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Percepção das Mulheres sobre sua Funcionalidade e Qualidade de Vida após Mastectomia

Rev. bras. cancerol; 64 (4), 2018
Introdução: No Brasil, o diagnóstico do câncer de mama ocorre geralmente em fase avançada, culminando com tratamentos mais agressivos que levam a maiores sequelas funcionais e psicológicas, que interferem negativamente na qualidade de vida. Objetivo: Compreender e descrever a percepção das pacien...

Pilates for breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Summary Introduction: Breast cancer is the leading type of cancer causing death in women worldwide. The incidence of the disease is expected to grow worldwide due to the aging of the population and risk factors related to lifestyle behaviors. Considering the lifestyle of women with breast cancer before ...

Is there an association between thyroid function abnormalities and breast cancer?

ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between thyroid function abnormalities and breast cancer and, in particular, the prognostic markers of breast cancer.. Subjects and methods Baseline levels of thyrotropin, free triiodothyronine, free thyroxine and thyroid autoan...

A prospective randomized trial comparing patent blue and methylene blue for the detection of the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer patients

Summary Introduction: Methylene blue is more widely available and less expensive than patent blue, with an apparently lower risk of anaphylaxis. Objective: The two dyes were compared regarding detection of the sentinel lymph node (SLN). Method: A prospective, randomized trial involved 142 patients wit...

Anxiety and coping in women with breast cancer in chemotherapy

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the coping strategies used by women with breast cancer in chemotherapy and to verify the association with the anxiety profile presented by them. Method: cross-sectional study of the analytical type. We used a random sample of 307 women with cancer in previous chemotherap...

Causa infrecuente de dispepsia

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 28 (4), 2017

Factors associated with poor sleep quality in women with cancer

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the factors associated with poor sleep quality, its characteristics and components in women with breast cancer prior to surgery for removing the tumor and throughout the follow-up. Method: longitudinal study in a teaching hospital, with a sample of 102 women. The follo...

Quality of life and anxiety in women with breast cancer before and after treatment

ABSTRACT Objectives: to determine the quality of life and anxiety in patients with breast cancer and the changes they experience after treatments. Method: prospective study. Breast cancer statistics (n=339, confidence=95%, accuracy= ± 5.32%). The quality of life questionnaires (QLQ) used were QLQ C-30...

Acompanhamento presencial e telefônico dos sintomas em mulheres com câncer de mama submetidas à quimioterapia

Objetivo: identificar os sintomas mais prevalentes durante o tratamento quimioterápico em mulheres com câncer de mama. Método: trata-se de um estudo descritivo, prospectivo e com abordagem quantitativa, constituído por 15 mulheres avaliadas no dia da infusão e semanalmente via telefone. A pesquisa o...

Syndrome in question

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (3), 2016
Abstract: Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory disease, autoimmune, with proximal myopathy associated with characteristic dermatological manifestations. In adults, 20-50% of the cases are paraneoplastic manifestation, being mandatory the workup for malignancy Herein we report a case of a woman with cla...