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From colorectal cancer pattern to the characterization of individuals at risk: Picture for genetic research in Latin America

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, Volume 145, Issue 2, Page 318-326, 15 July 2019., 2019
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
wiley   +1 more source

Contextual analysis of health care at discharge in leprosy: an integrative review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
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
core   +1 more source

Lymphatic Endothelial Cell in Endemic Bancroftian Filariasis: A Focus on the Lymphatics of the Tunica Vaginalis Testis

open access: yesJournal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
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
wiley   +1 more source

Mulheres expostas ao HIV/AIDS: promovendo qualidade de vida na atenção básica [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
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
core   +2 more sources

Factors Associated with the Incidence of Local Recurrences of Breast Cancer in Women Who Underwent Conservative Surgery

open access: yesInternational Journal of Breast Cancer, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
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
wiley   +1 more source

Demonstration project on epilepsy in Brazil - WHO/ILAE/IBE Global Campaign Against Epilepsy - A foreword [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
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
core   +2 more sources

Genetic Markers Associated to Dyslipidemia in HIV‐Infected Individuals on HAART

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
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
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of Blood Oxidative Stress in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: Increase in Lipid Peroxidation and SOD Activity

open access: yesOxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
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
wiley   +1 more source

Impacto de fatores associados à sintomatologia depressiva na saúde de idosos após mudança habitacional

open access: yesRevista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2020
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
doaj   +1 more source

CONHECIMENTO, ATITUDES E PRÁTICAS DOS PROFISSIONAIS RELACIONADOS ÀS PROFILAXIAS DO HIV: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA

open access: yesRevista Baiana de Enfermagem
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
doaj   +1 more source

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