Is perceived nervousness and anxiety a predictor of premature mortality and severe morbidity?
Positive responses to self report survey questions about anxiety/nervousness are associated with adverse health outcomes, particularly hospital admission for deliberate self harm. This is an alarming signal bearing in mind the rapid increase in prevalence of perceived anxiety in the Swedish society.
Patients with NPC had less mutagen sensitivity than those with ORC or LHC. Our results support the clinical and epidemiological findings of a difference between NPC and other head and neck cancers. Environmental factors might play a less pronounced role in the carcinogenesis of NPC.