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Introduction: Prostate cancer is a public health problem being the most frequently diagnosed neoplasm and the second leading cause of cancer death in men. However, there is little information about this disease in indigenous people and therefore, current knowledge calls for urgent primary prevention. Objective: To analyze the prevalence of prostate cancer risk factors and symptoms in indigenous men in Centro, Tabasco. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was conducted with 281 Chontal men aged 40 years and older from the communities of Tamulté de las Sabanas, Aniceto and Tocoalt. The Prostate Symptom Score questionnaire and interviews for assessing risk factors were both implemented. Results: 52.7% had no formal schooling at all, 47.7% were peasants at an average age of 55 years, 16.7% had moderate to severe prostatic symptoms. As for risk factors, 44.5% were classified to be at medium risk and 55.5% at high risk. Pearson's chi-squared test between variables age and prostatic symptoms showed an association of p=.000 and a value of p=.166 between age and risk factors. Younger men showed to have more risk factors associated. None had undergone comprehensive screening. Discussion and Conclusions: Prevalence of prostatic symptoms found in older adults is consistent with other studies. Prevalence of risk factors in all participants is a matter of concern as these are the same risk factors observed in men diagnosed with prostate cancer. It is important to develop prevention strategies based on healthy lifestyles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Introduction: in women with breast cancer and gynecologic cancer, as well as in men with prostate carcinoma, hot flashes, asthenia, and insomnia are common and bothersome symptoms that impair quality of life. Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of tryptophan intake as a treatment for hot flushes, asthenia, and insomnia in patients with prostate, breast, and uterine cervical cancer. Materials and methods: intervention study without a control group at the HUCA Radiation Oncology Service, from July 2018 to July 2019. A total of 60 patients with prostate, breast, or uterine cervical cancer who had received treatment with radiotherapy and hormone therapy, and who presented with hot flushes, asthenia, and insomnia were included. L-tryptophan was administered at a dose of 3 g per day. Results: a significant increase in serum tryptophan levels at the end of the study (p < 0.001) and a significant decrease in the scores of the study symptoms were reported. Although statistical significance was not found, a significant improvement in each symptom was observed, as well as an improvement in quality of life (p < 0.001). Conclusions: the study suggests that, in patients with breast, prostate, or uterine cervical cancer, and symptoms such as hot flushes, asthenia, and insomnia, the administration of tryptophan as a nutritional supplement is well tolerated, improves quality of life, and is associated with improvement in the scale scores of the symptoms of interest, although no statistically significant relationship with increased blood tryptophan levels was found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The Cali Population Cancer Registry (RPCC) has been in continuous operation since 1962 with the objective of producing valid statistics on the incidence of cancer, its patterns, trends and survival rates. Methods: During the period 2008-2012, 23,046 new cases were registered and during 2011-2015 there were 12,761 cancer deaths. The trend of the rates was described with the APC average annual change rate and with the Joinpoint analysis. We analyzed the individual data of 38,671 adults (15-99 years) diagnosed with cancer between 1995-2009, and we calculated the standardized net survival by age for the 14 most common cancer body sites, using the Pohar-Perme method. Results: Prostate and breast cancer were the first cause of cancer morbidity. The incidence rates in these susceptible to early detection, tumors stabilized after decades of growth, while an increase in the incidence of colon cancer and papillary thyroid carcinoma was observed. The incidence rates of cervical and stomach cancer, conditions related to infectious agents, decreased, although the number of absolute cases increased, due to the growth and aging of the population. Gastric cancer was responsible for the highest number of cancer deaths. The types of cancer related to tobacco consumption (lung, oral cavity, esophagus, pancreas, urinary bladder) showed low numbers and a tendency to decrease. During the period 2000-2004, the 5-year net survival improved for cancers of the breast, cervix, prostate, melanoma and thyroid, although in the period 2005-2009 a stagnation was observed. In stomach, liver and lung cancer, the 5-year net survival was less than 15%. The 5-year overall survival in children was 51.0% (95% CI: 47.5, 54.3) and in adolescents 44.6% (95% CI: 36.0, 52.8). Comment: RPCC has been an advisor to the Colombian government in the evaluation of CPRs in the country and its data have contributed significantly to different aspects of cancer control in Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To analyze differences in survival of breast, cervical, lung, prostate and stomach cancer by health insurance regime (HIR) and socioeconomic position (SEP) in an intermediate city in a middleincome country. Methods: All patients with breast, cervix uteri, lung, prostate and stomach cancer diagnosed between 2003 and 2007 and characterized by the Manizales population-based Cancer Registry (MCR) were included and followed up to a maximum of 5 years for identifying deaths. Survival probabilities estimated by HIR were defined according to the type of affiliation at the date of diagnosis, and by socioeconomic stratification of residence (SS) as indicator of SEP, stratifying for other prognostic factors using Kaplan- Meier methods. Cox proportional hazard models were fitted for multivariate analysis. Results: A total of 1,384 cases and 700 deaths were analyzed. Fiveyear observed survival was 71.0% (95% IC: 66.1-75.3) for breast, 51.4% (95% IC: 44.6-57.9) for cervix, 15.4% (95% IC: 10.7-20.8) for lung, 71.1% (95% IC: 65.3-76.1) for prostate and 23.8% (95% IC: 19.3-28.6) for stomach. Statistically significant differences in survival by HIR were observed for breast, lung, prostate, and stomach - with poorer survival for the subsidized and uninsured patients. Differences by SS were observed for lung and prostate. Differences in survival by HIR were independent of SS, and viceversa. Conclusions: Important inequities in cancer survival exist related to HIR and SEP. Possible explanations include underlying comorbidities, late stage at diagnosis, or barriers to timely and effective treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Cancer is a huge burden worldwide, especially for the least developed countries. Population-based cancer registries (PB CRs) are essential to know the cancer territorial profiles and the evaluation of the impact of their control programs. Aim: To estimate the cancer incidence and mortality in the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga over the period 2008-2012. Methods: A descriptive study of cancer incidence and mortality was conducted in the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga. The cases of primary invasive cancer from the period 2008-2012 were obtained from the base of the Population Registry of Cancer of the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga. The National Administrative Department of Statistics provided population and death data. Crude rates of global and specific incidence and mortality were estimated for each sex, and standardized incidence and mortality rates. Results: During the five-year period, 8,775 incidents cases of cancer were recorded (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). The global standardized incidence rate was 151.7 per 100,000 men-year and 157.2 per 100,000 women-year. The main locations were prostate, stomach and colorectal men in men, and breast, thyroid and colorectal in women. The standardized mortality rate by sex was 94.8 per 100,000 men-year and 78.0 per 100,000 women-year. Conclusion: For the most part of neoplasms, the incidence and mortality rates in the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga are lower than the rates reported in Colombia and Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga in the five-year period 2003-2007, except for colorectal cancer, thyroid cancer and leukemia showing a tendency to increase, which requires further investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: In Colombia it is necessary to continue producing quality and continuously updated information, on the magnitude of cancer, from cancer population registered data to contribute to decision making, and implementation of strategies for health promotion, prevention and treatment of cancer, in order to reduce the impact on the population. Objective: To describe the incidence, mortality and cancer trends in Pasto-Colombia from 1998 to 2012. Methods: Observational descriptive study of morbi - mortality due to malignant tumors in Pasto. The collection, processing and systematization of the data, was carried out according to international standards for cancer population registries. The incidence and mortality rates were calculated by period, sex, age and tumor location. Results: for the period 1998-2012 there were 8,010 new cases of cancer, of them, 57.7% occurred in women. There were 4,214 deaths reported, 52.0% in women. The incidence (p men= 0.7, p females= 0.3) and mortality (p men= 1.0, p females= 0.0) did not present significant changes over 15 years of observation and the tumors that cause greater morbi-mortality affect the stomach, cervix, breast and prostate. Conclusions: Cancer in general continues to be a serious health problem for the population of Pasto. The global behavior of cancer incidence and mortality, identify the need to promote and strengthen promotion and prevention programs, especially focused on tumors of the stomach, prostate, breast and cervix that produce greater morbidity and mortality in the population [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To describe the behavior of cancer incidence and mortality during 2008-2012, in the Barranquilla District. Methods: Incident cancer cases were collected, analyzed and processed by the Barranquilla Cancer Population Registry during the study period. The population structure was obtained from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) and the mortality from the Cancer Information System in Colombia. The total and specific crude and specific incidence rates and mortality by age and sex were estimated, as well as by-age standardized incidence rates. Results: Were identified 8,182 cases of cancer, excluding nonmelanoma skin (62.8% in women). 83.0% of the tumors had histological verification and only 5.2% were DCO. The adjusted incidence rate for all tumors was 116.5 per 100,000 in men and 155.4 per 100,000 in women. The most frequent locations were prostate and trachea-bronchi-lung in men, while in women breast and cervix occupied the first places. Breast and prostate had the highest mortality rates in women and men, respectively. Conclusion: Specific behavior of cancer incidence and mortality in Barranquilla has important increases in main types of tumors (breast and prostate) with respect to the country and other population registries, provided data are key to showing a representative behavior of the Colombian Caribbean. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To estimate incidence and mortality for 25 cancer sites in Colombia, for the period 2007-2011. Methods: Cases and age-standardized cancer incidence rates per 100,000 person-years were estimated based on incidence/mortality ratios in areas with a population-based cancer registry with published data in Cancer Incidence in Five Continents, volume X (Cali, Pasto, Bucaramanga and Manizales). Mortality age-standardized rates per 100,000 were based on official cause of death statistics. Cause of death statistics and population projections were provided by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Incidence and mortality rates were calculated by department, cancer type and sex. Results: The annual number of expected cancer cases (all cancers combined) for the period 2007-2011 was 62,818 with a total of 32,653 deaths. A total of 1,322 new childhood cancer cases was expected (0-14 years). The most frequently diagnosed incident cancers were prostate (46.5 per 100,000 person-years) and breast (33.8 per 100,000 personyears) cancers. The highest cancer mortality rates were observed for males in stomach cancer (14.2) and for females for breast cancer (9.9). Conclusions: Colombia presented higher estimates of incidence and mortality for breast and prostate cancer, as well as a proportion of cancers related to infection such as stomach and cervical cancer. More than 50% of the cancer burdens were attributed to these neoplasms. Time trends in cancer incidence can only be reliably evaluated based on long-term information from high-quality population-based cancer registries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article results from a research study conducted as part of the 16th Master of Science in Nursing programme, leading to a dissertation entitled "The man with prostate carcinoma: A transition in the male." The aim of the research was to understand the process of transition for men with prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy. Thus, we conducted a descriptive and exploratory qualitative study, using a semi-structured interview with 18 participants to collect data, and content analysis for the deconstruction of the material, using micro-analysis. Six categories emerged to explain the process of transition, leading to an understanding of the role of nurses in participants' transition. After breakdown of narrative and critical reflection, we saw the need to implement nursing consultations for men scheduled for radical prostatectomy in order to meet the care needs of these individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]