free, whereas 24 of the 29 (--) patients are dead. These results further suggest that receptor assay on a single homogenate gives less clinical information than do assays on multiple biopsies across the tumour. For patients with involved nodes, clinical management may best be decided after determination of 'macroheterogeneity'.
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- L Castagnetta
- Hormone Biochemistry Laboratory, School of Medicine, University of Palermo-Policlinico, Italy
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Castagnetta L, Traina A, Di Carlo A, Latteri AM, Carruba G, Leake RE. Heterogeneity of soluble and nuclear oestrogen receptor status of involved nodes in relation to primary breast cancer. Eur J Cancer Clin Oncol 1987; 23:31-5. [PMID: 3595683 DOI: 10.1016/0277-5379(87)90415-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Both soluble and nuclear oestrogen receptors were measured in at least two different portions of primary breast cancer and in concurrent metastatic tissue from axillary nodes. Oestrogen receptor (ER) status of involved nodes was found highly consistent with that of primary tumours. Of the 67 patients studied, 30 had metastatic nodes which contained both soluble and nuclear ER. Of these, 27 were associated with a primary cancer which also had both soluble and nuclear ER, determined in at least two separate parts of the primary cancer. Conversely, none of the completely negative primaries gave rise to fully receptor positive metastatic tissue. Surprisingly, 17 out of 20 heterogeneous primary tumours, i.e. those containing both receptor positive and negative components, generated receptor negative metastatic nodes. Moreover, in 7 of the 8 patients with N-2 stage nodal involvement, the metastatic disease had arisen from primaries which were either completely receptor negative or with a heterogeneous ER status. It is suggested that macroscopic heterogeneity of ER status in primary breast cancer is associated with poor prognosis.
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Castagnetta L, Traina A, Ciaccio M, Carruba G, Polito L, Di Carlo A. Modulation of oestrogen excretion profiles by adjuvant chemotherapy in pre- and postmenopausal breast cancer. J Steroid Biochem 1985; 23:1115-22. [PMID: 3005773 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(85)90029-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Modulation of steroid status by conventional chemotherapy was studied in 31 breast cancer patients receiving CMF and in 31 age-matched breast cancer patients without any therapy, taken as controls. This was achieved through the study of oestrogen excretion profiles using previously identified parameters and referring not only to classical but also to the "other", namely catechol and unusual, oestrogen metabolites. After CMF treatment the premenopausal patients exhibit a modified excretion pattern, mainly concerning a marked and significant reduction of classical oestrogens, as shown by pattern indices. Because there is evidence that oestriol metabolism is not markedly affected by CMF treatment, such a significant decrease in classical oestrogens must be attributed to the secretory function, presumably ovarian ab origine. To the contrary, after treatment, pattern indices show significantly higher median values in postmenopausal patients. Mean oestriol ratio values also display a significant increase, thus supporting the hypothesis that conventional cytotoxic drugs may act by enhancing oestrogen metabolic rates. In fact, the postmenopausal treated subgroup proved to have significantly higher excretion levels of most of the oestrogens considered to date. Surprisingly, E1 + E1-S fractions were strongly reduced in this subgroup and this leads to the suggestion of an increased steroid metabolic rate by CMF treatment. However, comparing 9 breast cancer patients, when having had both short-term and non-short-term CMF treatment, the effects on steroid excretion patterns appear to arise at an early stage.
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Castagnetta L, D'Agostino C, Lo Casto M, Traina A, Leake RE. Breast cancer: a comparison of response to endocrine therapy and oestrogen excretion patterns including unusual metabolites. Br J Cancer 1981; 44:670-4. [PMID: 6274375 PMCID: PMC2010836 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1981.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The urinary excretion patterns of oestrogen metabolites, including unusual metabolites, were determined by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry for 63 women with advanced breast cancer and 39 normal postmenopausal women. The concentration of total unusual metabolites excreted was found to be an excellent discriminant between breast-cancer patients and controls (P less than 0.0001). Discrimination between responders and non-responders to endocrine therapy was attempted, using several different indices. Of these, the ratio of Classical Oestrogens to Unusual Metabolites (CE/UM) proved a fair discriminant, but the product of this ratio and the oestriol ratio (CE/UM x E3R) was much the best discriminant. This product, termed a Pattern Index, has considerable potential, not only as a discriminant for selecting therapy, but also as a rapid index of patient response to that therapy.
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Picone MA, Traina A. Pharmacokinetic characteristics of daunomycin in antibiotic with antitumour action. Arzneimittelforschung 1970; 20:88-92. [PMID: 5467450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Pasqualino A, Picone MA, Traina A. Spectrofluorophotometric determination of daunomycin in the tissues. Arzneimittelforschung 1969; 19:774-6. [PMID: 5819788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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