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Does index tumor predominant location influence prognostic factors in radical prostatectomies?

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose To find any influence on prognostic factors of index tumor according to predominant location. Materials and Methods Prostate surgical specimens from 499 patients submitted to radical retropubic prostatectomy were step-sectioned. Each transverse section was subdivided into 2 anterolat...

Impact of local treatment on overall survival of patients with metastatic prostate cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Context Currently, standard treatment of metastatic prostatic cancer (MPCa) is androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT). Recent studies suggested that local treatment of MPCa is related to increase of survival of those patients, as observed in other tumors. Objective To evaluate the impact of loca...

Patient survival and risk of death after prostate cancer treatment in the Brazilian Unified Health System

Rev. saúde pública; 51 (), 2017
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Analyze the probability of specific survival and factors associated with the risk of death of patients with prostate cancer who received outpatient cancer treatment in the Brazilian Unified Health System, Brazil. METHODS Retrospective cohort study using the National Database of Onc...

Burden of cancer mortality and differences attributable to demographic aging and risk factors in Argentina, 1986-2011

Abstract: The world faces an aging population that implies a large number of people affected with chronic diseases. Argentina has reached an advanced stage of demographic transition and presents a comparatively high rate of cancer mortality within Latin America. The objectives of this study were to exami...

Oncological outcomes following radical prostatectomy for patients with pT4 prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives: Radical prostatectomy (RP) for locally advanced prostate cancer may reduce the risk of metastasis and cancer-specific death. Herein, we evaluated the outcomes for patients with pT4 disease treated with RP. Materials and methods: Among 19,800 men treated with RP at Mayo Clinic from ...

Prostate cancer in Brazil and Latin America: epidemiology and screening

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction: Prostate cancer is one of the tumors with higher incidence and mortality among men in the World. Epidemiological data are influenced by life expectancy of population, available diagnostic methods, correct collection of data and quality of health services. Screening of the disease ...

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...

Low-dose-rate brachytherapy for patients with transurethral resection before implantation in prostate cancer. Long-term results

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT We analyzed the long-term oncologic outcome for patients with prostate cancer and transurethral resection who were treated using low-dose-rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy. Methods and Materials: From January 2001 to December 2005, 57 consecutive patients were treated with clinically localize...

Evaluation of prostate specific antigen in the prognosis of patients with advanced prostate cancer

Säo Paulo med. j; 116 (5), 1998
Objective: To evaluate the survival rate of patients with advanced prostate cancer in a univariate form, according to the preoperative and first postoperative determination of PSA levels. Materials and Methods: From February 1987 to June 1995, 92 patients were submitted to maximum blockage androgen (subc...

Cuantificación de receptores androgénicos como factor pronóstico en pacientes con cáncer de próstata
Quantitative determination of tissue androgenic receptors as a prognostic factor in patients who have prostatic carcinoma

Rev. sanid. mil; 52 (1), 1998
El cáncer de próstata es el tumor maligno más común en la población masculina mayor de 50 años y está considerado como la segunda causa de muerte por cáncer. El 70 por ciento de los pacientes al momento de su diagnóstico presentan enfermedad avanzada por lo que la gran mayoría de ellos recibir�...