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Sexual quality of life in hormonotherapy for breast cancer patients

ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate how hormonal therapy can impact breast cancer patients sexual quality of life and compare two widely used therapeutic agents: anastrozole and tamoxifen. Studies so far have evaluated the side effects of such therapy on patients general quality of life, but literature remains scarce regarding the impact it...
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Treatment outcomes for adult patients with localized osteosarcoma treated with chemotherapy without methotrexate at a public hospital in Brazil

ABSTRACT Introduction: Standard treatment for pediatric patients with localized osteosarcoma includes high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX), and cure rates greater than 60% are observed. However, in adult patients, the toxicity profile limits the use of HDMTX and the drug is usually excluded from chemotherapy protocols for this group. We aimed to evaluate the...