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Luiz Vinícius de Alcantara Sousa

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Review Open access 2025

The obesity paradox in colorectal cancer: recent evidence on prognosis and body composition

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is recognized as a significant risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer (CRC) and is frequently associated with unfavorable outcomes. Some studies, however, suggest a possible ‘obesity paradox,’ in which patients with a high body mass index (BMI) have a more favorable clinical course....

N. Carvalho, Eliza Freitas Evangelista, Isabella Biagioni Rodrigues et al. · Proceedings of the 50th Cong... · 0 citations

Review Open access 2025

Obesity and breast cancer prognosis: a scoping review

The impact of obesity on breast cancer is multifactorial and influenced by menopausal status, tumor subtype, and comorbidities, and the findings highlight the importance of considering body composition and biomarkers in addition to BMI.

Camila Pereira de Barros, J. G. Xande, Juliana Vieira Biason Bonometto et al. · Proceedings of the 50th Cong... · 0 citations

Open access Aug 2026

Differential Temporal Changes in Cerebrovascular Hospitalizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Ecological Time-Series Study in the Municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic simultaneously affected vascular risk and healthcare utilization. We evaluated whether monthly trajectories of Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde; SUS)-financed hospitalizations for different cerebrovascular categories changed differently during the pandemic in the...

Christiano Berleze, Luiz Vinícius de Alcantara Sousa · COVID · 0 citations