Differential survival of Brazilian patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with and without HIV infection.

Objective: Combinatorial antiretroviral therapy provided improvement of HIV patients' immune function and a decrease in the incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is one of the most common NHL forms affecting HIV+ patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of HIV infection on the prognosis of patients treated for DLBCL in a reference cancer treatment center in Brazil.

Psychometric Evaluation of a Brazilian Version of the Lymphedema Functioning, Disability and Health Questionnaire for Lower Limb Lymphedema in Patients After Cancer Treatment.

The aim of this study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the Lymphedema Functioning, Disability and Health Questionnaire for lower limb lymphedema (Lymph-ICF-LL) in Brazilian patients with secondary lower limb lymphedema after cancer treatment. A diagnostic test study was performed in 30 patients with lower limb lymphedema. To assess the reliability, the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was analyzed through test-retest, Cronbach alpha coefficient, magnitude of intrasubject variability by standard error of measurement (SEM), and smallest real difference (SRD).

HPV positive, wild type TP53, and p16 overexpression correlate with the absence of residual tumors after chemoradiotherapy in anal squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: Anal residual tumors are consensually identified within six months of chemoradiotherapy and represent a persistent lesion that may have prognostic value for overall survival. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of HPV and HIV status, p16 expression level and TP53 mutations with the absence of residual tumors (local response) in Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the anal canal after chemoradiotherapy.

Methods: We performed a study on 78 patients with SCC of the anal canal who submitted to chemoradiotherapy and were followed for a six-month period to identify the absence or presence of residual tumors.

Undernutrition as independent predictor of early mortality in elderly cancer patients.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the 1-y survival of elderly patients with cancer and the association between undernutrition and mortality.

Methods: This was a cohort study with elderly patients ages ≥65 y admitted between September and October 2014. A nutritionist performed a Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) assessment during 48 h of hospital admission and collected data about potential confounding variables (comorbidities, stage of cancer, treatment in the previous 3 mo, and reason for hospitalization).

Factors associated with the lack of access to cervical cancer screening test results in the Brazilian unified health system network in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro.

Papanicolaou test screening remains an effective approach for the control of cervical cancer. However, for successful control of the disease, patients need to have access to the test results and complete the treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with lack of access to results from the most recent Papanicolaou test in women living in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro who used the Brazilian Unified Health System.

Predictors of postoperative complications, prolonged length of hospital stay, and short-term mortality in elderly patients with malignant head and neck neoplasm.

Purpose: To identify and assess predictors of short-term outcomes and a prolonged length of hospital stay after head and neck cancer surgery in older-old and oldest-old patients.

Procedures: Patients aged ≥75 years with head and neck cancer undergoing surgery at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute from January to December 2011 were assessed regarding postoperative complications, mortality, and length of hospital stay.

Results: Over the study period, 67 patients with head and neck cancer underwent surgery, 44.

Comparison of human papillomavirus DNA tests, liquid-based cytology and conventional cytology for the early detection of cervix uteri cancer.

To compare the performance of human papillomavirus DNA tests (samples collected by a healthcare professional and self-collected) and liquid-based cytology with conventional cytology in the detection of cervix uteri cancer and its precursor lesions. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 1777 women living in poor communities in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Eligibility criteria included ages 25-59 years and not having had a Papanicolau test within at least 3 years prior to the study.