Publications by authors named "Luiza de Freitas Maciel"
Background: Risk-reducing operations are an important part of the management of hereditary predisposition to cancer. In selected cases, they can considerably reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with cancer in this population.
Objectives: The Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology (BSSO) developed this guideline to establish national benchmarks for cancer risk-reducing operations.
Cancer risk-reducing surgery: Brazilian society of surgical oncology guideline part 1 (gynecology and breast).
J Surg Oncol
July 2022
Article Synopsis
- Risk-reducing surgeries are key for managing hereditary cancer risks, significantly lowering the associated health issues and mortality.
- The Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology developed guidelines to provide national standards for these surgical procedures.
- A team of experts reviewed literature and conducted discussions to create recommendations, achieving consensus on various risk-reduction surgeries like mastectomy and hysterectomy.
Purpose: Little is known, or has been published previously, regarding consolidated data on the epidemiology of gynecologic cancers (GC) in Brazil. This article describes the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of women in Brazil affected with GC between the years of 2000 and 2017.
Methods: Incidence, morbidity, and mortality data from patients with a diagnosis of one out of the five most common GC, cervical (CC), uterine (UC), ovarian (OC), vulvar (VvC), and vaginal (VgC), were obtained from three governmental sources of data.