Abstract The aim of this integrative review was to compare Latin American literature about risk and knowledge on breast cancer. Of 47 studies selected, 20 were about knowledge or awareness and 27 about risk of breast cancer. English was the dominant language in studies about risk, whereas studies about k...
La participación de mecanismos epigenéticos, junto con infecciones en etapas tempranas de la vida, moldean lesiones premalignas del cáncer, en particular el cáncer gástrico, uno de los tumores más frecuentes en Chile, Latinoamérica y el mundo. El principal objetivo de este artículo, como parte de...
Resumo Estudo sobre a organização dos serviços públicos de saúde no estado do Rio de Janeiro referente ao diagnóstico precoce de desordens com potencial de malignização (DPM). Foram utilizados os dados secundários do banco do primeiro ciclo do Programa de Melhoria do Acesso e Qualidade da Atenç...
Abstract Objective: This paper describes the study design and baseline characteristics of the study population, including the first 30 829 women who enrolled in the Forwarding Research for Improved Detection and Access for Cervical Cancer Screening and Triage (FRIDA Study). This is a large population ba...
Background: Chest computed tomography (CT) scan may improve lung cancer detection at early stages in high risk populations. Aim: To assess the diagnostic performance of chest CT in early lung cancer detection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Patients and Methods: One hundred...
El Cáncer de Cuello Uterino (CCU) representa la segunda causa de muerte por cáncer en el mundo en mujeres entre los 35 y los 64 años de edad. En Argentina, cada año se diagnostican 4000 casos por año y mueren 1800 mujeres por esta enfermedad. La Organización Mundial de la Salud y la Organización P...
PURPOSE: To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) and flexible rectosigmoidoscopy (RSS), as tools used in the CRC screening, in asymptomatic patients, from 50 years of age. METHODS: The study is transversal and presents a sample of 102 individuals. The FOBT used w...