Unveiling Patient Expectations: Insights From a Cross-Sectional Study on Facial Aesthetic Treatments.

Background: Patient expectations play a crucial role in aesthetic treatments, influencing satisfaction of treatment outcomes.

Objective: To explore and assess the expectations of 102 participants undergoing various cosmetic interventions using the FACE-Q expectations scale.

Materials And Methods: Participants, aged 20 to 64 years, seeking different facial aesthetic procedures completed the FACE-Q expectations scale before treatment.

Breast cancer and cervical cancer: a comparison of the period before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted cancer health care in several countries, with delays in the detection and treatment of breast and cervical cancer. The objective of this study is to analyze and compare the screening, diagnosis and treatment of breast and cervical cancer in the pre-COVID period and during the COVID-19 period.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with secondary data collected from the Mortality Information System (SIM), Hospital Information System (SIH), Ambulatory Information System (SIA) and the Oncology Panel (PO) of breast cancer notifications with ICD C50.

Relationship between Screening, Diagnostic Mammograms, Hospital Admissions, and Mortality Rates from Breast Cancer.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide. If diagnosed and treated early, it has a high chance of cure, and for this, screening tests are necessary, namely mammograms, which are the most commonly used. The objective of this study was to analyze the association between the number of screening and diagnostic mammograms and the number of hospitalizations and deaths from breast cancer.

Improved Treatment Outcome Following the Use of a Wound Dressings in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions.

Leishmaniasis, caused by parasites, is a neglected tropical disease and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is the most common form. Despite the associated toxicity and adverse effects, Meglumine antimoniate (MA) remains the first-choice treatment for CL in Brazil, pressing the need for the development of better alternatives. Bacterial NanoCellulose (BNC), a biocompatible nanomaterial, has unique properties regarding wound healing.

Immunization with -Deficient Does Not Protect against Homologous Challenge.

Immunization with various species lacking induces robust immunity against a homologous and heterologous virulent challenge, making mutants a putative candidate for a leishmaniasis vaccine. Centrin is a calcium-binding cytoskeletal protein involved in centrosome duplication in higher eukaryotes and spp. lacking centrin are unable to replicate and are non-pathogenic.