Moderate-vigorous recreational physical activity and breast cancer risk, stratified by menopause status: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HK Neilson, MS Farris, CR Stone, MM Vaska… - Menopause, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Physical inactivity increases postmenopausal and possibly premenopausal breast
cancer risk, although different biologic mechanisms are proposed. Our primary objective …

[PDF][PDF] Review typology: The basic types of reviews for synthesizing evidence for the purpose of knowledge translation

SS Samnani, M Vaska, S Ahmed… - J Coll Physicians Surg …, 2017 - academia.edu
With advances in medical practice and fields of research, reviews occupy a key position for
summarizing existing knowledge. Due to the differences and overlap in terminology, the full …

[HTML][HTML] The incidence of acute myeloid leukemia in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study

AC Shysh, LT Nguyen, M Guo, M Vaska, C Naugler… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background The incidence rate of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) was determined in the
Calgary Metropolitan Area, a major Canadian city. Methods Data from all patients diagnosed …

Who benefits from psychosocial interventions in oncology? A systematic review of psychological moderators of treatment outcome

R Tamagawa, S Garland, M Vaska… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2012 - Springer
Medical and demographic characteristics and psychological morbidity of individuals with
cancer prior to a psychosocial intervention can influence the efficacy of interventions. However, …

Interventions at the laboratory level to reduce laboratory test ordering by family physicians: systematic review

RE Thomas, M Vaska, C Naugler, TC Turin - Clinical biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess the effectiveness of interventions by laboratories and to increase rational
and reduce unnecessary family physician test ordering. Design and methods MEDLINE […

Definitive chemoradiotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and esophagectomy for the treatment of esophageal and gastroesophageal carcinoma–a …

R Chow, K Murdy, M Vaska, SL Lee - Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction There currently exists limited data comparing definitive chemoradiotherapy to
neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with esophagectomy for patients with esophageal carcinoma…

Injuries in taekwando: systematic review

RE Thomas, BC Thomas, MM Vaska - The Physician and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Assess rates/1000athletic encounters(AE) in Taekwondo of injuries/age/gender/type/location.
Methods: Searches in 17 electronic, 7 grey-literature databases. Two …

[HTML][HTML] Ramadan fasting is not usually associated with the risk of cardiovascular events: A systematic review and meta-analysis

…, M Qasqas, N Rumana, M Vaska… - Journal of Family and …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Over one billion Muslims worldwide fast during the month of Ramadan. Ramadan fasting
brings about some changes in the daily lives of practicing Muslims, especially in their diet and …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence of acute lymphocytic leukemia in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study

R Snodgrass, LT Nguyen, M Guo, M Vaska… - BMC research …, 2018 - Springer
Objective Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a rare malignant neoplasm that develops
from abnormal lymphoid stem cells. ALL incidence is highest among children and declines …

Injury among the immigrant population in Canada: exploring the research landscape through a systematic scoping review

MR Kazi, M Ferdous, N Rumana, M Vaska… - International …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Injuries are the leading cause of death among younger Canadians and represent
a large economic burden on the Canadian population. Although immigrants comprise …