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The Italian Euromelanoma Day: evaluation of results and implications for future prevention campaigns.

2012

Background Melanoma incidence/mortality is increasing worldwide. “Euromelanoma Day” is a pan-European campaign for skin cancer prevention. Results of the 2010 Euromelanoma Day in Italy are reported herein. Materials and methods A questionnaire was used to collect data on participants' characteristics and suspected skin cancers. Result A total of 1085 participants was screened (64.1% females, median age 44 years). Suspicion rate, detection rate, and positive predictive values for melanoma were 1.3, 0.28 and 21.4%, respectively. Poorly educated, ≥35 years old, pale-skinned males were at higher risk for skin cancer than highly educated, <35 years old, darker-skinned females, although the latte…

MaleQuestionnairesPediatricsSkin NeoplasmsHealth BehaviorSurveys and Questionnairesinglese80 and overSettore MED/35 - Malattie Cutanee E VenereeMass ScreeningMedicineSkin cancerYoung adultChildMelanomaEarly Detection of CancerAged 80 and overintegumentary systemIncidence (epidemiology)Middle AgedDay screening campaignPredictive valueEuropeItalyChild PreschoolSunlightFemaleRisk assessmentCutaneous malignant melanomaAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentDay screening campaign; Skin cancer; Cutaneous malignant melanomaDermoscopyHealth PromotionDermatologyRisk AssessmentYoung AdultHumansPreschoolMass screeningAgedbusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseSurgeryMelanoma detectionAnniversaries and Special EventsHealth promotionSkin cancerbusinessProgram Evaluation
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Morphological and biomolecular characteristics of subcentimetric invasive breast carcinomas in Sicily: A multicentre retrospective study in relation …

2012

Little information from clinical trials is available regarding the efficacy of trastuzumab treatment in subcentimetric breast carcinomas (BCs). The aim of this study was to verify the existence of correlations between HER2 and hormone receptor status, Ki67 values, grade, histotype and node involvement in a cohort of pT1a,b BCs from an area not widely covered by screening campaigns. A total of 410 pT1a,b BC formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples collected from eight Sicilian Anatomo-Pathological Units (APUs) were classified according to the WHO classification and tumour grading was established. Estrogen and progesterone receptor status, Ki67 labelling index and HER2 status were available. …

OncologyGynecologyCancer Researchmedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryCancerRetrospective cohort studyArticlesProgesterone Receptor StatusSettore MED/08 - Anatomia Patologicamedicine.diseaseClinical trialBreast carcinoma immunohistochemistry HER2medicine.anatomical_structureOncologyTrastuzumabInternal medicineCohortsmall size breast cancer screening campaign staging immunohistochemistrymedicineBreast carcinomabusinessLymph nodemedicine.drug
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Italian Euromelanoma Day Screening Campaign (2005-2007) and the planning of melanoma screening strategies.

2011

Although no study has definitively shown that unfocused screening of skin cancer is effective, many campaigns have been organized with the aim of increasing awareness on melanoma risk factors. The objective of this study was to analyse the results of the Skin Cancer Screening Day in Italy during the period 2005-2007, to determine the priorities for melanoma control plans in a Mediterranean country. A total of 5002 patients were screened by dermatologists in 31 cities. Individuals who considered themselves to have many naevi and those with a family history of melanoma showed a higher number of common and atypical naevi. Ten melanomas, 20 basal cell carcinomas and two squamous cell carcinomas…

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