Burden and centralised treatment in Europe of rare tumours: results of RARECAREnet—a population-based study

…, A Miranda, CS Diba, T Žagar, E Almar… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Rare cancers pose challenges for diagnosis, treatments, and clinical decision
making. Information about rare cancers is scant. The RARECARE project defined rare …

Asthma control in Europe: a real-world evaluation based on an international population-based study

…, A Corsico, D Jarvis, I Pin, S Accordini, E Almar… - Journal of allergy and …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic evidence related to asthma control in patients from the
general population is scanty. OBJECTIVES: We sought to assess asthma control in several …

The socio‐economic burden of asthma is substantial in Europe

…, D Jarvis, A Marcon, I Pin, P Vermeire, E Almar… - Allergy, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Few data are available on the asthma burden in the general population. We
evaluated the level and the factors associated with the asthma burden in Europe. Methods: In …

Prognostic factors of asthma severity: a 9-year international prospective cohort study

…, A Marcon, D Jarvis, S Accordini, E Almar… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The natural history of asthma severity is poorly known. OBJECTIVE: To
investigate prognostic factors of asthma severity. METHODS: All current patients with asthma …

Treatment challenges in and outside a network setting: head and neck cancers

…, MJ Bento, A Miranda, CS Diba, E Almar… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a rare disease that can affect different sites and is characterized
by variable incidence and 5-year survival rates across Europe. Multiple factors need to …

Asthma risk, cleaning activities and use of specific cleaning products among Spanish indoor cleaners

JP Zock, M Kogevinas, J Sunyer, E Almar… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2001 - JSTOR
Objectives Recent studies have shown an excess risk of asthma for cleaners, but it is not
clear which cleaningrelated exposures induce or aggravate asthma. Methods Risk factors for …

Rare ovarian tumours: Epidemiology, treatment challenges in and outside a network setting

…, MJ Bento, A Miranda, CS Diba, E Almar… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose of the review More than 50% of all gynaecological cancers can be classified as rare
tumours (defined as an annual incidence of <6 per 100,000) and such tumours represent …

Epidemiology of rare cancers and inequalities in oncologic outcomes

…, MJ Bento, A Miranda, CS Diba, E Almar… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rare cancers epidemiology is better known compared to the other rare diseases. Thanks to
the long history of the European population-based cancer registries and to the EUROCARE …

Incidence of asthma and its determinants among adults in Spain

…, I Urrutia, JA Maldonado, E Almar… - American Journal of …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
The objective was to measure the incidence of asthma and its determinants in Spain, where
the prevalence of asthma is low to medium. A follow-up of subjects participating in the …

Treatment challenges in and outside a network setting: soft tissue sarcomas

…, MJ Bento, A Miranda, CS Diba, E Almar… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) experienced better outcomes when treated according
to existing clinical practice guidelines either at reference institution or dedicated treatment …