Validation of the FACT-B+4-UL questionnaire and exploration of its predictive value in women submitted to surgery for breast cancer.

Introduction And Objetive: The early detection of upper limb complications is important in women operated on for breast cancer. The "FACT-B+4-UL" questionnaire, a specific variant of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B) is available among others to measure the upper limb function.

Patients And Methods: The Spanish version of the upper limb subscale of the FACT-B+4 was validated in a prospective cohort of 201 women operated on for breast cancer (factor analysis, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity and sensitivity to change were determined).

[Surgical treatment of the primary tumor in stage IV breast cancer].

Introduction: The aim of the study was to analyze the impact of loco-regional surgery on survival of patients with stage IV breast cancer.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective study that included patients with breast cancer and synchronous metastases. Patients with ECOG above 2 and high-risk patients were excluded.

[Prognostic value of invasive growth pattern in sporadic colorectal cancer].

Introduction: Invasive growth pattern refers to the type of growth of the tumoral margins, whether infiltrating or noninfiltrating. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the invasive growth pattern (infiltrating/noninfiltrating) in colorectal cancer as a prognostic factor related to tumoral recurrence and survival.

Patients And Method: We studied 105 patients with colorectal cancer who underwent radical surgery in the General Surgery Department of the Hospital Universitario Médico-Quirúrgico of Jaen between 1991 and 1997.

[Cyclooxygenase-2 expression as a prognostic factor in sporadic colorectal cancer].

Introduction: The aims of the present study were to investigate cyclooxygenase-2 expression in neoplastic cells from colorectal carcinoma and to study the role of cyclooxygenase-2 expression as a prognostic factor related to distant metastases and survival.

Patients And Method: A retrospective study of 105 patients with sporadic colorectal cancer was performed. The patients underwent surgery at the General Surgery Department of the University Hospital of Jaén between 1991 and 1997.