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Emotional Distress in Portuguese Cancer Patients: The Use of the Emotion Thermo...
Silva, Sónia; Paredes, Tiago; Teixeira, Ricardo João; Brandão, Tânia; Dimitrovová, Klára; Marques, Diogo; Sousa, Joana; Leal, Monick; Dias, AlbinaCancer patients may experience significant distress. The "Emotion Thermometers" (ETs) are a short visual analogue scale used to screen patients for psychosocial risk. This study aimed to assess emotional distress in a large sample of cancer patients attending psychological services at an non-governmental organization (NGO), and to explore factors that may contribute to it. The ETs were answered by 899 cancer pa...
Prognostic value of c-erb-2 immunohistochemistry expression in patients with pr...
Antunes, Andreia; Silva, Teresa; Godinho, Isabel; Amaral, Natália; Oliveira, CalosThe c-erb2 proto-oncogene is a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor family and has been associated with a more aggressive breast tumour biology and resistance to some types of treatments.To evaluate the prognostic value of c-erb-2 receptor, from primary breast cancer on tamoxifen therapy.We examined 66 paraffin-embedded sections from primary breast cancers. Patients were treated with surgery plus adju...
Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (agus) which entity?.
Rebelo, M Teresa; Dias, Margarida F; Amaral, Natália; Dinis, Madalena; Oliveira, Carlos F; Oliveira, Henrique MOBJECTIVE : The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and evolution of the atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS) without associated lesions identified on cervical Pap smear. MATERIAL AND METHODS : Retrospective study concerning 33.923 cervicovaginal smears performed in the Cytopathology Department of the Coimbra University Hospital (H.U.C.) between January 1995 an December 1997...