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External quality monitoring of the cervical cytopathological exams in the Rio de Janeiro city

Abstract Objective To discuss the implementation and contributions of the External Quality Monitoring in the city of Rio de Janeiro and to analyze the performance of the main providers of cervical cytopathology in this city from September 2013 to March 2017, here referred to as "Alpha laboratory" and "...

Tipificación viral en el seguimiento de conización: rol pronóstico de la persistencia del HPV post cono con asa
Viral typing in conization monitoring: prognostic role of HPV persistence post cone with loop

RESUMEN Fundamento: La persistencia del virus papiloma posterior a la conización del cuello uterino, se ha considerado un factor de riesgo para la persistencia de lesiones intra epiteliales (LIE) causadas por virus papiloma. Para determinar la asociación entre persistencia de lesión cervical y la pre...

Breast and cervical cancer survival at Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Colombia

Colomb. med; 49 (1), 2018
Abstract Objective: to provide and compare estimations of two-year overall survival for cervical and female breast cancer in three cohorts (first treated in 2007, 2010, 2012) at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología of Colombia Methods: All patients first treated at the Instituto Nacional de Cancer...

Comparison of cervicovaginal cytopathological samples collected in basic health units and in private clinics in the midwest of Santa Catarina

Abstract Objective To compare the quality of cervicovaginal samples obtained from basic health units (BHUs) of the Unified Health System (SUS) and those obtained fromprivate clinics to screen precursor lesions of cervical cancer. Methods It was an intervention study whose investigated variables were:...

Immunohistochemical WWOX expression and association with angiogenesis, p53 expression, cell proliferation and clinicopathological parameters in cervical cancer

Abstract Objective The current study evaluated the expression of WW domain-containing oxidoreductase (WWOX), its association with clinicopathological features and with p53, Ki-67 (cell proliferation) and CD31 (angiogenesis) expression in patients with invasive cervical squamous cell carcinoma (ICSCC). ...

Seguridad de la ampliación de los intervalos de detección en programas de rastreo cervical con pruebas de alto riesgo para el virus del papiloma humano

Cytopathologic evaluation of patients submitted to radiotherapy for uterine cervix cancer

Summary Cervical cancer is an important public health problem. Pap smear is the leading strategy of screening programs for cervical cancer worldwide. However, delayed diagnosis leads to more aggressive and less effective treatments. Patients with uterine cervix malignancies who are referred for radiother...

Hallazgos citológicos y factores de riesgo en citología cervical anormal en mujeres de pescadores del norte peruano, 2015
Cytological findings and risk factors in abnormal cervical cytology in female fishermen from northern Peru, 2015

Introducción: El cáncer de cuello uterino es un problema de salud pública mundial, y es la segunda causa de muerte en el Perú; su estudio se ha realizado más en poblaciones de grandes ciudades, dejando de lado otras poblaciones que podrían tener un riesgo significativo. Objetivo: Determinar la prev...

Disparities in cancer epidemiology and care delivery among Brazilian indigenous populations

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess aspects related to cancer in indigenous population. Methods: This is a retrospective study developed in a public university hospital. We included patients with 18 or more years of age, diagnosed with solid tumors, and followed between 2005 and 2015. Clinical features were ...