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Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Screening Syndrome Profile in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer from Paraná State Southwest

Abstract Objective This study evaluated the risk of the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome in patients with breast cancer by using the Family History Screening 7 (FHS-7) tool, a validated low-cost questionnaire with high sensitivity able to screen the HBOC risk in the population. Met...

Detecção precoce do câncer de mama em Unidades Básicas de Saúde

Resumo Objetivo: Analisar as ações para detecção precoce do câncer de mama realizadas por enfermeiros da atenção primária, de acordo com as diferentes configurações de unidades básicas de saúde. Métodos: Estudo de corte transversal, desenvolvido em 38 unidades básicas de saúde. As unidad...

Factores de riesgo, conocimiento y práctica de tamizaje para cáncer de mama en consulta externa
Risk factors, knowledge and practice of screening for breast cancer in outpatient clinic

Introducción. El cáncer de mama es el segundo cáncer más frecuente a nivel mundial. En Honduras sigue siendo la principal causa de cáncer en las mujeres. Hay factores de riesgo modificables y no modificables. Las pruebas de tamizaje disponibles para detectarlo son: mamografía, ultrasonido, re- so...

Case for diagnosis. Phagedenic ulcer on the thorax

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (6), 2020
Abstract Paget's disease is a rare disorder of the nipple and/or the areola that is characterized by an erythematosquamous lesion and is often associated with in situ or invasive breast carcinoma. The authors present an atypical, exuberant case that had evolved over eight years, emphasizing the importanc...

Inequalities in mammography and Papanicolaou test coverage: a time-series study

Säo Paulo med. j; 138 (6), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cancer is a serious public issue problem worldwide. In Brazil, breast cancer is the most common type and cervical cancer is the third most frequent among women. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the temporal trend of coverage of mammography and cervical oncotic cytological testing, between 200...

Plasmocitoma mamario y cáncer de mama: a propósito de un caso

El plasmocitoma mamario es una neoplasia de células plasmáticas extremadamente infrecuente, con menos de cincuenta casos descritos en el último siglo. Por este motivo, apenas se dispone de datos acerca del abordaje, tratamiento y seguimiento más convenientes. Presentamos el caso de una paciente de 70...

Dysregulation of serum miR-1204 and its potential as a biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE A previous study has reported that miR-1204 exerted oncogenic effects in breast cancer (BC). The purpose of our paper was to evaluate the expressions of tissue and serum miR-1204 in patients with BC and further investigate its biomarker potential. METHODS The expressions of tissue a...

Expresión tumoral de BRCA1 y resultados clínicos en pacientes uruguayas diagnosticadas de cáncer de mama antes de los 40 años

Rev. méd. Urug; 36 (1), 2020
Resumen: Las mutaciones de BRCA1 son raras en el cáncer de mama (CM) esporádico; sin embargo, su expresión a nivel tumoral se encuentra disminuida o ausente en 30%-50% de los casos. Objetivo: valorar la expresión tumoral de BRCA1 por inmunohistoquímica (IHQ) en mujeres uruguayas diagnosticadas de ...

Patrón de agregados de cáncer entre familias en Irak
Cancer Aggregates Pattern among Families in Iraq

Prensa méd. argent; 106 (2), 2020
Breast cancer is first ranking malignancies in Iraq. Family history of cancer is an important factor for cancer occurrence and development in next generation. The study aimed to determine the validity of family history of cancer by population-based and clinic-based family registries, evaluate the concurr...