Marcelo Lacerda Rezende

Estimativa do custo do tratamento do câncer de pele tipo não-melanoma no Estado de São Paulo - Brasil

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to estimate the direct cost of diagnosing and treating melanoma disease in Sao Paulo (Brazil) between the years 2000 and 2007. METHODS: The project Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology was used, adapted to the proceedings of SOBECCan Foundation. The estimated costs were based on the values of the medical treatment paid by the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) and private healthcare insurance companies (PHIC) in 2007. RESULTS: The total cost was estimated in R

An estimate of the cost of treating melanoma disease in the state of Sao Paulo - Brazil

33,012,725.1 (SUS) and R

Estimate of iron and vitamin C intake in adolescents during the menstrual cycle phases

76,133,662.8 (PHIC). Stages 0, I and II comprised about 4.2% (SUS) and 1.3% (PHIC) of the total cost; stages III and IV amounted to 95.8% and 98.7% of the total cost, respectively. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of malignant melanoma in its initial stages reduces treatment costs generating considerable savings of resources for both National Health System and private healthcare insurance companies.

Marolo (Annona crassiflora Mart.): a study of value chain and processing

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to estimate the direct cost of diagnosing and treating melanoma disease in Sao Paulo (Brazil) between the years 2000 and 2007. METHODS The project Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology was used, adapted to the proceedings of SOBECCan Foundation. The estimated costs were based on the values of the medical treatment paid by the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) and private healthcare insurance companies (PHIC) in 2007. RESULTS The total cost was estimated in R

Representações socioculturais e econômicas do marolo no sul de Minas Gerais

33,012,725.1 (SUS) and R

Economic feasibility of sugar and ethanol production in Brazil under alternative future prices outlook

76,133,662.8 (PHIC). Stages 0, I and II comprised about 4.2% (SUS) and 1.3% (PHIC) of the total cost; stages III and IV amounted to 95.8% and 98.7% of the total cost, respectively. CONCLUSION The diagnosis of malignant melanoma in its initial stages reduces treatment costs generating considerable savings of resources for both National Health System and private healthcare insurance companies.

Risk analysis of using sweet sorghum for ethanol production in southeastern Brazil

The vitamin C and iron ingestion level was evaluated in adolescents during the three phases of the menstrual cycle. The food intake of 30 adolescents was analyzed during the premenstrual, menstrual, and postmenstrual phases, by the registration technique, with the analysis of two registrations per individual, in each phase. The prevalence estimate was done considering six dietary registrations for each adolescent. The patterns used as reference were the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) - Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) from Institute of Medicine - IOM (2001), using the probability approaches and the cut - point method for the iron and vitamin C respectively, in addition to the values from the Recommended Dietary Allowances (National Research Council). The adolescents were aged 15.5 +/- 1.7; the age of the menarche was 11.8 +/- 1,1; and gynecological age 3.6 +/- 1.9. The medial consumption of iron was 10.6 mg/day and of vitamin C 77.6 mg/day. It was observed by DRIs-EAR an estimate of inadequacy for iron of 22.6% and for vitamin C of 34% and by National Research Council, 63.3% and 20%, respectively. Despite the divergence among the patterns, both results shows a nutritional risk for the studied population. The accomplishment of wider dietary studies, using DRI-EAR is suggested, favoring nutritional diagnoses with subsequent evaluation of intervention measures.

Hábitos de compra dos clientes da feira livre de Alfenas-MG

This article aims to discuss the needs and problems of marolo value chain, as well as to evaluate the rehydration process of this fruit as a possibility of using it as a by-product during the interharvest growth periods. The study of the value chain included interviews with producers, handlers, and fruit and by-product sellers. In order to evaluate the rehydration process of this fruit, marolo was dehydrated using a conventional procedure and freeze-drying. The experiments were conducted in a completely randomized design and a triple factorial scheme (2 × 2 × 6). ANOVA was performed, followed by the Tukeys test (p < 0.05). Regression models were generated and adjusted for the time factor. The precariousness of the value chain of marolo was observed. The best procedure for marolo dehydration should be determined according to the intended use of the dehydrated product since the water-absorption capacity of the flour is higher and convective hot-air-drying is more effective in retaining soluble solids and reducing damage to the fruit. These results aim at contributing to the marolo value chain and to the preservation of native trees in the Brazilian savanna biome and can be used to analyze other underutilized crops.

A exploração do pequi na região norte de Minas Gerais: abordagem por meio do Sistema Agroalimentar Localizado

Os alimentos guardam na vida social expressoes simbolicas, traduzindo sentimentos de alegria ou magoa, ou expressando congratulacoes em ocasioes vividas pelo grupo familiar ou de amizade, e tambem expressoes de regionalidade e identidade local. Cidades do Brasil Central e do Sul de Minas Gerais nas regioes de cerrados guardam lembranca de cavaleiros em epoca de Semana Santa, levando balaios carregados de marolo que eram vendidos em ruas e em pracas, epoca da fruta madura. Este estudo descreve a relacao do homem com o Marolo (Annona crassiflora Mart.; araticum - fruta do cerrado), sua insercao na vida sociocultural e economica de familias do Sul de Minas Gerais. E um estudo descritivo exploratorio e qualitativo. Utilizamos o criterio de saturacao de dados para definir o numero de participantes; realizamos nove entrevistas, buscando seguir a cadeia produtiva da fruta, incluindo produtores, comerciantes e cultivadores de mudas do maroleiro. O “trabalhar com o Marolo” segue tradicao, oferece identidade as familias, e todos se envolvem desde a colheita a comercializacao dos produtos. A fruta e re-significada na regiao como patrimonio cultural, faz interface com a religiao na epoca da safra, renova sociabilidade na comercializacao das frutas e derivados e torna os “maroleiros” simbolo da cidade de Paraguacu (MG).