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Trends in Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Portugal
Pina, Francisco; Ferro, Ana; Castro, Clara; Bento, Maria José; Lunet, NunoIntroduction: To describe time trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Portugal, overall and by region. Methods: Incidence data were retrieved from the Registos Oncológicos Regionais (RORs) for the period 1998-2010. Mortality data were obtained from the World Health Organization (1980-2003; 2007-2011) and from Statistics Portugal (2004-2006; 2012-2015; 1991-2015 for regional data). JoinPoint analys...
CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BREAST CANCERS DIAGNOSED IN PARTICIPANTS...
Bento, Maria José; Gonçalves, Guilherme; Aguiar, Ana; Antunes, Luis; Castro, Clara; Veloso, Vitor; Rodrigues, Vítor The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and pathological characteristics of the invasive breast cancers diagnosed in women participant in the beginning of breast cancer screening programme, compared to cancers detected in non-participants and in not invited women. Data was retrieved from the population-based North Region Cancer Registry and from the organized population-based Breast Cancer Scre...
Stage at presentation of breast cancer in Luanda, Angola - a retrospective study
Lopes, Lygia Vieira; Miguel, Fernando; Freitas, Helga; Tavares, Antonio; Pangui, Salvador; Castro, Clara; Lacerda, Goncalo ForjazMade available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T15:28:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015-10-15; SEMED - Portugal; Background: It is expected that, by 2020, 15 million new cases of cancer will occur every year in the world, one million of them in Africa. Knowledge of cancer trends in African countries is far from adequate, and improvements in cancer prevention efforts are urgently needed. The aim o...
Stage at presentation of breast cancer in Luanda, Angola - a retrospective study
Lopes, Lygia Vieira; Miguel, Fernando; Freitas, Helga; Tavares, António; Pangui, Salvador; Castro, Clara; Lacerda, Gonçalo ForjazBackground: It is expected that, by 2020, 15 million new cases of cancer will occur every year in the world, one million of them in Africa. Knowledge of cancer trends in African countries is far from adequate, and improvements in cancer prevention efforts are urgently needed. The aim of this study was to characterize breast cancer clinically and pathologically at presentation in Luanda, Angola; we additionally ...
Germline MUTYH (MYH) mutations in portuguese individuals with multiple colorect...
Isidro, Glória; Laranjeira, Francisco; Pires, Ana; Leite, Júlio; Regateiro, Fernando; Sousa, F. Castro; Soares, José; Castro, Clara; Giria, JoãoGerminal mutations in the base excision repair (BER) gene MUTYH (MYH) have recently been described in association with predisposition to multiple colorectal adenomas and cancer. In contrast to the classic dominant condition of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) due to germinal mutations in the APC gene, the MYH polyposis is an autosomal recessive disease. The identification of individuals affected by MYH poly...