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Lung cancer in Brazil
Araujo,Luiz Henrique; Baldotto,Clarissa; Castro Jr,Gilberto de; Katz,Artur; Ferreira,Carlos Gil; Mathias,Clarissa; Mascarenhas,EldsamiraABSTRACT Lung cancer is one of the most incident types of cancer and a leading cause of cancer mortality in Brazil. We reviewed the current status of lung cancer by searching relevant data on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the country. This review highlights several issues that need to be addressed, including smoking control, patient lack of awareness, late diagnosis, and disparities in the access to c...
Lung cancer: changes in histology, gender, and age over the last 30 years in Br...
Tsukazan,Maria Teresa Ruiz; Vigo,Álvaro; Silva,Vinícius Duval da; Barrios,Carlos Henrique; Rios,Jayme de Oliveira; Pinto,José Antônio de FigueiredoABSTRACT Objective: To describe the trends in tumor histology, gender and age among patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with lung resection. The histology of lung cancer has changed in developed countries, and there is still little information available on the topic for developing countries. Methods: This was a retrospective study of 1,030 patients with NSCLC treated with lung resection bet...
Multidisciplinary Approach to Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer: A...
Reinert,Tomás; Ramalho,Susana; Gonçalves,Rodrigo; Barrios,Carlos Henrique; Graudenz,Marcia Silveira; Bines,JoséABSTRACT Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death among women worldwide. Hormone receptor-positive (HRþ) tumors represent the most common form of this disease, with more than 70% of breast cancers expressing these receptors. Response and benefit to neoadjuvant chemo-therapy (NCT) varies according to HR expression, with lower responses in luminal tumors as com...
Uma Análise do Ensino Atual da Oncologia e Proposta de um Conteúdo Curricular M...
Barrios,Carlos HenriqueResumo O ensino da oncologia clínica em nível de graduação carece da tradição que outras disciplinas no curso de Medicina possuem. O rápido desenvolvimento da especialidade, motivado por uma importância cada vez maior das neoplasias no contexto da saúde pública do nosso país, não tem sido acompanhado por programas bem estabelecidos no processo de ensino. O questionamento fundamental que deve ainda ser respondid...