Epidemiol Prev
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To describe the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in Sicily in the years 2010-2013. ⋯ TB epidemiology in Sicily is complex and is rapidly changing. The most striking features are the increasing proportion of cases in the foreign-born population and the wide heterogeneity of MTBC isolates. An integrated approach using both conventional and molecular tools is necessary to accurately assess and monitor TB epidemiology in this Region.
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This Report intends to estimate the total number of people still alive in 2010 after cancer diagnosis in Italy, regardless of the time since diagnosis, and to project these estimates to 2015. This study is also aimed to estimate the number of already cured cancer patients, whose mortality rates have become undistinguishable from that of the general population of the same age and sex. ⋯ The study showed a steady increase over time (nearly +3% per year) of prevalent cases in Italy. A quarter of Italian cancer patients alive in 2010 can be considered as already cured. The AIRTUM Report 2014 describes characteristics of cancer patients and former-patients for 50 cancer types or combinations by sex and age. This detailed information promotes the conduction of studies aimed at expanding the current knowledge on the quality of life of these patients during and after the active phase of treatments (prevalence according to health status), on the long-term effects of treatments (in particular for paediatric patients), on the cost profile of cancer patients, and on rare tumours. All these observations have a high potential impact on health planning, clinical practice, and, most of all, patients' perspective.