valdivia/neoplasms

BACKGROUND Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid is an infrequent type of thyroid tumor. OBJECTIVE To retrospectively study all cases of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid diagnosed at a regional hospital. METHODS The charts and pathological studies of eight patients with medullary carcinoma of the

OBJECTIVE To design a clinical process model in the management of differentiated thyroid cancer in order to improve accessibility to this treatment. METHODS Based on modified Participatory Action Research, a model design process was conducted using a literature review and meetings with organisations

We report our experience with 19 patients with early gastric cancer in Valdivia, a southern province of Chile. All patients had symptoms and 15 had a preoperative biopsy. A mean of 39 days elapsed between biopsy and surgery. An emergency operation was performed in 3 patients. The mean lesion size

BACKGROUND One of the best Public Health achievements in Chile has been the coverage of the program for detection and treatment or cervical cancer. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of the Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Valdivia Health Service (Southern Chile) between 1993 and

The pathologic records of Hospital Kennedy in Valdivia include 391 cases of gastric cancer between 1977 and 1987, with a yearly incidence of 35 cases. Mean age was 58 years; 97% of males and 93% of females were 40 years or older. Surgery had been undertaken in 70%, with resection performed in 63%.

This study was designed to estimate the dietary intake of total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, cadmium, mercury, sodium, and potassium by the general adult population (aged 18-65) of Valdivia, Chile. Calculations were based on a 24-h dietary recall survey. The highest dietary intake of t-As (73.0