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Prostate cancer mortality according to marginalization status in Mexican states from 1980 to 2013

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract Objective: To assess prostate cancer (PC) mortality in Mexico from 1980 to 2013, according to the state marginalization level. Materials and methods: Using age-adjusted rates in men ≥ 40 years old, we estimated trends and age-cohort-period effects of PC mortality from 1980-2013 according...

Cancer mortality in the Mexican Social Security Institute, 1989-2013

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract Objetive: To analyze cancer mortality in affiliates of the Mexican Social Security Institute (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social - IMSS) and time trends in the risk of death due to cancer from 1989 to 2013. Materials and Methods: A descriptive analysis of cancer mortality trends in beneficia...

The burden of disease of cancer in the Mexican Social Security Institute

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract: Objective: To estimate the disease burden of cancer in the affiliate population of the Mexican Social Security Institute (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) in 2010 by delegation. Materials and methods: The Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), Years of Life Lost (YLL) due to prema...

Effect of care-delivery delay on the survival of Mexican women with breast cancer

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract Objective: To estimate the effect of care-delivery delays on survival among women with breast cancer. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of 854 women attending 11 hospitals from 2007-2009 was carried out. Kaplan-Meier estimators and a Cox proportional-risk model were employed. Re...

Resultados del tratamiento quirúrgico del colangiocarcinoma intrahepático

Rev. chil. cir; 68 (2), 2016
background: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) corresponds to 10% of liver primary malignant tumors. Aim: To show the results of surgical treatment of ICC in a biliary surgery center. material and methods: Review of a prospective database of operated patients at a surgical service of a clinical hospit...

Variables condicionantes del tratamiento en pacientes añosos con leucemia mieloide aguda: Experiencia institucional
Treatment conditioning variables in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia. An institutional experience

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (2), 2016
Los mayores de 60 años con leucemia mieloide aguda (LMA) tienen peor pronóstico que el resto de los pacientes. En la literatura se expresan diferentes factores que podrían condicionar su supervivencia. Se propuso determinar cuáles fueron los principales determinantes de supervivencia global en nuestr...

Premio Nobel en Fisiología o Medicina 2015: Tradición y modernidad en la lucha contra los parásitos
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015. Tradition and modernity in the fight against parasites

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (2), 2016

Costo efectividad de un programa de rehabilitación cardiovascular modelo para personas post infarto agudo al miocardio en el Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Norte

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (4), 2016
Background: Secondary prevention programs are an essential part of comprehensive care of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), and its effectiveness in reducing morbidity or mortality has been proved. Aim: To determine the cost-effectiveness of a theoretical comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CC...

Carcinoma espinocelular de lengua: estudio de sobrevida a 5 años

El carcinoma espinocelular (CEC) es el cáncer oral más prevalente dentro de la población, representando aproximadamente el 90% de todas las neoplasias orales, y la lengua se alza como el sitio más común del CEC. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la sobrevida a los 5 años de los pacientes d...

Extended pelvic resections for the treatment of locally advanced and recurrent anal canal and colorectal cancer: technical aspects and morbimortality predictors aftet 24 consecutive cases

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 43 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the profile of morbidity and mortality and its predictors related to extensive pelvic resections, including pelvic exenteration, to optimize the selection of patients and achieve better surgical results. Methods: we performed 24 major resections for anorectal pelvic mal...