[Knowledge, adherence and perceptions about colorectal cancer screening in primary and secondary school teachers in Carcarañá].

Introduction: This study describes the knowledge and perceptions regarding colorectal cancer screening (CRC) in a population of teachers from primary and secondary schools in Carcarañá, Santa Fe. The proportion of participants who underwent the screening is described, as well as the facilitating factors and barriers that could affect test adherence.

Methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out through a self-administered survey of the population of teachers aged 50 or over from all primary and secondary schools in the city.

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Thick Primary Cutaneous Melanoma.

Background: The clinical value of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with thick melanoma is uncertain. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlations between survival and lymph node status in thick melanomas.

Methods: Of a total of 736 melanoma patients registered between 2000 and 2016, 50 presented with thick melanomas (≥ 4.

[Study about skin cancer screening in comparison with breast and cervix cancer screening in a female sample from Concordia, Argentina.].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to describe the knowledge, practices and attitudes regarding the screening of skin cancer, compared to the breast and cervix cancer. Methods. An observational, cross-sectional study using structured questionnaires was carried out among women in the city of Concordia, Entre Ríos.

The association between osteoporotic hip fractures and actinic lesions as a biomarker for cumulative sun exposure in older people-a retrospective case-control study in Argentina.

The aim of this study was to analyze the association between the presence of actinic lesions (solar keratosis and non-melanoma skin cancer) and osteoporotic hip fractures in older patients. Both pathologies are common conditions in this age group. Since cumulative sun exposure is difficult to quantify, the presence of actinic lesions can be used to indirectly analyze the association between ultraviolet radiation and osteoporotic hip fractures.

[Mortality rate trends for breast cancer in Rosario, Argentina. Association with socioeconomic factors].

This report is based on data from death certificates of all women whose cause of death was breast cancer, residents in Rosario City, during two 5-year-periods: 1977-81 and 1988-92, in order to know these rates evolution. Deaths, which were allocated to the last residence of the decedents, were aggregated into the 22 census areas of the city. Age-standardized mortality rates (SMR) by area were correlated with socioeconomic variables.