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Cancer in Namibia 2000-2005
Zietsman A; Gariseb B; Rautenbach N; Pontac J; Johannesson I; Carrara H; Stein L; Sitas F; Ferlay JPublished 2010Report, Research -
Cancer in South Africa 1996-1997
Mqoqi N; Sitas F; Madhoo J; Wessie J; Kellet P; Urban M; Stein L; Ratshikhopha ME; Wojcicki JM; Malope IPublished 2002Report, Research -
Cancer in SubSaharan Africa
Sitas F; Parkin DM; Wabinga H; Stein L; Mqoqi NPublished 2006Current data and trends in morbidity and mortality for the sub-Saharan Region as presented in this new edition reflect the heavy toll that HIV/AIDS has had on health indicators, leading to either a stalling or reversal of ...Book Chapter -
Effects of tobacco smoking on cancer and cardiovascular disease in urban black South Africans
Stein L; Urban MI; Weber MF; Ruff P; Hale M; Donde B; Patel M; Sitas FPublished 2008Demographic and lifestyle information from 9690 black patients diagnosed with cancer or cardiovascular disease was collected in an ongoing case-control study in Johannesburg, South Africa. Compared to never smokers, the ...Article -
Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated-Herpes Virus (KSHV) Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in South Africa
Malope-Kgokong BI; Macphail P; Mbisa G; Ratshikhopha E; Maskew M; Stein L; Sitas F; Whitby DPublished 2010BACKGROUND: Factors previously associated with Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) transmission in Africa include sexual, familial, and proximity to river water. We measured the seroprevalence of KSHV in relation ...Article -
No evidence of sexual transmission of Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus in a heterosexual South African population
Malope BI; Macphail P; Mbisa G; MacPhail C; Stein L; Ratshikhopha EM; Ndhlovu L; Sitas F; Whitby DPublished 2008BACKGROUND: The transmission of Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus (KSHV) in men who have sex with men is clearly associated with sexual risk factors, but evidence of heterosexual transmission of KSHV is conflicting. METHODS: ...Article -
Part I: Cancer in Indigenous Africans--burden, distribution, and trends
Parkin DM; Sitas F; Chirenje M; Stein L; Abratt R; Wabinga HPublished 2008Cancer is an under-emphasised issue in Africa, partly because of the overwhelming burden of communicable diseases. However cancer is a common disease in Africa with 650 000 people, of a population of 965 million, diagnosed ...Article -
Part II: Cancer in Indigenous Africans--causes and control
Sitas F; Parkin DM; Chirenje M; Stein L; Abratt R; Wabinga HPublished 2007Africa has contributed substantial knowledge to the understanding of certain risk factors for cancer, such as the role of several infectious agents (eg, viruses, bacteria, and parasites), aflatoxins, and certain lifestyle ...Article -
The relationship between anti-HPV-16 IgG seropositivity and cancer of the cervix, anogenital organs, oral cavity and pharynx, oesophagus and prostate in a black South African population
Sitas F; Verzijden A; Marais D; Williamson AL; Urban M; Stein L; Beral V; Ruff P; Hale M; Patel M; O'Connell DL; Yu XQPublished 2006ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) infection is an important cause of cervical cancer, other anogenital cancers and, possibly, some oral and pharyngeal cancers. The association of HPV-16 with ...Article -
Report on Namibia Cancer Registry Data 1995-1998
Stein L; Sitas F; Parkin DM; Ferlay J; Cook APublished 2003Report, Research -
Risk factors for high anti-HHV-8 antibody titers (> or =1:51,200) in black, HIV-1 negative South African cancer patients: a case control study
Wojcicki JM; Sitas F; Newton R; Urban MI; Stein L; Hale M; Patel M; Ruff P; Sur R; Bourboulia DPublished 2003BACKGROUND: Infection with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), is the necessary causal agent in the development of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Infection with HIV-1, male ...Article -
The spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus-associated cancers in a South African black population: results from a case-control study, 1995-2004
Stein L; Patel M; Sitas F; Urban MI; O'Connell DL; Yu XQ; Beral V; Newton R; Ruff P; Donde B; Hale MPublished 2007The effect of the evolving HIV epidemic on cancer has been sparsely documented in Africa. We report results on the risk of cancer associated with HIV-1 infection using data from an ongoing study. A case-control analysis ...Article -
Ten Years of Cancer Registration in South Africa 1988-1997
Sitas F; Malope I; Mqoqi N; Madhoo J; Wessie J; Kellet P; Urban M; Stein L; Ratshikhopha ME; Wojcicki JMPublished 2001Report, Research -
Transmission of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus between mothers and children in a South African population
Malope BI; Pfeiffer RM; Mbisa G; Stein L; Ratshikhopha EM; O'Connell DL; Sitas F; Macphail P; Whitby DPublished 2002BACKGROUND: To assess whether Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) with or without HIV coinfection in South African mothers is associated with higher KSHV seropositivity in their children. METHODS: We tested sera ...Article
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