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BRAZILIAN GASTRIC CANCER ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES (PART 2): UPDATE ON TREATMENT
BARCHI,Leandro Cardoso; RAMOS,Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille; DIAS,André Roncon; FORONES,Nora Manoukian; CARVALHO,Marineide Prudêncio deABSTRACT Background : The II Brazilian Consensus on Gastric Cancer of the Brazilian Gastric Cancer Association BGCA (Part 1) was recently published. On this occasion, countless specialists working in the treatment of this disease expressed their opinion in the face of the statements presented. Aim : To present the BGCA Guidelines (Part 2) regarding indications for surgical treatment, operative techniques, exten...
II BRAZILIAN CONSENSUS ON GASTRIC CANCER BY THE BRAZILIAN GASTRIC CANCER ASSOCI...
BARCHI,Leandro Cardoso; RAMOS,Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille; DIAS,André Roncon; ANDREOLLO,Nelson Adami; WESTON,Antônio Carlos; LOURENÇO,Laércio GomesABSTRACT Background: Since the publication of the first Brazilian Consensus on Gastric Cancer (GC) in 2012 carried out by the Brazilian Gastric Cancer Association, new concepts on diagnosis, staging, treatment and follow-up have been incorporated. Aim: This new consensus is to promote an update to professionals working in the fight against GC and to provide guidelines for the management of patients with this co...
BRAZILIAN GASTRIC CANCER ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES (PART 1): AN UPDATE ON DIAGNOSI...
BARCHI,Leandro Cardoso; RAMOS,Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille; YAGI,Osmar Kenji; MUCERINO,Donato Roberto; BRESCIANI,Claudio José CaldasABSTRACT Background: The II Brazilian Consensus on Gastric Cancer by the Brazilian Gastric Cancer Association (ABCG) was recently published. On this occasion, several experts in gastric cancer expressed their opinion before the statements presented. Aim: To present the ABCG Guidelines (part 1) regarding the diagnosis, staging, endoscopic treatment and follow-up of gastric cancer patients. Methods: To forge thes...
What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about the clinical effectiveness of scr...
Bueno,André Tito Pereira; Capelasso,Vladimir Lisboa; Pacheco,Rafael Leite; Latorraca,Carolina de Oliveira Cruz; Castria,Tiago Biachi deABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The purpose of screening tests for cancer is to detect it at an early stage in order to increase the chances of treatment. However, their unrestrained use may lead to unnecessary examinations, overdiagnosis and higher costs. It is thus necessary to evaluate their clinical effects in terms of benefits and harm. DESIGN AND SETTING: Review of Cochrane systematic reviews, carried out...
Chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the elderly population
Santos,Fábio Nasser; Castria,Tiago Biachi de; Cruz,Marcelo Rocha Souza; Riera,RachelABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Approximately 50% of patients with newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are over 70 years of age at diagnosis. Despite this fact, these patients are underrepresented in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). As a consequence, the most appropriate regimens for these patients are controversial, and the role of single-agent or combination therapy is unclear. In this setting, a crit...