Uterine cervical cancer shows a higher incidence in some Brazilian cities. It is a common cause of death in women from developing countries, despite the longstanding availability of an effective screening test, the Pap smear. This study aimed to evaluate the temporal trends of crude, age-adjusted, and age-specific mortality rates from cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, and cancer of the uterus not otherwise specified (NOS) in the city of São Paulo from 1980 to 1999. Results showed a slight reduction in cervical cancer rates, a decrease in NOS uterine cancer rates, and an increase in endometrial cancer mortality rates. The fall in mortality from NOS uterine cancer indicates an improvement in diagnostic accuracy and quality of information on death certificates and may point to an increase in coverage of cervical cancer screening using the Pap smear.

UMMARY Introduction: Headaches commonly affect working-age people. Dipyrone is largely used in many countries. Objectives: To determine effectiveness/safety of dipyrone for adults with acute primary headaches. Method: Double blind randomized controlled trials systematic review. Dichotomous data were expressed as relative risks and risk differences, and continuous data as weighted mean differences. If possible, numbers-needed-to-treat were calculated. Results: Four studies were included (636 subjects). Meta-analysis was possible for one outcome, favouring dipyrone. Regarding episodic tension-type headache and migraine, individual studies data showed dipyrone statistically significant beneficial effect. No severe adverse events were reported. There was no statistically significant difference between dipyrone and placebo regarding mild to moderate adverse events. Conclusion: Dipyrone is effective in migraine and episodic tension-type headache. Conclusions about its safety and agranulocytosis can not be drawn probably due to the relatively small sample. If the results of a recent study, which is related to the incidence of agranulocytosis in Latin America, do not clarify the question, data from observational studies on dipyrone side effects should be searched to determine its safety

O objetivo deste trabalho é propor uma sequência didática que aborde o gênero textual artigo de opinião, contemplando os pressupostos da Educação Linguística e da Pedagogia da Leitura. Sua relevância justifica-se por esse gênero ser importantíssimo para os aprendentes-ensinantes interagirem conscientemente na sociedade, apreendendo e comunicando pontos de vista, por meio de argumentos e contra-argumentos, expressos ou subentendidos. Como fundamentação teórica, baseamo-nos em conceitos da educação linguística, pedagogia da leitura, leitura e competência leitora e na análise textual dos discursos. O trabalho está dividido em Considerações Iniciais, Desenvolvimento (Fundamentação Teórica e Proposta de Sequência Didática), Considerações Finais, Referências e Bibliografia.

Introduction: Headaches commonly affect working-age people. Dipyrone is largely used in many countries. Objectives: To determine effectiveness/safety of dipyrone for adults with acute primary headaches. Method: Double blind randomized controlled trials systematic review. Dichotomous data were expressed as relative risks and risk differences, and continuous data as weighted mean differences. If possible, numbers-needed-to-treat were calculated. Results: Four studies were included (636 subjects). Meta-analysis was possible for one outcome, favouring dipyrone. Regarding episodic tension-type headache and migraine, individual studies data showed dipyrone statistically significant beneficial effect. No severe adverse events were reported. There was no statistically significant difference between dipyrone and placebo regarding mild to moderate adverse events. Conclusion: Dipyrone is effective in migraine and episodic tension-type headache. Conclusions about its safety and agranulocytosis can not be drawn probably due to the relatively small sample. If the results of a recent study, which is related to the incidence of agranulocytosis in Latin America, do not clarify the question, data from observational studies on dipyrone side effects should be searched to determine its safety.