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Diretrizes para detecção precoce do câncer de mama no Brasil. II - Novas recomendações nacionais, principais evidências e controvérsias

Resumo: O câncer de mama é a principal causa de morte por câncer em mulheres no Brasil. As novas diretrizes para detecção precoce no Brasil foram elaboradas com base em revisões sistemáticas da literatura sobre riscos e possíveis benefícios de diversas estratégias de detecção precoce. O objet...

Prognostic role of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in resected gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
High levels of inflammatory markers and the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio appear to be associated with worse overall survival in solid tumors. However, few studies have analyzed the role of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in gastric cancer patients scheduled to undergo curative resection. In the present st...

The effects of motor adaptation on ankle isokinetic assessments in older drivers

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to analyze the extent of motor adaptation in ankle plantar flexors and dorsiflexors among older drivers during clinical isokinetic testing. METHODS: One hundred older adults (70.4±5.7 years) participated in two bilateral ankle plantar flexor and dorsiflexor isokinetic asse...

Analysis of cancer perception by elderly people

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the perception of elderly population about cancer, correlating it with the clinical variables sex, age and past history of cancer. Methods The sample was composed of 300 individuals, 174 (58%) women. A questionnaire containing ten questions and based on the Health Informa...

Sexual behaviors: study in the youth

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize sexual behaviors in a sample of adolescents and youth. Methods: An analytical descriptive study using a questionnaire about sexual behaviors, adapted from the World Health Organization. It was distributed to students from a Portuguese city aged 14-24 years, during tw...

Fracture risk assessment in home care patients using the FRAX® tool

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the ten-year risk of hip and osteoporotic fracture in home care patients using the FRAX® tool. Methods A retrospective, cross-sectional observational study including patients aged ≥ 40 and ≤ 90 years and receiving home care from a private provider. The risk o...

Circumcision: postoperative complications that required reoperation

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate post-operative complications of circumcision requiring surgical reintervention. Methods Retrospective analysis of medical records of patients submitted to circumcision from May 1st, 2015 to May 31st, 2016. Results A total of 2,441 circumcisions were performed; in that...

Oral Health and Ageing: A Literature Review

West Indian med. j; 67 (spe), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: The number of persons aged sixty years and over is increasing worldwide. Oral health in the elderly is frequently under-appreciated. The aim of this narrative literature review is to highlight oral health problems affiliated with ageing and to bring about awareness of these conditio...

Enamel defects and tooth eruption disturbances in children with sickle cell anemia

Abstract Sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease caused by a mutation in the beta-globin gene, can present oral manifestations such as delayed tooth eruption and hypomineralized enamel and dentin. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of developmental defects of enamel (D...

Relationships between female infertility and female genital infections and pelvic inflammatory disease: a population-based nested controlled study

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: Our purpose was to examine the associations of female genital infections and certain comorbidities with infertility. METHODS: The Taiwan National Health Research Database was searched for women with a new diagnosis of infertility between 2000 and 2013. Women without a diagnosis of infertilit...