Estudo com familiares de pacientes com câncer de mama: abordando conhecimento sobre fatores de risco

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy in women worldwide, with one million new cases confirmed each year. This study aimed at identifying the knowledge of patients? relatives concerning the risk factors (RF) for BC. It is a descriptive quantitative study carried out in the Chemotherapy Technical Division of a University Hospital in São Paulo state, Brazil, from September to October 2006. Only female (30) relatives were included due to the fact that BC is more frequent in females. The major RF cited were family history for BC 33.3% (10), smoking 16.6% (5), alcoholic-drink consumption 10% (3), animal-fat-rich diet 3.3% (1). Other factors such as not breastfeeding, environmental factors, use of oral contraceptives and hormone-replacement therapy were mentioned by 10% (3) of the relatives. It was concluded that the relatives of patients undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment showed to have little knowledge concerning RF for BC. Hence, it is important to rethink the inclusion of the health education process in the family scenario. This issue reaches far beyond thesimple transmission of information. Healthcare professionals and nurses in particular, must focus on these individuals? social context, values, beliefs and needs.

Avaliação convencional e estesiômetro: resultados controversos na avaliação sensitiva no câncer de mama

This study, clinical, prospective, randomized study was conducted from August 2004 to February 2008 in a convenience sample of 60 women who underwent breast surgery with axillary dissection, divided into two groups (n = 30). The GI (Guidance Kit with different textures, to perform at home) and GII (control). The objective was to analyze the effect of home orientation in patients after surgery for breast cancer complaining of numbness, evaluation, and the conventional esthesiometer. The surface sensitivity was assessed by monofilament Semmes-Weinstein and evaluation using conventional two test tubes with hot water (38 to 43o C) and cold (16 to 27o C), paintbrush, needle. The GI was subjected to 10 sessions and assessments in both 3 times. The M1 (pre intervention), the M2 (post-intervention) after 10 sessions of physical therapy intervention and M3 (washout) after 3 months the second time for assessment. The region targeted for evaluation and intervention was the sensory nerve dermatome intercostobrachial. In the test of Goodman (conventional assessment) there was improvement in both groups, the P1, during the thermal evaluation. The t-test of student (esthesiometer) there was improvement in P2 only in GI (p = 0.003) between points 1 and 2 while the time 3 (p = 0.121 and p = 0.733 respectively). It was concluded that there were divergent and opposite results after examining the effect of home orientation in the nerve dermatome intercostobrachial, evaluation, and the conventional esthesiometer.

Detecção molecular do rearranjo Line-1 /c-Myc em tumores venéreos transmissíveis caninos espôntaneos

Transmissible venereal tumor (TVT) is a neoplasia that develops naturally in dogs. It can be easily transplanted, which demonstrates its ability to spread from animal to animal. Since the Linr-1/c-MYC rearrangement in TVT cells had not been studied at the Veterinary Hospital of the Veterinary School, Unesp in Botucatu, SP, this study aimed to detect this genetic alteration specific to this kind of tumor by means of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Twenty dogs with cytological diagnosis of TVT were used. Samples of neoplastic cells were collected to determine the presence of the Line-1/c-MYC marker. The rearrangement characterized by 340bp amplicons did not vary, in agreement with previous studies using the same methodology. This contributed to a more precise identification of persistent tumor cells in cases in which gross or microscopical detection was not possible.

Qualidade de vida em mulheres com câncer de mama submetidas à cirurgia conservadora e mastectomia

Pós-graduação em Enfermagem - FMB

Avaliação da ação da melatonina em células-tronco tumorais mamárias RE-positivas tratadas com disruptores estrogênicos: verificação da via do receptor de estrógeno mediada pelo gene OCT 4

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Modulação autonômica cardíaca de mulheres pós cirurgia de câncer de mama

Pós-graduação em Fisioterapia - FCT

A capacidade quimiopreventiva de antioxidantes

O câncer tem sido, há muitos anos, a principal causa de morbidade e mortalidade no mundo, alcançando a casa de milhões de mortes todo ano. Dentre os tipos de câncer, os que mais matam são: pulmão, fígado, estômago, colorretal, mama e esofaringeal. Todos os fatores externos aos quais estamos expostos e até mesmo o nosso metabolismo normal, contribuem para a geração de espécies reativas de oxigênio que podem causar danos à macromoléculas, lipídios e proteínas, sendo, hoje, entendido como o responsável pelo desenvolvimento de diversos processos patológicos no ser humano, dentre eles, o câncer. Pode-se prevenir o desenvolvimento de tumores através da diminuição da exposição aos fatores de risco, como tabagismo, obesidade e sobrepeso, hábitos alimentares não saudáveis e sedentarismo, exposição a radiações e poluição do ar. O sucesso no tratamento e até mesmo a cura de determinado câncer é possível através da detecção precoce, possível através de exames de rotina. Sabe-se também que substâncias antioxidantes, presentes em muitos alimentos, atuam de forma a neutralizar o efeito danoso de radicais livres, evitando dessa forma, o estresse oxidativo. Por isso, o papel dessas substâncias tem sido alvo de muitos estudos, principalmente no que diz respeito à prevenção do câncer.