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Impact of chemotherapy on perceptions related to food intake in women with breast cancer: A prospective study.
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- Dynamic Changes in Body Composition and Protein Intake in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Preliminary Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- Nutrition and Lifestyle-Related Factors as Predictors of Muscle Atrophy in Hematological Cancer Patients.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Heterogeneity of vulnerability and taste changes in older cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a latent class analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Dysgeusia in Patients with Breast Cancer Treated with Chemotherapy-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Dietary Behavior and Its Association with Nutrition Literacy and Dietary Attitude Among Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy: A Multicenter Survey of Hospitals in China.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- Normal and unusual days for dietary intake during the 12 months after a breast cancer diagnosis in women.European journal of nutrition · 2022Article
- Behavioral Research in Cancer Prevention and Control: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2022Article
- Exploring changes in dietary intake, physical activity and body weight during chemotherapy in women with breast cancer: A Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2021Article
- Chemotherapy-induced taste and smell changes influence food perception in cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Overweight Women with Breast Cancer on Chemotherapy Have More Unfavorable Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Profiles.Nutrients · 2020Article
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- Chemosensory Changes from Cancer Treatment and Their Effects on Patients' Food Behavior: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Relationship between food perceptions and health-related quality of life in a prospective study with breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2018Article
- Validation of repeated self-reported n-3 PUFA intake using serum phospholipid fatty acids as a biomarker in breast cancer patients during treatment.Nutrition journal · 2018Article
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- Psychosocial Support in Cancer Cachexia Syndrome: The Evidence for Supported Self-Management of Eating Problems during Radiotherapy or Chemotherapy Treatment.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursingReview
- Multiple Gastrointestinal Symptoms Are Associated With Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea in Patients With Breast Cancer.Cancer nursingArticle
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Abstract
Breast cancer (BC) treatment includes mostly chemotherapy (CT), which can cause side effects like nausea, taste changes, early satiety, slow gastric emptying and xerostomia. In this way, the individual's relationship with food may change during the treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of chemotherapy on perceptions related to food intake of women with BC. Fifty-five women with BC were followed, and data were collected at three periods during first-line CT: beginning (T0), intermediate (T1) and end (T2). A visual analogue scale (VAS) (0 to 10 cm) for hunger, appetite for various food categories and meal enjoyment was investigated. The frequency and intensity of side effects were evaluated using a 4 cm scale. The results showed a higher prevalence of taste changes in T1 (p = 0.044) and more nausea in T1 and T2 (p = 0.018). Furthermore, the intensity of nausea was higher in T2 (p = 0.01) than in the other periods. We observed moderate hunger in T0, T1 and T2 (p = 0.113), but the overall appetite increased between T0 and T2 (p = 0.003). Meal enjoyment was reduced from T0 to T1and returned back to the initial value in T2 (p = 0.021). The appetite for salty (p = 0.004) and spicy (p = 0.03) foods was increased in T1. There was an increase of body weight (p = 0.008), body mass index (BMI) (p = 0.009) and waist circumference (WC) (p = 0.03) during CT. CT changes food hedonism, increasing the overall appetite and the appetite for salty and spicy foods. Moreover, we observed the negative impact of CT on meal enjoyment and an increase in side effects and anthropometric parameters.
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