Carcinoma escamoso oral: análise retrospectiva de 185 casos

The squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy in the oral cavity, representing over 90% of cancers in this region. This study aimed to conduct an epidemiological study of oral squamous carcinoma cases diagnosed by the Department of Pathology, Department of Pathology and Clinical Propaedeutics in the Dentistry Faculty of Araçatuba - UNESP, in the period between 1995 and 2005. 185 cases were studied, it was observed that the oral floor and tongue were the sites most affected, with predominance in males, white race and aged between 41 and 60 years, noting that the majority of patients were smokers. Knowledge of these data is important for the dental surgeon to act preventively, contributing to early diagnosis of cancer.

Efeito do tabagismo, atividade física e obesidade sobre os valores de proteína C reativa em adultos jovens de ambos os sexos: coorte de 12 meses

Pós-graduação em Fisioterapia - FCT

A Internet na comunicação em saúde: construindo um site baseado na interatividade.

The paper presents three steps of a study about the Internet use in health communication. The first refers to the potentials and limitations of the web for health initiatives in general. The second provides an assessment of health sites in Brazil dedicated to people who want to quit smoking, performed using a standardized form, indicating strengths and weaknesses of existing sites. The last part of the text, based on these data, concerns the application of a model in stages on the internet, to support smokers who want to quit smoking.

Influência do tabagismo nos níveis de catelicidina e alfadefensinas no fluido gengival de pacientes com periodontite crônica

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)