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Molecular profiling of prognostic biomarkers in Melanoma
Jesus, Marta; Correia, Beatriz; Costa, Catarina; João, Alexandre; Lopes, José Manuel; Barata, Catarina; Soares, Paula; Pópulo, HelenaCutaneous melanoma (CM) is the most aggressive and deadliest form of skin cancer (1). Its development is influenced by the genetic background, genetic mutations and environmental factors. The three most frequent mutations of CM appear in BRAF gene, which leads to uncontrolled cell growth, in NRAS gene, that disrupts normal cell signaling, and in TERT promoter, that increases telomerase activity and play a cruci...
The quality of portuguese obesity websites
Martins, Diana; Soares, Sandra; Jesus, Marta; Gomes, Joana Isabel Almendra; Dias, Tânia Gisela Miranda; Fernandes, António; Ferro-Lebres, VeraThe objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of Portuguese obesity websites. A cross-sectional, quantitative and observational study was designed. The evaluation of 127 sites found using the Google in “Advanced Search” option “pages in Portuguese”, country “Portugal” was performed. The quality criteria used in this study resulted from the merger/adaptation from several authors previously published. T...
Portuguese websites obesity information
Martins, Diana; Almendra, Joana; Jesus, Marta; Soares, Sandra; Dias, Tânia Gisela Miranda; Ferro-Lebres, Vera; Fernandes, AntónioThe internet is widely used by everyone as a source of health information,namely in obesity and weight lost. However, the easy production and edition of documents on the Internet enables any user to be an author and write the information according to their will, not ensuring the veracity of it. In this context the internet may be seen as a threat to one’s health. Thus, the aim of the study was to characterize a...
Portuguese websites obesity information
Martins, Diana; Almendra, Joana; Jesus, Marta; Soares, Sandra; Dias, Tânia Gisela Miranda; Fernandes, António; Ferro-Lebres, VeraThe internet is widely used by everyone as a source of health information, namely in obesity and weight lost. However, the easy production and edition of documents on the Internet enables any user to be an author and write the information according to their will, not ensuring the veracity of it. In this context the internet may be seen as a threat to one’s health. Thus, the aim of the study was to characterize ...