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Breast Cancer: Meanings Attributed by Lesbian Women and Their Partners to Healthcare

Abstract In oncological services, questions on sexual orientation are not even addressed by professionals during appointments, which reinforces the invisibilization of lesbian women. This supports the assumption that all women assisted due to breast cancer have a hetero-oriented sexuality. This qualitati...

Artificial intelligence in mammography: a systematic review of the external validation

Abstract Objective To conduct a systematic review of external validation studies on the use of different Artificial Intelligence algorithms in breast cancer screening with mammography. Data source Our systematic review was conducted and reported following the PRISMA statement, using the PubMed, EMBAS...

Análise comparativa das doses cardíacas recebidas por pacientes com câncer de mama esquerda planejadas com duas formas alternativas de delineamento do CTV da cadeia mamária interna

Propósito. Com a publicação, na última década, do resultado de grandes estudos demonstrando a correlação entre a dose de radiação recebida no coração e o aumento de eventos cardíacos adverso. Nosso estudo investiga a possibilidade de reduzir a dose cardíaca de radiação sem utilizar os prot...

Frequência e fatores associados ao atraso para o tratamento do câncer de mama no Brasil, segundo dados do PAINEL-Oncologia, 2019-2020

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 32 (1), 2023
Objective: to analyze treatment delay and the flow of care for women with breast cancer in Brazil in 2019 and 2020. Method: this was a follow-up study of breast cancer cases available from the Oncology Panel; a chi-square test and multilevel logistic regression were performed in order to analyze the exp...

Sequels associated with breast cancer treatment: what is important to measure in a report

Mastology (Online); 33 (), 2023
Breast cancer treatment is associated with functional sequelae that limit patients in their daily activities or work, impacting their quality of life. This fact becomes more noticeable in the Public System, the tumors are more advanced, leading to more aggressive treatments. Women with low education gene...

Breast cancer and covid-19: reduction in diagnosis and treatment in a Hospital Unit in Pernambuco

Abstract Objectives: to analyze the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on screening, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Method: cross-sectional study, based on secondary data from consultations with a mastologist, ultrasound, mammogram, biopsies, new cases, chemot...

Asociación de colgajo dorsal ancho pediculado y libre para reconstrucción de grandes defectos de mama y tórax

Rev. argent. cir. plást; 28 (2), 2022
Introducción. Los tratamientos del cáncer de mama en estadios avanzados suelen ser tratamientos radicales. Ello implica la resección de grandes cantidades de tejido, a veces asociada a radioterapia o a procedimientos como quimioembolización intraarterial, lo que suele dar como resultado un gran defec...

Costos médicos directos de la atención médica de pacientes con cáncer de mama

Introducción: el costo económico del tratamiento de cáncer de mama (CM) y el aumento en su incidencia y prevalencia desafía la estabilidad financiera de cualquier sistema de salud. Objetivo: determinar los costos médicos directos (CMD) del tratamiento de CM y los factores asociados a estos costos. M...