CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
bachelor's at biomedicina from Universidade Federal do Piauí (2011) and master's at Microbiology from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (2014). Has experience in Parasitology, focusing on Parasitology, acting on the following subjects: idoso, saúde pública and epidemiologia. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Several studies show that treatment with metformin, a drug used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, reduces the risk of developing cancer. Classically, metformin acts in the liver decreasing glycemia and improving secondary hyperinsulinemia. Such effects could also impact tumorigenesis, since hyperinsulinemia has been associated with poor prognosis in several types of cancer, such as br…
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