Melanoma patterns of distant relapse: a study of 108 cases from a South Brazilian center.

Background: The incidence of cutaneous melanoma has increased over the last decades. Recurrences occur most frequently within the first 2-3 years after diagnosis but patients carry a lifelong risk of relapse. Nevertheless, there is no consensus in the literature on what screening tests patients should undergo.

Epidemiology of melanoma in the South of Brazil: study of a city in the Vale do Itajaí from 1999 to 2013.

Background: Cutaneous melanoma is a highly aggressive malignancy with increasing incidence worldwide. The southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina has one of the highest incidence rates of melanoma in the country.

Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological profile of melanoma patients in a southern city of Brazil.

Bone mass and body composition in college students.

Objective: To compare bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition (BC) of college students with different lifestyles.

Methods: Transversal study with 85 students of Medicine (MED) and Physical Education (PE) at the Universidade Regional de Blumenau, SC, Brazil. The anthropometric, socio-demographic, clinical, and lifestyle variables were obtained through densitometric anamnesis and densitometric variables by dual-energy X-ray (DXA).