Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequently occurring cancer in women around the world
and can affect them during their reproductive years. Since the development of the …

Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent tumour affecting women all over the world. In low-
and middle-income countries, where its incidence is expected to rise further, BC seems set …

Introduction: In Portugal, health literacy has started to be addressed through national
policies, but research on the topic is still scarce. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and …

Different treatment options exist for localized prostate cancer. Treatments performed in high-
volume hospitals are associated with better results. Our objective was to describe time …

Objectives To characterize specific knowledge on cardiovascular disease, particularly stroke
and myocardial infarction (MI), and its relationship with sociodemographic factors, health …

Cervical cancer is the second cancer with the highest incidence and mortality in women
aged 15–44 living in Europe. Screening is an effective strategy to reduce these rates …

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 …

Background The growing number of incident cases of gastric cancer along with improved
survival result in a rising population of survivors at risk of second primary cancers (SPC). We …

Methods: A representative sample of Portuguese-speaking inhabitants in mainland Portugal
was selected, using a stratified probabilistic sampling procedure; men above 40 were …

Background: In order to increase the acceptance level of the cervical cancer screening
behavior among women, understanding the associated factors of the behavior is necessary …