ArticleCancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2021
Postdiagnostic Dietary Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, Dietary Insulin Index, and Insulin Load and Breast Cancer Survival.
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- Post-Diagnostic Diet and Breast Cancer Outcomes: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Prospective Cohort Studies and Randomized Clinical Trials.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
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- Diet and Breast Cancer Survivorship: A Scoping Review.Journal of breast cancer · 2026Review
- The healthy eating index may not be an appropriate indicator for assessing dietary quality in breast cancer survivors: results from NHANES 2005-2018.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
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- Assessing the Link between Diabetic Metabolic Dysregulation and Breast Cancer Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Prospective Cohort of Pre- and Post-Diagnosis Diet with Survival Outcomes: an Alberta Endometrial Cancer Cohort Study.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2023Article
- Prediagnosis ultra-processed food consumption and prognosis of patients with colorectal, lung, prostate, or breast cancer: a large prospective multicenter study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- The association between dietary glycemic index and cardio-metabolic risk factors in obese individuals.BMC nutrition · 2022Article
- The association of dietary insulin load and index with the risk of cancer and cancer mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2022Review
- Association of Healthy Diet and Physical Activity With Breast Cancer: Lifestyle Interventions and Oncology Education.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- Types of carbohydrate intake and breast cancer survival.European journal of nutrition · 2021Article
- Consumption of sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages and breast cancer survival.Cancer · 2021Article
- Diabetes Risk Reduction Diet and Survival after Breast Cancer Diagnosis.Cancer research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe investigated the associations of postdiagnostic dietary glycemic index (GI), glycemic load (GL), insulin index (II), and insulin load (IL) with breast cancer-specific and all-cause mortality.
methodsAmong 8,932 women with stage I-III breast cancer identified in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS; 1980-2010) and NHSII (1991-2011), we prospectively evaluated the associations between postdiagnostic GI, GL, II, and IL, and breast cancer-specific and all-cause mortality. Participants completed a validated food frequency questionnaire every 4 years after diagnosis.
resultsDuring follow-up by 2014 in the NHS and 2015 in the NHSII, 2,523 deaths, including 1,071 from breast cancer, were documented. Higher postdiagnostic GL was associated with higher risk of both breast cancer-specific mortality [HR
conclusionsWe found that higher dietary GL, reflecting postprandial glucose response, after a breast cancer diagnosis was associated with higher risk of breast cancer-specific mortality. Higher dietary GI, GL, II, and IL after a breast cancer diagnosis were associated with higher risk of death from any cause. IMPACT: These results suggest that carbohydrate quantity and quality may be important in breast cancer prognosis.
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