The global landscape of cancer research has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years. The increasing number of cancer cases worldwide(1) has fueled an unprecedented surge in cancer research publications.(2,3) This explosion of knowledge is underpinned by an equally significant shift towards open access publications, reflecting a commitment to making...
Most scientific papers in world literature are written in English1 by non-native English speakers. 2 Non-native English-speaking scientists face difficulties in writing clearly, succinctly, and without grammatical errors.3,4 Nevertheless, despite the use of word processors and spell checkers, the final text still does not compare favorably with that created by...
Change in the name of the first author. The first author of the article titled ‘Polymorphisms in biotransformation and DNA repair genes, and survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma’ (DOI: https://doi.org/10.5935/2526-8732.20200048), published in the Brazilian Journal of Oncology on January 18, 2021, Volume 17, formally informed us with...
ABSTRACT Penile melanoma is a rare event, responsible for less than 1.4% of penile cancers. In general, it is late diagnosed and the treatment is usually aggressive. The authors present a 66-year-old Caucasian man who had an ulcerated penile lesion for 1 year, diagnosed as melanoma after biopsy and treated...
ABSTRACT Objective: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) is a novel coronavirus identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. There is limited data on coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in patients with solid and hematologic malignancies, and the incidence of SARS-COV-2 in cancer patients with respiratory symptoms is not characterized. We report on...
ABSTRACT The current pandemic moment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) has completely changed health services, with most services being directed to the treatment of affected patients. Even during this critical period, cancer patients need to be treated, as delayed treatment can compromise the chances of a cure....
ABSTRACT Merkel cell carcinomas are rare cutaneous malignancies with neuroendocrine features that affect elderly individuals with a history of chronic sun exposure and immunosuppression. More recently, a human viral pathogen, the Merkel cell polyomavirus, has been implicated in the carcinogenesis of this disease. Its particularly aggressive biological behavior, the delay...
ABSTRACT NUT carcinoma (midline testicular carcinoma nuclear protein) is a relatively new, rare, aggressive and underdiagnosed entity. Its sites of involvement are medial structures of the head and neck and mediastinum, but other sites may be affected, and even in so-called common structures, the clinical course may impress. The objective...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Treatment of advanced melanoma has been revolutionized in the last decade. The adoption of new treatments is necessary in order to offer significantly longer survival. Objective: To evaluate how patients are being treated for advanced melanoma at the Public Health System in Brazil. Methods: We evaluated the Authorization of Ambulatory Care...
Breast cancer is one of the most frequent type of cancer among women worldwide, as well as one of the most common causes of cancer-specific death.1 In Brazil, the most recent available data estimates 59.700 new cases of breast cancer in 2018, corresponding to 29,5% of all cancers diagnosed in...
