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Risk factors for head and neck cancer
Licková, Kateřina ; Čoček, Aleš (advisor) ; Büchler, Tomáš (referee) ; Vaňásek, Jaroslav (referee)
Risk factors for head and neck cancer MUDr. Kateřina Licková, MBA We focused on the research of risk factors for head and neck cancer (HNC) and the aim of our study was to confirm the influence of known external risk factors (alcohol and smoking) and further correlate the overall clinical and socio-economic status of the patient with HNC. In contrast to previous studies, we confirmed the results of the study with a control group of patients with other heterogeneous oncological diagnoses (OOD). The research was carried out in the years 2015 to 2019 at the Radiotherapy and Oncology Clinic of the Royal Vinohrady University Hospital (FNKV) in Prague. The study included 200 patients with ZNHK and 200 patients with OOD. For the research of risk factors, we used a non-standardized questionnaire focused on socio-economic and behavioral risk factors. We used the Czech reading test (CRT) to measure premorbid intellect, the visual analog scale VAS (from 0 to 10 cm) to determine the quality of life, the GAD-7 questionnaire to detect anxiety, the BDI-II self-assessment questionnaire to detect depression and and clinical data were obtained retrospectively from medical records and from the UNIS database of the hospital system. The results of our work confirmed that cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption are the main...
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Armed Violence - Gangs Maras - Challenge and Threat to the National State in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
Líčková, Kateřina ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Krausz Hladká, Malvína (referee)
The three countries of Central America El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, which form the so-called Northern Triangle, are among the most violent countries in the world. One of the actors of local violence are gangs maras. This thesis "Armed Violence - Gangs Maras - Challenge and Threat to the National State in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras." deals with the problem of transnational gangs Mara Salvatrucha (MS- 13) and Barrio 18 (M-18) and with the interaction between maras and society. The aim of this thesis is to understand the complexity of the maras phenomen and to provide its detailed analysis. Maras were originally founded in Los Angeles by Mexican (M-18) and Salvadorian (MS-13) immigrants. As a result of tighter U.S. immigration policy, some members were deported to their country of origin - to the northern triangle countries. The strong cultural identity of maras appealed to thousands of young people and helped in the rapid expansion of the gangs. Maras are currently regarded as one of the greatest threats to the Central American region. Since 2003 the governments have led a repressive campaign to combat maras, which is supported by media and which sought to involve military in police actions. However, the politics of firm hand haven't had desired effect. Labeling maras as the main...
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