DIFICULDADES ENFRENTADAS PELOS PACIENTES ONCOLÓGICOS NO PERÍODO DA PANDEMIA

The daily life of humanity has been strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and cancer patients, being a risk group, since they show unfavorable outcomes when they are infected. The objective is to evaluate and analyze the guidelines for the treatment and management of the cancer population in the pandemic period. The Virtual Health Library and Lilacs platforms were used to select articles referring to the treatment of cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic, selecting 10 publications that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The articles corroborated the need for particular treatment strategies and the adoption of preventive measures against the infection caused by Sars-CoV-2. The studies and research discussed active treatment, palliative care and mental health of both patients and health professionals. It can be affirmed that the ideal treatment is to balance the measures to prevent the contagion of the virus and the strategies to offer the best treatment considering the particular aspects of each case, the well-being of patients, as well as health professionals, the impact of late diagnoses and the accumulation of surgeries for the current and future treatment of cancer patients and the health network.La vida cotidiana de la humanidad se ha visto gravemente afectada por la pandemia de Covid-19 y los pacientes con cáncer son un grupo de riesgo, ya que presentan resultados desfavorables cuando se infectan. El objetivo es evaluar y analizar las pautas de tratamiento y gestión de la población oncológica durante la pandemia. Se utilizaron las plataformas Biblioteca Virtual en Salud y Lilacs para seleccionar artículos sobre el tratamiento de pacientes con cáncer durante la pandemia de Covid-19, seleccionando 10 publicaciones que cumplían los criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Los artículos corroboraron la necesidad de estrategias particulares de tratamiento y la adopción de medidas preventivas contra la infección causada por Sars-CoV-2.  Los estudios e investigaciones abordaron el tratamiento activo, los cuidados paliativos y la salud mental tanto de los pacientes como de los profesionales sanitarios. Se puede afirmar que el tratamiento ideal es equilibrar las medidas para prevenir el contagio del virus y las estrategias para ofrecer el mejor tratamiento, teniendo en cuenta los aspectos particulares de cada caso, el bienestar de los pacientes y de los profesionales sanitarios, el impacto del diagnóstico tardío y la acumulación de cirugías en el tratamiento actual y futuro de los pacientes con cáncer y en la red sanitaria.O cotidiano da humanidade sofreu um forte impacto com a pandemia da Covid-19 e os pacientes oncológicos, sendo grupo de risco, uma vez que demonstram desfechos desfavoráveis quando são infectados. O objetivo é descrever as dificuldades encontradas pelos pacientes oncológicos no período da pandemia. Foram utilizadas as plataformas Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde e Lilacs para selecionar artigos referentes ao tratamento de pacientes oncológicos durante a pandemia do Covid-19, selecionando 10 publicações que satisfizeram os critérios de inclusão e exclusão. Os artigos corroboraram com a necessidade de estratégias particulares ao tratamento e a adoção de medidas preventivas contra a infecção provocada pela Sars-CoV-2. Os estudos e as pesquisas discorreram quanto ao tratamento ativo, os cuidados paliativos e a saúde mental tanto dos pacientes quanto dos profissionais da área de saúde. Pode-se afirmar que o tratamento ideal é equilibrar as medidas de prevenção ao contágio do vírus e as estratégias para ofertar o melhor tratamento ponderando os aspectos particulares de cada caso, o bem-estar dos pacientes, assim como dos profissionais de saúde, o impacto dos diagnósticos desempenhados de maneira tardia e o acúmulo de cirurgias para o tratamento atual e futuro dos pacientes oncológicos e da rede de saúde.O cotidiano da humanidade sofreu um forte impacto com a pandemia da Covid-19 e os pacientes oncológicos, sendo grupo de risco, uma vez que demonstram desfechos desfavoráveis quando são infectados. O objetivo é descrever as dificuldades encontradas pelos pacientes oncológicos no período da pandemia. Foram utilizadas as plataformas Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde e Lilacs para selecionar artigos referentes ao tratamento de pacientes oncológicos durante a pandemia do Covid-19, selecionando 10 publicações que satisfizeram os critérios de inclusão e exclusão. Os artigos corroboraram com a necessidade de estratégias particulares ao tratamento e a adoção de medidas preventivas contra a infecção provocada pela Sars-CoV-2. Os estudos e as pesquisas discorreram quanto ao tratamento ativo, os cuidados paliativos e a saúde mental tanto dos pacientes quanto dos profissionais da área de saúde. Pode-se afirmar que o tratamento ideal é equilibrar as medidas de prevenção ao contágio do vírus e as estratégias para ofertar o melhor tratamento ponderando os aspectos particulares de cada caso, o bem-estar dos pacientes, assim como dos profissionais de saúde, o impacto dos diagnósticos desempenhados de maneira tardia e o acúmulo de cirurgias para o tratamento atual e futuro dos pacientes oncológicos e da rede de saúde

NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES: a data set on carnivore distribution in the Neotropics

Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae. Herein, we include published and unpublished data on native terrestrial Neotropical carnivores (Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae). NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES is a publicly available data set that includes 99,605 data entries from 35,511 unique georeferenced coordinates. Detection/non-detection and quantitative data were obtained from 1818 to 2018 by researchers, governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private consultants. Data were collected using several methods including camera trapping, museum collections, roadkill, line transect, and opportunistic records. Literature (peer-reviewed and grey literature) from Portuguese, Spanish and English were incorporated in this compilation. Most of the data set consists of detection data entries (n = 79,343; 79.7%) but also includes non-detection data (n = 20,262; 20.3%). Of those, 43.3% also include count data (n = 43,151). The information available in NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES will contribute to macroecological, ecological, and conservation questions in multiple spatio-temporal perspectives. As carnivores play key roles in trophic interactions, a better understanding of their distribution and habitat requirements are essential to establish conservation management plans and safeguard the future ecological health of Neotropical ecosystems. Our data paper, combined with other large-scale data sets, has great potential to clarify species distribution and related ecological processes within the Neotropics. There are no copyright restrictions and no restriction for using data from this data paper, as long as the data paper is cited as the source of the information used. We also request that users inform us of how they intend to use the data

NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data