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People with albinism and skin cancer: a descriptive study
Santos, Nereida Lúcia Palko dos; Santos, Valdete Oliveira; Merhy, Emerson Elias; Guedes, Maria Teresa dos Santos; Moreira, Marléa Chagas.
  • Santos, Nereida Lúcia Palko dos; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Santos, Valdete Oliveira; Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Merhy, Emerson Elias; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Macaé. BR
  • Guedes, Maria Teresa dos Santos; Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Moreira, Marléa Chagas; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. BR
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online) ; 12(suplementar)out. 2013.
Article in English, Spanish, Portuguese | LILACS, BDENF | ID: lil-698488
ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Albino people (PA) are more likely to become sunburned, to develop skin lesions and skin cancer then people without this condition. From the Right-to-Health perspective, this study will try to identify PA who have exceeded the skin cancer risk limits.

Aims:

To identify PA with skin neoplasms; to describe their main characteristics; to find out about their therapeutic route; and to discuss healthcare from the PA's perspective.

Method:

It is a descriptive study that has been developed in two complementary stages (i) a sectional study of the PA population who are receiving treatment at the dermatology ambulatory center of the study setting; (ii) this second stage has been carried out using a qualitative approach. The sources of data include medical reports and interviews with the PA participants. The quantitative data will be analyzed through the use of simple statistics. The semi-structured interviews will be transcribed and analyzed using the Content Analysis method. This study has been approved under protocol EEAN/HESFA/UFRJ, no 371.467...
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Skin Neoplasms / Albinism / Right to Health / Nursing Care Type of study: Practice guideline / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English / Spanish / Portuguese Journal: Online braz. j. nurs. (Online) Journal subject: Nursing Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva/BR / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Skin Neoplasms / Albinism / Right to Health / Nursing Care Type of study: Practice guideline / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English / Spanish / Portuguese Journal: Online braz. j. nurs. (Online) Journal subject: Nursing Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva/BR / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR