Comportamento sexual das mulheres em tratamento radioterápico / Sexual behavior of women in radiotherapytreatment

Women with cancer undergoing radiotherapy, radiotherapy and / or brachytherapy may change in sexual behavior, with influence on psychosocial, sexual and functional aspects as well as quality of life. This study aims to analyze the scientific evidence related to sexual behavior and quality of life of women who underwent radiotherapy. It is literature type integrative review. Data collection was conducted in May 2014 and was carried out through the Virtual Health Library, from the bottom of LILACS and MEDLINE, by combining the descriptors: "sexual behavior and radiotherapy" and "sexual behavior and brachytherapy". They selected 23 studies for the sample with no time limit. With the intention of promoting the contributions the production of knowledge about sexual behavior / symptoms after cancer treatment in women with brachytherapy and radiation, emerging two main themes: psychosocial, sexual and functional changes; quality of life. Identifies what is needed directed multidisciplinary action women with cancer in relation to sexuality, there are weaknesses in the care geared to these. Such assistance needs to be planned for the woman and her partner, so that living with cancer and treatment is quality.

As mulheres com câncer submetidas à radioterapia, teleterapia e/ou braquiterapia podem ter alteração nocomportamento sexual, com influência nos aspectos psicossociais, sexuais e funcionais, bem como na qualidade de vida. Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar as evidências científicas relacionadas ao comportamento sexual e qualidade de vida de mulheres que realizaram tratamento com radioterapia. Trata-se de pesquisa bibliográfica do tipo revisão integrativa. A coleta dos dados foi realizada no mês de maio de 2014, e ocorreu por meio da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, a partir das bases de dados LILACS e MEDLINE, através da combinação dos descritores: "sexual behaviorandradiotherapy" e "sexual behaviorandbrachytherapy". Foram selecionados 23 estudos para compor a amostra sem tempo limite. Com a intenção de promover os contributos da produção do conhecimento sobre o comportamento sexual/sintomas após tratamento de câncer em mulheres com braquiterapia e radioterapia, emergindo dois eixos temáticos: alterações psicossociais, sexuais e funcionais; qualidade de vida. Identifica-se que é necessária ação multidisciplinar direcionada as mulheres com câncer em relação à sexualidade, há fragilidade no cuidado voltado a essas. Tal assistência necessita ser planejada para a mulher e seu parceiro, de forma que a convivência com o câncer e tratamento seja de qualidade.

Monitoramento das ações de controle dos cânceres do colo do útero e de mama

A primeira edição do Informativo Detecção Precoce de 2015 apresenta séries históricas de alguns indicadores calculados a partir de dados do Sistema de Informação do Câncer do Colo do Útero (Siscolo) e do Sistema de Informação do Controle do Câncer de Mama (Sismama), referentes a ações de detecção precoce dos cânceres do colo do útero e de mama para o Brasil e as regiões

Palliative percutaneous nephrostomy in recurrent cervical cancer: a retrospective analysis of 50 consecutive cases.

Cervical cancer is a public health problem in Brazil, with annual incidence rates of 20-40 cases/100,000 women. Most patients with recurrent disease have symptoms from locoregional disease and may develop renal failure. This study aims to evaluate the outcome of patients with recurrent cervical cancer who underwent percutaneous nephrostomy (PN). We reviewed the medical records of 50 such patients who were referred to the Palliative Care Unit of the Brazilian National Cancer Institute from January 2002 to October 2006. Median age was 44 years (range, 26-67 years). Half the patients had improvement in pain or uremic symptoms, and seven (14%) had improved performance status (PS) after the procedure. Thirty patients (60%) had improvement of renal function; median creatinine levels before and after PN were 6.4 and 3.7mg/dL, respectively (P<0.05). Median overall survival after PN was 8.9 weeks (95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.4-10.3). Median survival was 9.9 weeks (95% CI: 8.7-11.0) in 40 patients with baseline PS 1-3 and one week (95% CI: 0.1-1.9) in 10 patients with PS 4 (log rank, P<0.0001). Median survival in patients with and without improvement of renal function after PN was 10.0 weeks (95% CI: 8.6-11.3) and 2.6 weeks (95% CI: 0-11.3), respectively (log rank, P=0.01). Twenty-nine patients (58%) died from renal failure. Complications were mainly urinary tract infection (n=10), catheter loss (n=9), and bleeding (n=1). These data suggest that PN can be of clinical benefit for carefully selected patients with recurrent cervical cancer.

Análisis de resultados de los tratamientos en cáncer cérvico uterino: etapas II B y III B / Analysis of treatment results in carcinoma of the uterine cervix: stages II B and III B

Entre 1975 y 1984, 40 pacientes en etapa II B y 8 en etapa III B fueron operadas posteriormente a haber recibido tratamiento radiante. Se comparan los resultados en cuanto a sobrevida y complicaciones del tratamiento con un grupo al azar de 58 pacientes tratadas con radioterapia radical exclusiva. En la etapa II B la sobrevida a 5 años fue de un 81,4% en el grupo con Radioterapia Exclusiva y 83,4% con Radioterapia pre-operatoria más cirugía y 80,1% con Radioterapia Radical más cirugía (p > 0.05). En la etapa III B la sobrevida a 5 años fue de un 55% en el grupo irradiado y de un 42.8% cuando se agregó cirugía (p > 0.05). Las complicaciones menores se observaron con mayor frecuencia cuando se agregó cirugía al tratamiento (50% v/s 9%) (p < 0.05). Las complicaciones mayores también se presentaron con mayor frecuencia cuando se operaron las pacientes (p > 0.05). En el grupo de pacientes en que la radioterapia se consideró "completa" y se operaron, en ninguna se observó tumor residual en el estudio histopatológico de la pieza operatoria. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran cifras comparables o superiores a los informados en la literatura. Se concluye que el agregar cirugía a este tipo de pacientes aumenta la posibilidad menor y mayor del tratamiento sin modificar la sobrevida