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Anxiety and depression in patients with prostate cancer, at cancer diagnosis an...
Duarte, Vítor; Araújo, Natália; Lopes, Catarina; Costa, Adriana; Ferreira, Augusto; Carneiro, Filipa; Oliveira, Jorge; Braga, Isaac; Morais, SamanthaProstate cancer (PCa) is the most prevalent among men, and psychological symptoms may affect many patients. This study aims to describe the prevalence of probable anxiety and depression before PCa treatments and after one year and to identify sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with these outcomes. Between February 2018 and March 2020, 292 patients recently diagnosed with PCa were recruited at the ...
Prevalence of cognitive impairment before prostate cancer treatment
Araújo, Natália; Costa, Adriana; Lopes, Catarina; Lopes-Conceição, Luisa; Ferreira, Augusto; Carneiro, Filipa; Oliveira, Jorge; Morais, SamanthaCognitive impairment is common among patients with different types of cancer, even before cancer treatment, but no data were reported among patients with prostate cancer (PCa), who may be at high risk due to advanced age. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of cognitive impairment before PCa treatment. Between February 2018 and April 2021, the NEON-PC cohort recruited 605 patients with PCa proposed for t...
Clinical Efficacy of Antibiotherapy in Chronic Prostatitis by Microorganisms Re...
Andrade, Ana Catarina; Figueiredo, Luís Pacheco; Dinis, PauloIntroduction: Chronic bacterial prostatitis accounts for 5% - 10% of all prostatitis cases, inducing a significant decline in the quality of life of patients. The current therapeutic approach of chronic bacterial prostatitis is based on long-term antibacterial therapy with fluoroquinolones. However, many cases relapse with gained antibiotic resistance, requiring another treatment cycle, sometimes intravenous in...
EAU-ESMO consensus statements on the management of advanced and variant bladder...
Horwich, A.; Babjuk, M.; Bellmunt, J.; Bruins, H. M.; De Reijke, T. M.; De Santis, M.; Gillessen, S.; James, N.; Maclennan, S.; Figueiredo, Luís PachecoAlthough guidelines exist for advanced and variant bladder cancer management, evidence is limited/conflicting in some areas and the optimal approach remains controversial. Background: Although guidelines exist for advanced and variant bladder cancer management, evidence is limited/conflicting in some areas and the optimal approach remains controversial. Objective: To bring together a large multidisciplinary gro...
La incidencia acumulada y los factores predictivos de la cistitis rádica en pac...
Afonso-João, D.; Figueiredo, Luís Pacheco; Antunes-Lopes, T.; Morgado, L. A.; Azevedo, V.; Vendeira, L.; Silva, J.; Martins-Silva, C.Objetivo: Determinar la incidencia acumulada de la cistitis rádica y la cistitis rádica severa en una cohorte de pacientes de alto volumen e investigar sus potenciales factores predictivos. Métodos: Hemos realizado un análisis retrospectivo de los datos clínicos de pacientes diagnosticados con cáncer de próstata localizado y tratados con radioterapia en nuestra institución (junio 2005-enero 2013), y cuantificad...
Long-term patient-reported satisfaction with different inflatable penile prosth...
Morgado, Afonso; Cavadas, Ana Sofía; Figueiredo, Luís Pacheco; Tomada, NunoErectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most prevalent male sexual disorders worldwide. When conservative treatment is unsuccessful, contraindicated or causes unacceptable side effects penile prosthesis implantation is a definitive option for the management of ED. Although considered a third-line therapy, it achieves the highest satisfaction rates as compared with non-surgical treatment. Three-piece inflatable ...
Sex differences in the association between a previous cancer diagnosis and the ...
Costa, Ana Rute; Figueiredo, Luís Pacheco; Alves, Luís Andrés Amorim; Lunet, NunoWe aimed to quantify the association between a previous cancer diagnosis and medication use, depicting possible sex differences. We analysed data from a representative sample of the Portuguese adult population (n=32 610), which was collected through face-to-face interviews, using a structured questionnaire. The effect of a previous diagnosis of cancer was quantified through prevalence ratios (PR), adjusted for ...
Incidence of second primary cancers in North Portugal: a population-based study
Figueiredo, Luís Pacheco; Antunes, Luís; Bento, Maria José; Lunet, NunoLongitudinal studies are needed to characterise the burden of second primary malignancies among cancer survivors. Therefore, we quantified the incidence rate and cumulative incidence of second primary cancers (SPC) and standardised incidence ratios (SIR) in a population-based cohort of subjects diagnosed with a first primary cancer (FPC). We evaluated a cohort of cancer patients from the Portuguese North Region...
Health status, use of healthcare, and socio-economic implications of cancer sur...
Figueiredo, Luís Pacheco; Lunet, NunoUnderstanding the morbidity and socio-economic implications of cancer survivorship is essential for a comprehensive management of oncological diseases. We compared cancer survivors (CS) with the general population regarding health status, use of healthcare resources and socio-economic condition. We analyzed data from a representative sample of the Portuguese population aged a parts per thousand yen15 years (n =...
Endothelial function in patients with metabolic syndrome and erectile dysfuncti...
Tomada, Nuno; Tomada, Inês; Botelho, Francisco; Figueiredo, Luís Pacheco; Lopes, T.; Negrão, R.; Pestana, M.; Cruz, F.Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a highly prevalent disease whose aetiology is mostly vasculogenic. It is nowadays considered a marker of future cardiovascular events reflecting the underlying endothelial dysfunction, the common link with the metabolic syndrome (MetS). The recent association between MetS, endothelial dysfunction and peripheral artery disease, but not with coronary artery disease (CAD), suggests tha...