Pak J Med Sci
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In recent decades, there has been an increase in early-onset colorectal cancer, the need to screen individuals younger than 50 years of age, and the presence of histopathological differences remains unclear. The objective of this study was to explore the occurrence of polyps in both young adults and older individuals and to examine their potential correlation with colorectal cancer. ⋯ Our current results confirm the detection of sporadic colorectal adenomas and advanced neoplasia in young adults.It is important to establish professional community guidelines for surveillance colonoscopy in these age groups.
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To examine the relationship between Hepatitis B vaccination status and demographic and hepatitis B markers of individuals receiving healthcare services. ⋯ Although the Universal Hepatitis-B Vaccination Program was followed in our study, it was determined that antibody levels in healthcare workers decreased or ended over time, and hepatitis-B antibody levels increased significantly with each dose of vaccine administered. For this reason, it is of great importance to determine regular antibody levels and develop standard vaccination programs, especially in healthcare workers.