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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Tomato Juice Consumption Could Improve Breast Skin Adverse Effects of Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients.

Yasuyo Fukushi, Yasushi Mariya, Kyogo Yamada, Kazue Yoshida, Asami Sasa, Hitoshi Saito, Ayumi Hirai, Shigenori Suzuki, Koichi Aizawa, Hiroyuki Suganuma and 1 more

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Article in In vivo (Athens, Greece). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Phytochemical and Biological Biodiversity of Tomato (Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yasuyo FukushiDepartment of Disability and Health, Division of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan.
Yasushi MariyaDepartment of Radiology, Mutsu General Hospital, Mutsu, Japan.
Kyogo YamadaDepartment of Surgery, Mutsu General Hospital, Mutsu, Japan.
Kazue YoshidaDepartment of Radiology, Mutsu General Hospital, Mutsu, Japan.
Asami SasaDepartment of Radiology, Mutsu General Hospital, Mutsu, Japan.
Hitoshi SaitoDepartment of Central laboratory, Mutsu General Hospital, Mutsu, Japan.
Ayumi HiraiInnovation Division, Kagome Co., Ltd., Nasushiobara, Japan.
Shigenori SuzukiInnovation Division, Kagome Co., Ltd., Nasushiobara, Japan.
Koichi AizawaInnovation Division, Kagome Co., Ltd., Nasushiobara, Japan.
Hiroyuki SuganumaInnovation Division, Kagome Co., Ltd., Nasushiobara, Japan.
Chieko ItakiDepartment of Nursing Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki, Japan itakichi@hirosaki-u.ac.jp.
Hirosaki University · JPAomori Rosai Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimWe investigated the beneficial effects of drinking tomato juice (TJ) rich in antioxidant carotenoids on irradiated skin following radiotherapy (RT) in breast cancer patients. PATIENTS/

methodsTwenty-three patients agreed to drink TJ (160 g/day for six months) after the completion of RT. Early and late adverse events (AEs) of irradiated skin were evaluated according to the Common Terminology Criteria for AEs and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Global Cosmetic Rating System, respectively.

resultsWith regard to early AEs, acute radiodermatitis of grade 1 was observed in most patients (22/23) at the end of RT. However, the grade of radiodermatitis rapidly changed to 0, 1 month after RT and starting TJ consumption. With regard to late AEs, most patients were in good or excellent dermal condition.

conclusionTJ consumption could help in relieving and recovering from early AEs and decreasing the severity of late AEs of irradiated skin.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsRadiodermatitisSolanum lycopersicumCarotenoidsFemaleFruit and Vegetable JuicesHumansCarotenoidsbreast cancercarotenoidslycopeneradiotherapyTomato juice

Identifiers

PMID32871845
PMCPMC7652455
OpenAlexW3081927134

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