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Fernando Mendes

Researcher at University of Coimbra

Publications -  47
Citations -  477

Fernando Mendes is an academic researcher from University of Coimbra. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 37 publications receiving 193 citations. Previous affiliations of Fernando Mendes include Instituto Politécnico Nacional & Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra.

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Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress

Catarina Cardoso Tomás, +1155 more
- 06 Jul 2016 - 
TL;DR: Health literacy and health education in adolescence, and the effect of a walking program on the quality of life and well-being of people with schizophrenia, are studied.
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The role of immune system exhaustion on cancer cell escape and anti-tumor immune induction after irradiation

Fernando Mendes, +13 more
- 01 Apr 2016 - 
TL;DR: The clarification of the mechanisms underlying immune response to radiation exposure may contribute to treatment improvement, gain of life quality and span of patients.
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Glutathione in multiple sclerosis.

B Ferreira, +5 more
- 01 Jan 2013 - 
TL;DR: Clarification of the mechanisms involved in oxidative stress, in different forms of multiple sclerosis, could result in improvements in the monitoring and prognosis of the disease, with subsequent increases in a patient’s quality of life.
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Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer: When, How, and What Challenges?

Beatriz Henriques, +2 more
- 14 Nov 2021 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of immunotherapy approaches for breast cancer and some of the mechanisms responsible for resistance to immunotherapy, including complex, intrinsic or extrinsic resistance mechanisms.
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Lung cancer: the immune system and radiation.

Fernando Mendes, +7 more
- 01 Jan 2015 - 
TL;DR: There is no common consensus in the scientific community about the role of the immune system in lung cancer patients treated with radiotherapy, so clarification of the mechanism behind the immune response after radiation can lead to better treatments and better quality life for patients.