LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Salvage radiotherapy for biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy: does the outcome depend on the prostate cancer characteristics?

Viani, Gustavo Arruda; Hamamura, Ana Carolina; Correa, Alexandre Ciuffi; Arruda, Felipe Teles de.

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (2), 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: To build a model to evaluate the impact of salvage radiotherapy (SRT) in men with PSA rise or persistent PSA after undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). Materials and Methods: The study included 107 node-negative patients treated with SRT after RP at a single institution. Patients ...

Supervivencia sin Enfermedad, Intervención Médica Temprana, Estudios de Seguimiento, Persona de Mediana Edad, Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/patología, Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/radioterapia, Estadificación de Neoplasias, Antígeno Prostático Específico/sangre, Prostatectomía, Neoplasias de la Próstata/patología, Neoplasias de la Próstata/radioterapia, Neoplasias de la Próstata/cirugía, Dosificación Radioterapéutica, Estudios Retrospectivos, Factores de Riesgo, Terapia Recuperativa/efectos adversos, Tasa de Supervivencia

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Cervical cancer: what's new?

SUMMARY Cervical cancer is the most common gynecological cancer in Brazil. Among women, it is the second most frequent, second only to breast cancer. It is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the country, with estimated 15,590 new cases (2014) and 5,430 deaths (2013). In order to update informati...