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ReviewMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Disparities in Brain Cancer in the United States: A Literature Review of Gliomas.

Dharam Persaud-Sharma, Joseph Burns, Jeran Trangle, Sabyasachi Moulik

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Review in Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dharam Persaud-SharmaFlorida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, FL 33199, USA. dpers001@fiu.edu.
Joseph BurnsFlorida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, FL 33199, USA. jburn052@fiu.edu.
Jeran TrangleFlorida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, FL 33199, USA. jtran009@fiu.edu.
Sabyasachi MoulikFlorida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Miami, FL 33199, USA. smoulik@fiu.edu.
Florida International University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the human body, the central regulatory system of homeostasis is maintained by the brain. Its complexity is mesmerizing and many of its functions are largely uncharted. Unfortunately, its functionality is often impaired through neoplastic growths, like gliomas, which are devastating to patients and their families. Annually, gliomas are the most common primary brain tumours affecting over 20,000 people in the United States. However, despite their status as the third most common cause of cancer related death for individuals between ages 20 and 39, the aetiology of gliomas remains unknown. This paper aims to review the latest information regarding the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) 4th edition classifications of gliomas, their malignant effects, and disparities within these classifications, as well as identify areas for further research. These suggestions for future inquiry may contribute to a better understanding of the pathology of these cancers enabling improvement in prevention, screening, and treatment.

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brainbrain tumourcancergliomasneurologyneurosurgerytumour

Identifiers

PMID29099032
PMCPMC5635804
OpenAlexW2737008299

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