ABSTRACT Introduction: The studying the quality of life after cancer treatment has become a priority in oncology. Objectives: To evaluate the impact of different treatments for recurrence prostate cancer on quality of life and sexual activity. Material and Methods: Two hundred patients with recurrence prostate cancer after initial treatment were...
ABSTRACT Objective: We report the results of a panel of Brazilian experts and provide recommendations for the management of these patients. Material and Methods: The panel convened composed by 28 local opinion leaders, addressed 59 multiple-choice questions taking into account the published scientific literature and their own clinical experience. The...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer is based on chemoradiation associated with surgery. Tumor regression grade (TRG) appears to be a prognostic factor and be influenced by the interval between neoadjuvant treatment and surgery. Material and Methods: A retrospective database was formed. We included patients submitted to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and...
ABSTRACT A 67-year-old male patient with a massive left axillary metastasis from an occult primary tumor (OPT) treated by stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) is presented. The patient had no clinical response to the initial chemotherapy treatment. Then, a SABR with a single fraction of 16Gy was performed. After SABR, a...
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the benefit of radiotherapy alone in patients diagnosed with locally advanced cervical cancer when the addition of chemotherapy was contraindicated. Methods: A single-center cohort study of patients diagnosed with locally advanced cervical cancer as defined by the FIGO 2009 (stage IB2 to IVA) and contraindication for concomitant chemotherapy...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the percentage of I and II axillary levels receiving 45 Gy during adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer and correlate it with anatomical and planning variables. Methods: A retrospective study of 51 patients with breast cancer who received adjuvant external radiotherapy in breast or breast bed with tridimensional conformal...
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the economic impact of the new form of radiotherapy remuneration published by the Ministry of Health. Methods: We design a simulated group of seventy patients from a database of a public institution. We compare the remuneration from SUS old payment methodology (SOPM), with the new form entitled of...
