Publications by authors named "Nora Alvarez-Aguila"
Background: Radiation therapy is a keystone to improve survival and quality of life in breast cancer patients. In Mexico, however, scarce information is available on the obstacles faced by radio-oncologists to provide appropriate treatment.
Objective: To determine the most frequent issues faced by physicians to provide radiation therapy for metastatic breast cancer in Mexico.
Background: The serum level of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) depends on the tumor size and differentiation grade. Jaundice can cause an elevation of serum CA 19-9, although the nature of this interaction is not fully understood.
Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective study of 26 patients with potentially resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.