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WOS: 000317169500016, PubMed ID: 21429771, Background: Testicular self-examination is the easiest and cheapest way to scan testicular cancer. However, the public awareness about testicular self-examination is very low. We aimed to investigate the public awareness of Turkish people about testicular cancer and testicular self-examination. Methods: We performed a survey consisting of 10 questions concerning testicular cancer and testicular self-examination in 799 students in the first year of 12 different medical schools. Aiming for a common method of data collection, the questionnaires were administered to the students during a class just before the lesson started. The whole data from all of the centers were pooled in a common data-base file. Results: Eighty-nine (11.1%) of the participants reported that they had knowledge about testicular cancer, but only 11(1.4%) of them answered all the questions about testicular cancer correctly. Eight (1%) of the participants reported that they had been performing testicular self-examination routinely once a month. Four (0.5%) of them were both well informed about testicular cancer and had been performing testicular self-examination once a month as suggested. Conclusion: The present study showed that awareness on testicular cancer and testicular self-examination is very low and suggests a need for efforts in Turkey to increase public awareness and education. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Osteoartrit (OA) artriküler kartilajda fokal hasarlı alanlar, subkondral ve marjinal kemikte değişiklikler, sinovit ve kapsüler incelme ile karakterize bir eklem hastalığıdır. Obezite, hipertansiyon, dislipidemi, diabet ve insülin rezistansı eğilimi metabolik sendrom (MetS) adı altında toplanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı OA'lı hastalarda MetS sıklığını araştırmak ve MetS varlığının OA'lı hastaların yaşam kalitesi üzerine etkisini incelemektir.Bu çalışmaya American College of Rheumatology kriterlerini karşılayan 150 OA'lı hasta kabul edildi ve hastalarda Ulusal Kolesterol Eğitim Programı Erişkin Tedavi Paneli 2001 kriterleri kullanılarak MetS kriterleri araştırıldı: Geniş bel çevresi ölçüm (BÇÖ) değeri, hipertansiyon, hipertrigliseridemi, azalmış yüksek dansiteli lipoprotein düzeyi ve hiperglisemi varlığı araştırıldı. Yaşam kalitesini belirlemek amacıyla her hasta için Nottingam Sağlık Profili (NHP), Kısa Form?36 (SF?36), Western Ontario and Mcmaster Universities Osteoarthritis İndeks (WOMAC), Lequesne (diz ve kalça) indeksi uygulandı ve ağrı değerlendirmesi, global değerlendirme, fonksiyonel değerlendirme için Vizüel Analog Skala (VAS) ve 100 metre yürüme süresi değeri ölçüldü.Seksen iki (%54,7) hastada MetS tespit edildi. MetS (-) ve MetS (+) hastalarda mesleğini yaparken zorlanma VAS, 100 metre yürüme süresi, NHP fiziksel aktivasyon ve yorgunluk alt başlıkları değeri ve SF?36 fiziksel fonksiyon ve fiziksel rol kısıtlanması alt başlıkları değeri anlamlı olarak farklı bulundu (p < 0,05). Diğer değerlendirmeler için gruplar arasında anlamlı fark gözlenmedi (p > 0,05).Sonuç olarak OA`da artmış MetS sıklığının olması ve MetS`in yaşam kalitesini olumsuz yönde etkilemesi nedeniyle OA`lı hastalarda MetS varlığına özellikle dikkat edilemesi gerekmektredir.Anahtar kelimeler: Osteoartrit, metabolik sendrom, yaşam kalitesi Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint disease characterised as focal areas damage to the articular cartilage, changes in subchondral and marginal bone, synovitis and capsular thickening. Obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes and resistance tend to cluster into the so-called metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this study to examine the frequency of the metabolic syndrome in patients with osteoarthritis and investigate the effect of MetS (+) quality of life for this patients.In this work, 150 patients with OA, which they mathch the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology criteria, were participated. And the presence of MetS components was examined according to the Adult Treatment Panel III-National Cholesterol Education Program 2001 specifications: High waist circumference, low high-density lipoprotein, hypertension, hyperglycemia and hypertriglyceridemia. To determinate the quality of life Nottingam Health Profile (NHP), Short Form?36 (SF?36), Western Ontario and Mcmaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Lequesne (knee and hip) index, for pain assessment, global assessment, functional assessment Visuel Analog Scale (VAS) and 100 meter walk time score were performed for each patient.Eighty for (%54,7) patients has MetS. There was statistically significant difference for vocational strain VAS score, 100 meter walk time score, NHP physical activity and fatique subscales scores, SF-36 physical activity and role-functioning subscales score between the patients MetS (+) and MetS (-) (p < 0,05). For the other scales there was not significant difference between the groups.In conclusion because there was increased MetS prevalance in OA and MetS was effected to quality of life negatively, it must be considered to MetS in patient with OA.Key words: Osteoarthritis, metabolic syndrome, quality of life 102

OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of p63 reactivity to confirm the diagnosis of urothelial carcinomas (UCs) that present clinically as kidney masses and to determine the association of p63 expression with clinicopathologic features in UCs.