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 present proposal aims to support and help clinicians how to manage gynecologic cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is based on the opinions of surgical oncologists of the Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology (BSSO) and not necessarily evidence-based instructions.
ABSTRACT Background and Objective: Cancer is expected to be the leading cause of death in Brazil by 2030. This scenario demands that health professionals, especially physicians, should be able to implement primary prevention, early detection and cancer patient support. Despite this unquestionable need, there is a clear gap in Oncology training...
ABSTRACT Cancer is the main public health problem in Brazil and the world, and if the National Oncological Care Policy is not modified, cancer will become the leading cause of death in the country in 2029. However, the guidelines of the Ministry of Education do not have oncology as a...
ABSTRACT Introduction:Many limitations in the Brazilian public health system make the patient's journey with HER2+ breast cancer and the access to better treatments hard. In the scenery in which all the economic resources of the country are limited, the right incorporation of the health technologies proves to be a challenge....
ABSTRACT The mortality rate of breast cancer (BC) in Brazil is increasing. Procedures that can improve the diagnosis and treatment of BC should be discussed by specialists to improve patient survival. Experts from five different specialties involved in the diagnosis and treatment of BC discussed possible problems and solutions in...
ABSTRACT Objective: Systemic treatment of advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma has resulted in increased survival of patients, but real-life data are scarce, particularly in developing countries. This study aims to analyze the survival of patients with locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic pancreatic cancer and factors related to better survival. Methods: an analytical study with...
ABSTRACT The present report describes a case of a neuroendocrine tumor of the rectum with liver metastasis in a 35-year-old woman. The rectum is the second most common location of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors and is typically diagnosed through a screening colonoscopy finding for non-tumor related symptoms. Surgical treatment is indicated...
ABSTRACT Nutritional guidance to help oncologic and general surgeons to improve perioperative outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic is provided. Each institution should adapt its current routine and approach based on this article. The information provided can also be helpful in the non-pandemic period.
ABSTRACT This proposal aims to serve as a tool and assist surgeons in the treatment of thoracic neoplasms during COVID-19 pandemic. It is based on the literature review published so far, in the opinion of individuals specialized in the field of thoracic oncology and not necessarily on evidence-based instructions. We...
