scholarly journals Nursing care for clients with cancer in the head and neck with emphasis on tumors of the oral cavity in the state of Rio de Janeiro

Author(s):  
Durval Diniz Raimundo ◽  
Maria Teresa dos Santos Guedes ◽  
Nilsiara De Souza Luzial ◽  
Monica Godinho da Silva Peixoto
Revista Prumo ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 42-53
Author(s):  
Ariane Rego de Paiva ◽  
Roberta Gomes Thomé

This work presents a problematization about the local integration of refugees as one of the lasting solutions proposed by the UNHCR and the present challenges for the consolidation of policies of social protection for this segment in the state of Rio de Janeiro. This study was made through the bibliographic analisis and systematization of a workshop about the thematics carried with governamental and non-governamental agents and leaderships in the refugee population in the occasion of the seminar Mobility Crossroads: knowledge and practices in protection policies for refugee populations and migrants in vulnerable situation, which occurred in November 2017, organized by Cátedra Sérgio Vieira de Mello of PUC-Rio.


Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Saverio Capodiferro ◽  
Luisa Limongelli ◽  
Gianfranco Favia

Many systemic (infective, genetic, autoimmune, neoplastic) diseases may involve the oral cavity and, more generally, the soft and hard tissues of the head and neck as primary or secondary localization. Primary onset in the oral cavity of both pediatric and adult diseases usually represents a true challenge for clinicians; their precocious detection is often difficult and requires a wide knowledge but surely results in the early diagnosis and therapy onset with an overall better prognosis and clinical outcomes. In the current paper, as for the topic of the current Special Issue, the authors present an overview on the most frequent clinical manifestations at the oral and maxillo-facial district of systemic disease.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 175883592098406
Author(s):  
Vanesa Gutiérrez Calderón ◽  
Alexandra Cantero González ◽  
Laura Gálvez Carvajal ◽  
Yolanda Aguilar Lizarralde ◽  
Antonio Rueda Domínguez

Squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity (OCSCC) accounts for approximately 25% of cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Tobacco and alcohol consumption are the main risk factors for both cancers. Surgical resection, combined with adjuvant radiotherapy or radiochemotherapy in patients with high risk of relapse, is the key element in management in the initial stages. However, despite the availability of aggressive multidisciplinary treatments, advanced resectable OCSCC carries poor prognosis; only half of the patients are disease-free 5 years after the surgery. Immunotherapy based on the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors has been proven to be effective in a wide variety of tumours, including recurrent and metastatic HNSCC. These positive results resulted in investigations into its effectiveness in earlier stages of the disease with OCSCC emerging as an interesting research model because of the accessible location of the tumours. This article reviews the potential advantages of emerging immunotherapeutic agents [mainly monoclonal antibodies against programmed cell death-1 ( PD-1) immune checkpoint inhibitors] as neoadjuvant treatment for OCSCC at locoregional stages as well as the ongoing clinical trials, challenges in evaluating tumour response, and possible predictive biomarkers of response with highlights regarding the role of oral microbiota as modulators of immune response. The efficacy and safety of anti- PD-1 drugs in these patients have been proven in preliminary trials. If there is a decrease in the relapse rate and an improvement in the overall survival after surgical resection in ongoing trials, preoperative immunotherapy may be established as a treatment option for patients with early stages of the disease.


1985 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvin Strauss ◽  
A. Bennett Jenson

The association of human papillomavirus with benign and malignant epithelial lesions of the head and neck has been studied by a peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique having immunospecificity against genus-specific structural antigens of the papillomaviruses. More than 360 specimen blocks from 144 patients were evaluated. There was evidence of human papillomavirus antigen in three out of eight patients with childhood-onset laryngeal papillomas (37.5%) and in four out of eight patients with adult-onset papillomas (50%). A patient with an unusual flat, wartlike lesion appearing as an oral cavity leukoplakia had detectable papillomavirus antigen in it. None of the 13 cases of inverting papilloma or any of the malignant lesions studied showed evidence for the presence of papillomavirus antigen. There is currently only suggestive evidence for the oncogenic potential of human papillomavirus in the head and neck.


2021 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. 112472
Author(s):  
Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis ◽  
Catarina Amorim-Lopes ◽  
Nathan Lagares Franco Araujo ◽  
Manasi Rebouças ◽  
Ricardo Andrade Gomes ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Marinna Lopes F. Gomes ◽  
Dayanne de Oliveira Prado ◽  
Tamires Partélli Correia ◽  
Gustavo Bastos Lyra ◽  
Emanuel José Gomes de Araújo ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 166 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 175-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.N. Felizardo ◽  
R.C. Menezes ◽  
R. Tortelly ◽  
M. Knoff ◽  
R.M. Pinto ◽  
...  
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