TREATMENT OF UPPER LIMB LYMPHEDEMA DUE TO BREAST CANCER THROUGH MUSCLE STRENGTHENING ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLEX PHYSICAL THERAPY

Roberta PC Luz, Cinira AS Haddad, Patricia S Giron, Patrícia VG Figueira, Samantha KLA Rizzi, Thais L Pinheiro, Afonso CP Nazário, Gil Facina Institution: Federal University of Sao Paulo “OBJETIVE: This study aimed to show if strength training can be associated with complex physical therapy.METHODS: Clinical trial conducted at Department of Gynecology, Federal University of […]

ANALYSIS OF CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN UNDERGOING MAMMOGRAPHY IN BRAZIL

Iana Figueiredo Ferreira Roriz dos Santos, Guilherme Palhares Lopes, Samantha Tayan Lopes Bueno da Silva, Jordana Menez de Oliveira, Millena Gomes Pinheiro Costa, Natielly Aleixo Inácio, Mariana Berquó Peleja, Carolyna Vieira de Andrade Santos Institution: UNIFESP “Methodology: Literature review base on Brazilian data, looking for articles in Englih and Portugueses, between the years 2005 and […]

PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF ACUPUNCTURE IN THE REHABILITATION OF WOMEN UNDERGOING SURGICAL TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER IN RELATION TO THE STRENGTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE

Patricia S Giron, Cinira A S Haddad, Samantha KLA Rizzi, Thais L Pinheiro, Roberta PC Luz, Afonso CP Nazario, Gil Facina Institution: UNIFESP “Objective: To investigate the benefits of acupuncture in relation to the shoulder muscle strength and quality of life in women undergoing surgical treatment for breast cancer.Methods: Women with breast cancer, aged 18 […]

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE IMAGES OF DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY ASSOCIATED TOMOSYNTHESIS ACQUISITION METHODS

Fernanda Cardoso Lemos, Lourdes Mattos Brasil SUMMARY Objectives: To improve the image acquisition method, increase the chances of pathological findings and clarify inconclusive diagnoses. Methodology The mammography is the most effective method for prevention and diagnosis purposes. To promote the findings and enhance the imaging, researchers have developed a new technology acquisition, tomosynthesis, a procedure […]

NIPPLE-AREOLA RECONSTRUCTION: IMPROVEMENT OF “FOUR-SQUARE” TECHNIQUE

Douglas M. Pires, Jose S. Filho, Carolina L. Figueiredo, Carolina N. Valadares, Mariana S. Nascimento, Ana Carolina G. Mendonça, Raffaela L. Andrade, Izabel A. C. Andrade Institution: Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte Introduction: Over the last decades, the approach of breast cancer surgery has changed. The oncological surgery is still priority but cosmetic outcome associated […]

RESPONSE TO NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER BARÃO DE LUCENA HOSPITAL

Darley de Lima Ferreira Filho, Nancy Cristina Ferraz de Lucena Ferreira, Rossana Institution: Hospital Barão De Lucena Purpose: To assess factors associated with Pathologic Complete Response (PCR) in patients with triple negative breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy in Barão de Lucena Hospital.Methods: Cohort study, based on an analysis of medical records of patients seen in […]

QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF MALIGNANT BREAST NEOPLASM FINDINGS IN BRAZIL BETWEEN THE YEARS 2010 AND 2014

Clara Braga dos Santos Azevedo, Annah Rachel Graciano, Institution: Centro Universitário de Anápolis – UniEVANGÉLICA Objectives: To quantify the histologic features of biopsy findings of malignant breast lesions in Brazil from 2010 to 2014. Methodology: This is a quantitative study, population-based, with cross-sectional design. The data were of secondary origin, extracted from SIH/SUS, between the […]

BREAST CANCER: EPIDEMIOLOGY IN GOIÁS BY 2013

Beatriz Ferreira Carvalho, Caio Castro Mendanha Barros, Juliana Queiroz Xavier, Guilherme Simão Souza, Bruna do Nascimento Pereira Institution: UniEVANGÉLICA “The objective of this study is to describe the epidemiology of breast cancer deaths occurred in Goiás by 2013. This is an cross-sectional study, compiled from data obtained in the item ‘’Health Information’’ (TABNET), subsection ‘’epidemiological […]