Contribution of early detection and adjuvant treatments to breast cancer mortality reduction in Catalonia, Spain

Background: Reductions in breast cancer (BC) mortality in Western countries have been attributed to the use of screening mammography and adjuvant treatments. The goal of this work was to analyze the contributions of both interventions to the decrease in BC mortality between 1975 and 2008 in Catalonia. Methodology/Principal Findings: A stochastic model was used to quantify the contribution of each intervention. Age standardized BC mortality rates for calendar years 1975-2008 were estimated in four hypothetical scenarios: 1) Only screening, 2) Only adjuvant treatment, 3) Both interventions, and 4) No intervention. For the 30-69 age group, observed Catalan BC mortality rates per 100,000 women-year rose from 29.4 in 1975 to 38.3 in 1993, and afterwards continuously decreased to 23.2 in 2008. If neither of the two interventions had been used, in 2008 the estimated BC mortality would have been 43.5, which, compared to the observed BC mortality rate, indicates a 46.7% reduction. In 2008 the reduction attributable to screening was 20.4%, to adjuvant treatments was 15.8% and to both interventions 34.1%. Conclusions/Significance: Screening and adjuvant treatments similarly contributed to reducing BC mortality in Catalonia. Mathematical models have been useful to assess the impact of interventions addressed to reduce BC mortality that occurred over nearly the same periods.

La mujer y los Juegos Olímpicos: análisis a través de los medios de comunicación: retos para Beijing 2008

Después de un recorrido por la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos, el documento analiza el papel de la mujer en los Juegos de Sydney 2000 y Atenas 2004 , y elabora una serie de retos para los futuros Juegos de Beijing 2008. Este trabajo fue presentado por la autora en la Academia Olímpica Española, en la convocatoria 2005.

Full informatiu. Cultius extensius - Febrer 2008

- Recomanacions de fertilització per a la sembra del blat de moro. - Dosis agronòmiques d’aplicació de fems i purins. - Jornada sobre fertilització nitrogenada.

Full Tècnic. Conreus Extensius. Comarques de Girona, núm. 14 (2008)

El sorgo per a gra és una planta rústica, interessant principalment en les situacions on la disponibilitat d’aigua és limitada: • En secà, pot presentar rendibilitats superiors al gira-sol, en els terrenys més fèrtils i amb una bona reserva hídrica. • En regadiu, pot donar rendibilitats superiors al blat de moro, quan l’aigua que es disposa és marcadament insuficient per cobrir les necessitats d’aquest conreu.