Archivos de Ciencia e Investigación(ADCI)

Faculty of Medicine, Sapienza University, Italy

Publications

• Research Article   
  Efficacy of Short-Term Versus Long-Term Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer: A Frisbee-Based Meta-Analysis (A Friendly Evidence-Based Review of The Literature)
  Author(s): Gustavo Gomez Barbieri*, Giovanni Petracca and Antonella Capomolla
  
  Introduction Rectal cancer is the second most common cancer in Italy, with nearly 50,000 cases expected by 2024. Given the high cost and quality of life for its families, its mortality rate is low, ranging from 5 to 7% in the early stages too high in the advanced stages, with a mortality rate of 90%. Methods A search was conducted in Epistemonikos, the largest database of systematic reviews in the healthcare field, maintained by screening multiple sources of information, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane, among others. Data were extracted from the identified reviews, data from the primary studies were analyzed, a meta-analysis was performed, and a summary table of the results was prepared using the GRADE method. Results and Conclusions Six systematic reviews were identified, which together include thirty-seve.. Read More»
  

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