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P- CANCER AMONG ELDERLY:A 10-YEAR CHARACTERIZATION OF CASES FROM THE MADEIRA AR...

The evolution of science and improvement of medicine led to the extension of life expectancy resulting in a higher number of elder people among population.Consequently, life expectancy also increases diseases, such as cancer, one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.In Portugal, cancer is the second leading cause of mortality, accounting for about 1/4 of deaths. With this work, it is intended...

P- Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy as an Improved Prognostic Over rectal Cancer P...

Registo Oncológico na Região, 2018

Introdução : Em 2018, foram identificados na RAM 1410 novos casos de doenças oncológicas. Destes, 1159 corresponderam a casos de tumores malignos que foram incluídos na análise estatística principal. A exclusão de carcinomas da pele não melanoma (tipo basocelular, espinocelular, não especificados e outros) realiza-se de modo a ser possível a comparação com outros dados estatísticos nacionais e internacionais. A...

Poster: Breast cancer screening in Madeira 1999-2018: Comparison between partic...

Female breast cancer (BC) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in most countries and the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. Since 1999, a population-based bi-annual BC screening mammography programme for women aged 45-69 has been in place in Madeira, with participation reported at 57% of all eligible females of the archipelago population (255,000). While all women receive an appointment let...

Registo Oncológico na Região Autónoma da Madeira, 2017

Prefácio O Registo Oncológico Nacional (RON) encontra-se unificado e reorganizado desde o dia 1 de Janeiro de 2018, com a entrada em vigor da nova legislação - Lei n.º 53/2017 Diário da República n.º 135/2017, Série I de 2017-07-14. Previamente à data referida, o registo dos casos de doença oncológica efetuava-se em quatro plataformas principais, de acordo com a área geográfica: ROR-Sul (na qual se inseria o re...

Multi-Faceted Assessment of a Wireless Communications Infrastructure for the Gr...

Reducing electricity consumption and integrating renewable power generation sources represent two of the main drivers of the so-called Smart Grid. Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications will play a key role on making such a Smart Grid a reality, since they will enable the required bidirectional real-time bulk information exchange. However, communications for the Smart Grid present specific requirements from bo...

Kikuchi-Fujimoto’s Disease And Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Kikuchi and Fujimoto’s Disease, also known as Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenopathy, is a rare and, usually, benign disorder, of unknown aetiology. Generally presents with lymphadenopathy and fever. Its association with systemic lupus erythematosus is recognised and it can be diagnosed before, simultaneously or after the diagnosis of lupus. The authors report a clinical case of a female patient in whom System...