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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">global-journal-of-medical-research</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Global Journal of Medical Research</journal-title>
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<issn publication-format="print">0975-5888</issn>
<issn publication-format="electronic">2249-4618</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-title>Impact of Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on BMI of Patients With Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer in Center of High Complexity Oncology in Southern Brazil</article-title>
<subtitle>Weight Change in Breast Cancer Chemotherapy</subtitle>
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Soaresa</surname><given-names>Samantha Lia Ziotti Bohn GonÃ§alves</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1" />
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Hofmann</surname><given-names>Luana Trentin</given-names></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Leoncio</surname><given-names>Gisela Quissini</given-names></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Brollo</surname><given-names>Janaina</given-names></name></contrib>
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<aff id="aff1">BRAZIL</aff>
<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2022-11-30">
<day>30</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2022</year>
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<volume>22</volume>
<issue>F9</issue>
<fpage>29</fpage>
<lpage>33</lpage>
<abstract><p>Abstract not found</p></abstract>
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<kwd>adjuvant therapy; neoadjuvant therapy; body weight; body mass index; breast cancer.</kwd>
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<p>Background: Weight changes during chemotherapy in women with cancer breast cancer are commonly suggested by the medical literature. The association between gain weight and chemotherapy has shown a general trend of decreasing magnitude in last years. The consequence on disease-free survival and self-esteem in patients with breast cancer after chemotherapy highlights the importance of research on the topic. This study aims to evaluate weight changes in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer undergoing adjuvant and/or neoadjuvant chemotherapy in a oncology in southern Brazil. Methods: Data from 122 medical records center of high complexity oncology in Southern Brazil for patients diagnosed with non- metastatic malignant breast cancer and undergoing chemotherapy for one year. Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS v.20.0.</p>
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