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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the highest rates reported for Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina. We provide a global snapshot of the CRC patterns, how screening is performed, and compared/contrasted to the genetic profile of Lynch syndrome (LS) in the region.
Carlos Alberto Vaccaro +69 more
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Contextual analysis of health care at discharge in leprosy: an integrative review [PDF]
Objective: To analyze contextual relations of health care in the discharge of leprosy. Method: An analytical, reflexive study based on the theoretical framework of context analysis, elaborated through an integrative review of literature in the databases ...
Gomes, Bruna RS +5 more
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Background. In endemic areas, lymphangiectasia is the fundamental alteration to live Wuchereria bancrofti adult worms which, in adult males, are usually found in the lymphatic vessels of the spermatic cord; accordingly, hydrocele/filaricele is the most common clinical manifestation of bancroftian filariasis.
Jose Figueredo-Silva +3 more
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Mulheres expostas ao HIV/AIDS: promovendo qualidade de vida na atenção básica [PDF]
Um dos objetivos específicos do Programa de Assistência Integral a Saúde da Mulher é a ampliação e qualificaçãoclínico-ginecológica, inclusive para cuidar das portadoras de infecção pelo HIV e outras DST’s, por meio de estratégiasque favoreçam o ...
Maria Emília Romero de Miranda Henriques +1 more
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Conservative surgery is considered the procedure of choice for women who are affected by early stage tumours. The local recurrence of cancer as a consequence of breast tissue conservation is a growing concern. This study aimed to describe the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of women who had local recurrences of breast cancer after conservative ...
Juliana Rodrigues Tovar +3 more
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Demonstration project on epilepsy in Brazil - WHO/ILAE/IBE Global Campaign Against Epilepsy - A foreword [PDF]
In 2002, ASPE (Assistência à Saúde de Pacientes com Epilepsia)* initiated an Epilepsy Demonstration Project (DP) in Brazil as part of the Global Campaign Against Epilepsy "Epilepsy out of the Shadows", led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the ...
de Boer, HM +4 more
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Genetic Markers Associated to Dyslipidemia in HIV‐Infected Individuals on HAART
This study evaluated the impact of 9 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 6 candidate genes (APOB, APOA5, APOE, APOC3, SCAP, and LDLR) over dyslipidemia in HIV‐infected patients on stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) with undetectable viral loads.
Rosmeri K. Lazzaretti +13 more
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This study evaluated the oxidative stress through enzymatic and nonenzymatic biomarkers in diabetic patients with and without hypertension and prediabetics. The SOD and CAT (in erythrocytes) and GPx (in plasma) enzymatic activities, plasma levels of lipid peroxidation, and total thiols were measured in the blood of 55 subjects with type 2 diabetes and ...
Suziy de M. Bandeira +9 more
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Objetivo: Conhecer as dificuldades que o idoso apresenta após mudança de moradia e que influenciam para os sintomas de depressão. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, realizado com 14 idosos, em 2018, residentes em um conjunto ...
Jovelina Fernandes dos Santos +5 more
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Objetivo: identificar o conhecimento, atitudes e práticas dos profissionais de saúde acerca das profilaxias pré e pós-exposição sexual ao HIV. Método: revisão realizada nas bases CINAHAL, LILACS, Pubmed, WoS, Scopus e Google Scholar, nos idiomas ...
Maiker Oliveira Guedes +3 more
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