OBJECTIVE To compare the usefulness for surveillance of the peer-reviewed literature on the prevalence of hypertension in Latin America and the Caribbean published from 2001 to 2010 with a previous study of the published literature from 1962 to 2000. METHODS A bibliographic search was conducted of publications from 2001 to 2010 that examined the prevalence of hypertension using MEDLINE and LI...

PURPOSE Continuous minor steps of improvement in the management of breast cancer have resulted in decreased mortality rates during the last decades. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcome of patients with stage I breast cancer diagnosed during two time periods that differed with respect to adjuvant systemic therapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS The studied population consisted of a...

In this issue of the Journal, Black et al. (1) present an important analysis of methodologic pitfalls associated with randomized studies of screening interventions. The authors compare disease-specific and all-cause mortality from the 12 published randomized trials of cancer screening for which these end points were available. In seven of the 12 studies, major inconsistencies were detected in t...

The energy released by the earthquakes occurred in the seismogenetic area of the southern Kamchatka (Russia) from January 1977 to December 2004, reveals an increase in the peak energy in the period 1992–1999. This increase is related to the occurrence of seven earthquakes with magnitude ranging from 6.9 to 7.7; the first of these earthquakes happened on 2 March 1992 with M=7.1. For many years, ...

Pancreatic cancer represents a real clinical challenge. The aim of the SUDCAN collaborative study was to compare the net survival from pancreatic cancer between six European Latin countries (Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland) and provide trends in net survival and dynamics of excess mortality rates up to 5 years after diagnosis. The data were extracted from the EUROCARE-5 ...

PURPOSE The testicular dysgenesis syndrome describes urogenital abnormalities associated with exposure to environmental endocrine disruptors such as phthalates, specifically decreased semen quality, and increased rates of testis cancer and hypospadias. Recently there has been concern that these abnormalities described in animal studies may also be present in humans. To determine if hypospadias ...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Studies have shown increased prevalence rates for breast cancer, relating to higher incidence, longer survival and breast cancer prevention programs among populations. The aim here was to analyze the annual prevalence of breast cancer in Goiânia over a 15-year period. DESIGN AND SETTING This was a cross-sectional study on women with breast cancer diagnosed in Goiânia, Go...

Precipitation is a particularly important part of the Earth’s hydrological cycle and, therefore, necessary variable for maintaining natural balance. This study investigated past, present, and future changes in precipitation Marmara region, examined effects global warming on this variable. The period was from 1960 to 2020, climate data 15 synoptic stations region were used purpose. To achieve ob...