Results: 68

Critical review of cancer mortality using hospital records and potential years of life lost

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To determine and discuss cancer mortality rates in southern Brazil between 1988 and 2012. Methods This was a critical review of literature based on analysis of data concerning incidence and mortality of prostate cancer, breast cancer, bronchial and lung cancer, and uterine and ovaria...

Effectiveness of breast cancer screening policies in countries with medium-low incidence rates

ABSTRACT Chile has lower breast cancer incidence rates compared to those in developed countries. Our public health system aims to perform 10 biennial screening mammograms in the age group of 50 to 69 years by 2020. Using a dynamic programming model, we have found the optimal ages to perform 10 screening ...

Disparidade racial na sobrevivência em 10 anos para o câncer de mama: uma análise de mediação usando abordagem de respostas potenciais

Os objetivos foram investigar a associação entre raça/cor e a sobrevivência em 10 anos de mulheres com câncer de mama e o papel do estadiamento como mediador. Coorte hospitalar com 481 mulheres com câncer invasivo de mama, diagnosticadas entre 2003 e 2005. Foram feitas comparações entre mulheres ...

Aplicación de tres modelos pronósticos en cáncer de mama precoz

Rev. chil. cir; 70 (3), 2018
Resumen Objetivo Aplicar tres modelos pronósticos "online" (índice pronóstico de Nothingham (NPI), Adjuvantonline! (AO) y PREDICT utilizados en la práctica oncológica para estratificar a pacientes y definir el uso de terapias adyuvantes en pacientes con cáncer de mama (CM) precoz, para evaluar su ...

Resultados del tratamiento del cáncer de mama, Programa Nacional de Cáncer del Adulto

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (12), 2017
Background Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women in the world. In 2005, it was incorporated to the Explicit Guaranties Health System (GES) in Chile. Aim To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of breast cancer patients and to determine the effect of incorporating the...

Prognostic factors and overall survival of breast cancer in the city of Goiania, Brazil: a population-based study

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 44 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the overall survival and prognostic factors of women with breast cancer in the city of Goiânia. Methods: this is a retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study that included women with malignant neoplasms of the breast identified by the Goiânia Population-based...

Características clínicas y pronósticas de los subtipos moleculares de cáncer de mama determinados por inmunohistoquímica. Arequipa, Perú

RESUMEN Con el objetivo de determinar las características clínicas y pronósticas de los carcinomas de mama, según sus subtipos moleculares mediante la aplicación de marcadores de inmunohistoquímica, se realizó un estudio en 280 mujeres con cáncer infiltrante de mama unilateral, del 2009 al 2012. ...

Breast cancer screening in Brazil. Barriers related to the health system

Summary Objective: Identify factors related to the health system that lead to a late diagnosis of breast cancer in Brazil. Method: We performed a systematic review in the PubMed and LILACS databases using as keywords "Breast cancer," "system of health" and "Brazil or Brasil." We evaluated the content o...

Descripción epidemiológica de la mortalidad por cáncer de mama en mujeres en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (1), 2017
Background: Among women, breast cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer worldwide. Aim: To describe the epidemiology of breast cancer mortality in Chilean women by age, time trend and explore its ecological association with socio-demographic variables. Material and Methods: Descriptive study o...

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...