graduation at Curso de Medicina from Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (1997) and doctorate at Surgery from Universidade de São Paulo (2006). Has experience in Medicine, focusing on Cancerology, acting on the following subjects: gestação, radioterapia, adjuvant therapy, early breast cancer and câncer de mama. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the primary tumor of the central nervous system most frequently in adults, with an average survival of approximately 12 months. Multiple genetic and epigenetic alterations present in this tumor determine their biology and phenotype, quite aggressive. The standard treatment of GBM is a multidisciplinary approach involving neurosurgery, radiotherapy (RT) and…
Fatigue is one of the most frequent symptoms in cancer patients, characterized by profound fatigue that is not relieved by rest. This symptom can be identified at the time of diagnosis and could affects up to 90% of patients undergoing cancer treatment. There are some instruments available in the literature that can characterize the presence of fatigue through clinical questioning, as the…
Secondary chemotherapy adverse events are more frequent in elderly patients, due to functional decline of various organs, like liver, kidneys and pharmacodynamics changes consequent to water body reduction, comorbidities and concomitant medications for chronic diseases. Usually elderly patients with cancer are undertreated, despite several studies showing that these patients could have th…
Colorectal cancer is one of major public health problems worldwide, being the third highest incidence in men and fourth in women. In the last decades, treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy for colorectal tumors progressed with new drugs and target therapies associated with survival improvement. Clinical trials focused in drug-target pathways investigation and intracellular and intercellul…
Cancer is a disease whose incidence has been increasing worldwide over the years, as well as the prevalence and mortality caused by this disease. Chemotherapy is the primary systemic treatment available for the majority of tumors and, due to lack specificity for malignant cells, these drugs have many side effects. Nausea and vomiting induced by anticancer treatment (NIVQ) stand out among …
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