Bariatric surgery is recognized as the most effective method for achieving relevant weight loss in subjects with severe obesity. However, there is insufficient knowledge about weight self-regulation and quality of motivation in these patients. The main goal of this study was to characterize the association between the percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL) and the motivation to manage weight, at least 1 year a...
Introduction: DNA damaging agents and ionizing radiation used in the therapy of human cancers can induce senescence of cancer cells. Senescent cells exhibit a secretory phenotype (senescence-associated secretome [SAS]) that can affect cancer cell behavior and, eventually, clinical prognosis. We assessed the effects of the SAS on the induction of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in vitro and in clinica...
.; * Alocução do Presidente SPC. Sessão Abertura XXXII Congresso Nacional de Cirurgia, 6 de Março de 2012.
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Alocução do Presidente. Sessão de Abertura do XXXI Congresso Nacional de Cirurgia.
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