Breast cancer can impact different health spheres of patients, since the experience with the treatment is often surrounded by fears and anxieties. It is possible to observe that adverse effects of chemotherapy are common and women with breast cancer may have a high incidence of oral mucositis (OM). Thus, the objective of this review was to discuss the relationship between chemotherapy treatment of breast cancer...
Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular tumor in childhood. It is not yet clear who the accompanying family members of affected children and teenagers are, how they find out about the disease, or how satisfied they are with the guidance provided by healthcare providers. Thus, this study aimed to portray the family members of children and teenagers with retinoblastoma regarding their sociodemographic aspec...
Objetivo: analisar na literatura as evidências sobre os benefícios da prática integrativa e complementar de Qigong à saúde de pessoas adultas e idosas. Método: revisão sistemática mediante a busca de estudos nas bases de dados PubMed, CINAHL, LILACS, EMBASE e Cochrane Library. Foram incluídos ensaios clínicos randomizados e não randomizados; em português, inglês e espanhol; de 2008 a 2018. Adotou-se a estratégi...
Objective: to analyze the incidence of neutropenia in patients with colorectal cancer, undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Methods: integrative review performed in the following databases: National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Latin American literature and Caribbean Center in Health Sciences, and SciVerse Scopus. Results: 499 articl...
Objective: to analyze the incidence of neutropenia in patients with colorectal cancer, undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Methods: integrative review performed in the following databases: National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Latin American literature and Caribbean Center in Health Sciences, and SciVerse Scopus. Results: 499 articl...
Objetivo identificar la frecuencia del síntoma de la fatiga y los dominios afectados en los pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello en tratamiento radioterápico, al inicio, medio y fin del tratamiento. Método estudio con diseño cuasiexperimental de corte longitudinal y prospectivo, que contó con la participación de 60 pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello. Se resalta que este artículo se limitará a abordar lo...