ArticleCancers2020
The Effects of Diet and Dietary Interventions on the Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Analysis and a Systematic Review of Experimental Studies.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Combined healthy lifestyle factors and psychosocial outcomes among cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Pooled it
- Dietary and Nutrition Interventions for Breast Cancer Survivors: An Umbrella Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
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- Characterization and efficacy of lifestyle behavior change interventions among adult rural cancer survivors: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Dietary Interventions for Cancer Survivors and Their Families or Caregivers.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Mobile Apps and Quality of Life in Patients With Breast Cancer and Survivors: Systematic Literature Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
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- Effects of anti-inflammatory dietary education on sleep disturbances among patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Motivation to Participate in a Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study.Psycho-oncology · 2026Trial
- Effect of a lifestyle intervention during chemotherapy for breast cancer on quality of life.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2026Trial
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- Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the chemotherapy side effects fear scale among Iranian patients with cancer.PloS one · 2026Article
- Global diet quality score and quality of sleep in patients with breast cancer: a population-based cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of exercise and/or nutritional interventions to improve the quality of life of women with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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- Effects of Functional and Nutraceutical Foods in the Context of the Mediterranean Diet in Patients Diagnosed with Breast Cancer.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Assessment Tools of Biopsychosocial Frailty Dimensions in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Work Ability after Breast Cancer: Study of Healthcare Personnel Operating in a Hospital of South Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
There is an ongoing need for solid evidence about the effects of healthy behaviors, and particularly diet, on the quality of life (QoL) among breast cancer survivors. We first conducted a cross-sectional study on 68 Italian stage I-III breast cancer survivors, to investigate the association of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), physical activity and weight status with QoL. Adherence to MD and physical activity was assessed using structured questionnaires. QoL was assessed using the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life tools. We showed that low consumption of red meat and carbonated beverages, daily consumption of wine and high consumption of dishes seasoned with sofrito had beneficial effects on several QoL subscales. By contrast, using olive oil as the main culinary fat, low consumption of commercial sweets and high consumption of nuts were associated with negative effects. Overall, these findings resulted in a null effect of adherence to MD on QoL. Furthermore, we observed better QoL sub-scores among women who performed moderate physical activity (i.e., diarrhea) and those who were underweight/normal weight (i.e., physical functioning and dyspnea) if compared with their counterparts (
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