Statistical projection methods for lung cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review

XQ Yu, Q Luo, S Hughes, S Wade, M Caruana… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To identify and summarise all studies using statistical methods to project lung
cancer incidence or mortality rates more than 5 years into the future. Study type Systematic …

Trends in thyroid cancer incidence and mortality in Portugal

L Raposo, S Morais, MJ Oliveira… - European Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The objective was to quantify thyroid cancer incidence and mortality trends in Portugal. The
number of thyroid cancer cases and incidence rates were retrieved from the Regional …

Breast cancer in Portugal: Temporal trends and age-specific incidence by geographic regions

GF de Lacerda, SP Kelly, J Bastos, C Castro… - Cancer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Female breast cancer incidence rates have been increasing in Portugal for
years. We, therefore, conducted the first nationwide breast cancer study to assess regional …

No inequalities in survival from colorectal cancer by education and socioeconomic deprivation-a population-based study in the North Region of Portugal, 2000-2002

L Antunes, D Mendonça, MJ Bento, B Rachet - BMC cancer, 2016 - Springer
Background Association between cancer survival and socioeconomic status has been
reported in various countries but it has never been studied in Portugal. We aimed here to …

The CDH1 c.1901C>T Variant: A Founder Variant in the Portuguese Population with Severe Impact in mRNA Splicing

R Barbosa-Matos, R Leal Silva, L Garrido, AC Aguiar… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary An unexpectedly high number of early-onset diffuse gastric and lobular
breast cancer in apparently unrelated families carrying the same CDH1 c. 1901C> T variant …

Prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Portugal: trends, projections and regional differences

F Pina, C Castro, A Ferro, MJ Bento… - European Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
There is a large geographical variability in prostate cancer incidence and mortality trends,
mostly because of heterogeneity in control efforts across regions. We aimed to describe the …

Pain prevalence and treatment in patients with metastatic bone disease

C Vieira, M Fragoso, D Pereira… - Oncology …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
The accomplishment of successful pain treatment requires evaluation, characterization and
quantification. The present study characterized pain and survival in a cohort of patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and metabolic implications of obesity in prostate cancer: is testosterone a missing link?

MF Duarte, C Luis, P Baylina, MI Faria… - The Aging …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To assess sex hormones in men with obesity and prostate cancer (PCa) and to
study association between androgens and the pathogenesis biology of PCa in vitro …

Are general physicians prepared for struggling skin cancer?—cross-sectional study

AF Duarte, A da Costa-Pereira, V Del-Marmol… - Journal of cancer …, 2018 - Springer
The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of general practitioners (GP) in selecting higher
risk population for skin cancer screening. GP's training was organized to examine a specific …

Sun-related knowledge and attitudes of primary and secondary schoolchildren in western Switzerland

A Vuadens, S Ackermann, F Levi… - European Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Switzerland, particularly its western region, has the highest incidence of melanoma in
Europe. Although the risk of melanoma increases with sun overexposure during childhood …