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Predictores de detección del tumor primario en pacientes que comienzan con metástasis
Detection predictors of primary tumor in patients presenting with metastasis

Rev. cuba. med; 57 (1), 2018
Introducción: aproximadamente 15 por ciento de los pacientes con cáncer comienzan con metástasis. La búsqueda de un tumor primario resulta compleja y, en muchos casos, infructuosa. El carcinoma de primario oculto define una enfermedad neoplásica maligna diseminada, demostrada mediante estudio anatom...

Sclerodermiform basal cell carcinoma: how much can we rely on dermatoscopy to differentiate from non-aggressive basal cell carcinomas? Analysis of 1256 cases

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Background: The behaviour of each basal cell carcinoma is known to be different according to the histological growth pattern. Among these aggressive lesions, sclerodermiform basal cell carcinomas are the most common type. This is a challenging-to-treat lesion due to its deep tissue invasion, r...

Social determinants of health related to adhesion to mammography screening

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify proximal, intermediary and individual social determinants related to mammography adherence, according to the Social Determinants of Health model proposed by Dahlgren and Whitehead. Method: Correlational cross-sectional study, carried out with a sociodemographic and clinic...

Diretrizes para detecção precoce do câncer de mama no Brasil. II - Novas recomendações nacionais, principais evidências e controvérsias

Resumo: O câncer de mama é a principal causa de morte por câncer em mulheres no Brasil. As novas diretrizes para detecção precoce no Brasil foram elaboradas com base em revisões sistemáticas da literatura sobre riscos e possíveis benefícios de diversas estratégias de detecção precoce. O objet...

O conhecimento de mulheres sobre os métodos para prevenção secundária do câncer de mama

Resumo Objetivou-se avaliar o conhecimento das mulheres sobre métodos de rastreamento do câncer de mama. Estudo de base populacional com mulheres de 18 anos ou mais em Rio Grande, entre abril e novembro de 2011. Entrevistadoras aplicavam questionário pré-codificado em todas as mulheres do domicílio ...

Actions of nurses in early detection of breast cancer

ABSTRACT Objective: Identify the actions for early detection of breast cancer performed by nurses from basic health units; compare the compliance of these actions with the recommendations from the Ministry of Health; analyze the availability of documents to check these recommendations and analyze the as...

Cáncer sincrónico y metacrónico detectado con PET/CT en población oncológica

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (11), 2017
Background Imaging with F18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT is used to determine sites of abnormal glucose metabolism and can be used to characterize and localize many types of tumors. Aim To assess the prevalence of multiple primary malignant neoplasms (MPMN) detected by PET/CT in cancer patients. Material ...

Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Reduces Mortality: an Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighted Analysis

Ann. hepatol; 16 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Background. Evidence supporting benefit of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance in reducing mortality is not well-established. The effect of HCC surveillance in reducing mortality was assessed by an inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW)- based analysis controlled for inherent...

Preferencias y satisfacción hacia un programa de tamizaje con pruebas autoadministradas de detección del virus de papiloma humano

Estudio transversal que describe preferencias y satisfacción hacia un programa de tamizaje de cáncer cervical con pruebas rápidas autoadministradas, para la detección del virus de papiloma humano (VPH). De las 2090 usuarias captadas por el programa en Ventanilla Callao-Perú, se seleccionó aleatoria...

Systematic review of the current status of programs and general knowledge of diagnosis and management of retinoblastoma

Abstract: Background: This systematic review aims to report the current knowledge of retinoblastoma (Rb) and its implications in Mexico. We analyzed clinical and demographic data of patients with Rb at select hospitals with Rb programs or that treat and refer patients with Rb, and identified the gaps i...