New US Preventive Service Task Force recommendations for prostate cancer screening: a needed update, but not enough
Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (3), 2017
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Rastreamento do câncer de mama em Minas Gerais: avaliação a partir de dados dos sistemas de informações do Sistema Único de Saúde
Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 26 (3), 2017
OBJETIVO: avaliar o resultado de indicadores relacionados à oferta de mamografia e grau de adequação da confirmação diagnóstica para mamografias com resultados suspeitos de malignidade, em Minas Gerais e suas macrorregiões de saúde. MÉTODOS: estudo de avaliação com dados do Sistema de Infor...
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas frente a la toma de citología vaginal en estudiantes universitarias
Cognition, attitude and practices regarding pap smear scrap in university students
Rev. cuba. enferm; 33 (3), 2017
RESUMEN Introducción: el cáncer de cérvix es uno de los procesos tumorales más estudiados y conocidos, en el que la citología cervicouterina es la principal prueba de tamizaje para acceder a este diagnóstico. Objetivo: describir los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas frente la toma de la cito...
Current evidence for universal molecular testing for colorectal cancer patients
J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.); 37 (3), 2017
Abstract Background Risk assessment for Lynch Syndrome may be a complex and challenging task. Demonstration of germline mutations has the benefits of confirming Lynch Syndrome diagnosis and may also provide screening and surgical orientation for affected members and relief for non-affected relatives. O...
Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea and associated factors among women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Brazil: a multicenter study
Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (4), 2017
Abstract Background: Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) cause infections in the female genital tract, increasing susceptibility to and infectiousness of HIV. The objectives of the present study were to determine the prevalence and associated factors of CT and GC infection among HI...
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/diagnóstico, Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/epidemiología, Brasil/epidemiología, Infecciones por Chlamydia/diagnóstico, Infecciones por Chlamydia/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Gonorrea/diagnóstico, Gonorrea/epidemiología, Tamizaje Masivo, Prevalencia, Factores de Riesgo, Factores Socioeconómicos
PSA screening for prostate cancer
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992); 63 (8), 2017
Summary Screening of prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a highly controversial issue. One part of the controversy is due to the confusion between population screening and early diagnosis, another derives from problems related to the quality of existing screening studies, the results ...
Metabolic screening and metabolomics analysis in the Intellectual Developmental Disorders Mexico Study
Salud pública Méx; 59 (4), 2017
Abstract: Objective: Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are genetic conditions that are sometimes associated with intellectual developmental disorders (IDD). The aim of this study is to contribute to the metabolic characterization of IDD of unknown etiology in Mexico. Materials and methods: Metabolic ...
Síndrome del Cromosoma X Frágil/diagnóstico, Síndrome del Cromosoma X Frágil/epidemiología, Encuestas Epidemiológicas, Discapacidad Intelectual/epidemiología, Discapacidad Intelectual/etiología, Tamizaje Masivo, Errores Innatos del Metabolismo/diagnóstico, Metabolómica/métodos, México/epidemiología, Espectrometría de Masas en Tándem
Evaluación del minimental abreviado de la evaluación funcional del adulto mayor (EFAM) como screening para la detección de demencia en la atención primaria
Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (7), 2017
Background: The usefulness of the abbreviated Mini-Mental State Examination included in the Chilean Functional assessment of elderly people (MM-SE-EFAM) to detect Dementia has not been determined. Aim: To assess the performance of the MMSE-EFAM to detect dementia. Material and Methods: We studied a non...
Experimental study of peripheral-blood pro-surfactant protein B for screening non-small cell lung cancer
Acta cir. bras; 32 (7), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the possibility of using peripheral-blood presurfactant protein B (Pro-SFTPB) for screening non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: A total of 873 healthy volunteers and 165 lung cancer patients hospitalized in the Fifth People's Hospital of Dalian were tested Pro-SFT...
Biomarcadores de Tumor/sangre, Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/sangre, Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/diagnóstico, Estudios de Casos y Controles, Neoplasias Pulmonares/sangre, Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico, Tamizaje Masivo, Precursores de Proteínas/sangre, Proteínas Asociadas a Surfactante Pulmonar/sangre, Sensibilidad y Especificidad
Costo-efectividad del rastreo de cáncer colorrectal en provincias argentinas seleccionadas
Cost-Effectiveness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Selected Argentine Provinces
Rev. argent. salud publica; 8 (31), 2017
INTRODUCCIÓN: El cáncer colorrectal (CCR) es una
de las principales causas de mortalidad en adultos. En Argentina
es la segunda entre las neoplasias, y se observan diferencias en
la mortalidad entre las distintas provincias. El rastreo de CCR es
subutilizado en Argentina, donde el sistema de salud se e...