Clinical stage and histological type of the most common carcinomas diagnosed in young adults in a reference cancer hospital

OBJECTIVES: Cancer in young adults represents a great challenge, both biologically and socially, and understanding the unique characteristics of neoplasms in this age group is important to improving care. We aimed to evaluate the most common carcinomas and their characteristics, such as histological...

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Main Authors: Marina Candido Visontai Cormedi, Edia Filomena Di Tullio Lopes, Simone Maistro, Rosimeire Aparecida Roela, Maria Aparecida Azevedo Koike Folgueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2018-09-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322018000200203&lng=en&tlng=en