Abstract Introduction: Head and neck cancer has an impact on the global burden of diseases, representing an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Brazil, as well as worldwide. Objective: To learn and describe the clinical, epidemiological and care configuration provided to patients with cancer ...
Introduction:Socio-spatial measures are largely used in health research, but it is still unusual in oral cancer investigation. Objective: This study aims to describe the sociodemographic and clinical features of oral cancer and analyze the spatial distribution of the disease in relation to the neighborho...
Introdução: O carcinoma de células escamosas é o tumor de maior importância na região de cabeça e pescoço, em razão da sua incidência e mortalidade. Sabe-se que fatores como consumo de álcool estão relacionados à diminuição da sobrevida de tumores tanto estimulando ...
Our objective was to develop and test a dynamic simulation model of human papillomavirus (HPV)- related diseases to assess rational vaccination strategies in Argentina. A dynamic stochastic transmission model for hetero- and homosexual transmission of HPV oncogenic and low-risk oncogenic types among fema...
Abstract The objective of this study was to determine of oral and oropharynx cancer mortality rate and the results were analyzed by applying the Spatial Analysis of Empirical Bayesian Model. To this end, we used the information contained in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), Chapter I...
Abstract Oropharyngeal cancer incidence has recently increased, thereby attracting public attention. Akin to other malignancies of the upper aerodigestive tract, it has been attributed to the carcinogenic effects of tobacco and alcohol use. However, recent evidence shows that a substantial increase in th...
O papilomavírus humano (HPV), uma das infecções sexualmente transmissíveis mais comuns no mundo, tem um papel estabelecido na patogênese de cânceres genitais, bem como no câncer anal. Essa infecção também foi implicada na oncogênese de outros cânceres, como os de cabeça e pescoço. Existem e...
