Results: 467

Como eu Faço a Avaliação Ecocardiográfica da Cardiotoxicidade na Terapia do Câncer

ABC., imagem cardiovasc; 33 (1), 2020

Acute kidney injury in cancer patients

SUMMARY The increasing prevalence of neoplasias is associated with new clinical challenges, one of which is acute kidney injury (AKI). In addition to possibly constituting a clinical emergency, kidney failure significantly interferes with the choice and continuation of antineoplastic therapy, with progno...

Atitudes de enfermeiros na administração de quimioterápicos em oncologia pediátrica

Objetivo: analisar as atitudes de enfermeiros acerca da administração de antineoplásicos em oncologia pediátrica. Método: estudo descritivo, com análise estatística dos dados. Participaram 20 enfermeiros de um hospital de ensino, localizado na capital paulista, que administravam quimioterapia (QT)...

Association of menopausal status, expression of progesterone receptor and ki67 to the clinical response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in luminal breast cancer

Abstract Objective To identify the biomarkers of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early luminal breast cancer. Methods A cross-sectional study that included all patients with early or locallyadvanced luminal breast cancer submitted to neoadjuvant chemotherapy between 2013 and 2014. Demographic...

Síndrome de lisis tumoral
Tumor lysis syndrome

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (6), 2019
El síndrome de lisis tumoral (SLT) es una entidad poco frecuente y potencialmente fatal. Representa una emergencia oncológica. Puede diagnosticarse por su forma de presentación clínica y también por los resultados de laboratorio. En la mayoría de los casos se presenta como complicación del tratami...

Educational technology for fatigue management related to antineoplastic chemotherapy

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To construct and validate an educational technology (ET) on fatigue and non-pharmacological strategies for the management of this symptom in people with cancer undergoing outpatient antineoplastic chemotherapy. Method: This is a methodological study composed of three stages: 1) elab...

Oral health status before, during and after antineoplastic treatment at a cancer institute in Barranquilla, Colombia

J. oral res. (Impresa); 8 (4), 2019
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are aggressive treatments for cancer management. Both therapies make the stomatogatic system vulnerable to adverse effects on the oral mucosa and hard tissues. This may result in severe oral complications that can affect the quality of life of the oncologic patient. Conseque...

Primary scrotal melanoma: it is time to destigmatize genital lesions

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (6), 2019
Abstract Primary male genital melanomas are very rare; they are associated with high mortality and late detection. Scrotal melanoma is the least common presentation and only 23 cases have been reported. Herein, the authors present a 30-year-old patient with stage IIIC (T4b, N2a, M0) scrotal melanoma in o...

5-fluorouracil and cyclophosphamide modify functional activity in submandibular gland of rats

J. oral res. (Impresa); 8 (5), 2019
Objective: Chemotherapy treatment against cancer produce systemic toxicities, among which are those related to important structures of the stomatognathic system and its functional activity. 5 Fluorouracil (5-FU) and cyclophosphamide (Cf) are drugs widely used in solid tumors and in bone marrow transplant...

Clinical characteristics of primary extranodal versus nodal diffuse large B-Cell Lymphoma: A retrospective cohort study in a cancer center

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (5), 2019
Background The outcome of patients with primary extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PE-DLBCL) varies according to the primary site involved. Primary gastrointestinal, breast, bone, craniofacial, and testicular DLBCL are rare extranodal manifestations of DLBCL. Objective The objective of the study ...