ArticleNutrients2020
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Mortality after Breast Cancer.
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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
- Impact of Lifestyle Modifications on Cancer Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Mediterranean-style dietary interventions in adults with cancer: a systematic review of the methodological approaches, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Pooled it
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- Healthy Eating and Mortality among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Dietary patterns and breast cancer risk, prognosis, and quality of life: A systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
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- Carotenoids in the Context of the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern: From Food Matrix and Bioavailability to Biomarkers and Human Health.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Diet and Breast Cancer Survivorship: A Scoping Review.Journal of breast cancer · 2026Review
- A Retrospective Observational Study on Oral Leukoplakia Patients Adhering to the Mediterranean Diet From Southern Italy.International dental journal · 2026Observational
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- Cholesterol metabolism and cancer: Molecular mechanisms, immune regulation and an epidemiological perspective (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025Review
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- Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and mortality in cancer survivors: a Nationwide study with mediation and subgroup analyses.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Recent Advancements in Breast Cancer Therapies and Biomarkers: Mechanisms and Clinical Significance.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2025Review
- Does the Mediterranean Diet Play a Beneficial Role in Managing the Health of Overweight/Obese Breast Cancer Survivors?Nutrients · 2024Review
- Nutrition Intervention and Microbiome Modulation in the Management of Breast Cancer.Nutrients · 2024Review
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Abstract
Adherence to Mediterranean diet has been consistently associated with a reduced mortality in the general population, but evidence for women with breast cancer is scanty.
methodsA cohort of 1453 women with breast cancer diagnosed between 1991 and 1994 in northern Italy was followed-up for vital status for 15 years after diagnosis. The pre-diagnostic habitual diet was assessed through a structured questionnaire and adherence to the Mediterranean diet was evaluated through the Mediterranean Diet Score. Hazard ratios (HR) of death with confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using Cox model, adjusting for potential confounders.
resultsCompared to women who scarcely adhere to the Mediterranean diet (
conclusionsAlthough dietary habits may have changed after breast cancer diagnosis, these findings indicate that women who ate according to the Mediterranean dietary pattern prior to their diagnosis may have greater chance of a favorable prognosis after breast cancer diagnosis compared to those who did not.
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