Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Hsueh-Han Tsai, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Huan-Ming Hsu, Chi-Hong Chu, Tzu-Ming Chang, Zhi-Jie Hong, An-Chieh Feng, Chun-Yu Fu, Kuo-Feng Hsu, Ming-Shen Dai, Guo-Shiou Liao
Summary: Breast cancer is a global public health problem and there is increasing interest in prevention strategies as its incidence rises. A healthy dietary pattern, such as the Mediterranean diet, with high levels of fiber, phytochemicals, antioxidants, and advantageous fatty acids, is considered a promising approach to reduce breast cancer risk. This review summarizes the important active compounds in preventing breast cancer, including polyunsaturated fatty acids, fiber, phytochemicals, and alcohol. While the exact mechanism is not well understood, the combination of these elements in a healthy diet plays a role in reducing breast cancer risk.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Minjung Cheon, Minsung Chung, Yongsoon Park
Summary: The intake of flavonoids and flavonoid-rich foods is negatively associated with cancer recurrence in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors according to this study. Overweight and obese patients who had cancer recurrence consumed less flavonoids and flavonoid-rich foods compared to those without recurrence and normal-weight patients.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Somaye Rigi, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Sanaz Benisi-Kohansal, Leila Azadbakht, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh
Summary: Higher adherence to a plant-based diet index and a hypothesized healthful plant-based diet index was associated with a lower risk of breast cancer, while adherence to an unhealthful version of a plant-based diet index was linked to a higher risk.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Charalampia Amerikanou, Stamatia-Angeliki Kleftaki, Evdokia Valsamidou, Chara Tzavara, Aristea Gioxari, Andriana C. C. Kaliora
Summary: This study investigated the interaction between different dietary patterns and various health parameters in a Greek population with obesity and metabolic disorders. The findings suggest that dietary patterns characterized by high consumption of energy-dense and animal-derived foods are positively associated with anthropometric and biochemical parameters related to metabolic disorders. On the other hand, plant-based, healthier dietary patterns are associated with better biochemical and mental health profiles among metabolically unhealthy obese individuals.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Yoko B. Wang, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hebert, Amanda J. Page, Tiffany K. Gill, Yohannes Adama Melaku
Summary: The study found that adhering to an anti-inflammatory diet, healthy diet, or consuming healthy plant-based foods can reduce the risk of obesity, while unhealthy diets, Western diets, or unhealthy plant-based diets are associated with an increased risk of obesity.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Cathrine Fonnesbech Hjorth, Per Damkier, Bent Ejlertsen, Timothy Lash, Henrik Toft Sorensen, Deirdre Cronin-Fenton
Summary: This study aimed to investigate how socioeconomic position influences the effectiveness of cancer-directed treatment in premenopausal breast cancer patients, and found that patients with lower socioeconomic status had an increased risk of mortality, but not always recurrence.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Fubin Liu, Yanling Lv, Yu Peng, Yating Qiao, Peng Wang, Changyu Si, Xixuan Wang, Jianxiao Gong, Huijun Zhou, Ming Zhang, Liangkai Chen, Fangfang Song
Summary: The study found that adhering to overall and healthful plant-based diets was associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), while an unhealthful plant-based diet was associated with a higher risk. Combining a higher-quality plant-based diet with decreased genetic risk conferred less susceptibility to CRC.
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Moniek van Zutphen, Hendriek C. Boshuizen, Marlou-Floor Kenkhuis, Evertine Wesselink, Anne J. M. R. Geijsen, Johannes H. W. de Wilt, Henk K. van Halteren, Ernst Jan Spillenaar Bilgen, Eric T. P. Keulen, Maryska L. G. Janssen-Heijnen, Stephanie O. Breukink, Martijn J. L. Bours, Dieuwertje E. Kok, Renate M. Winkels, Matty P. Weijenberg, Ellen Kampman, Franzel J. B. van Duijnhoven
Summary: The study found that having a healthy lifestyle and improving lifestyle after a colorectal cancer diagnosis does not increase the risk of cancer recurrence, but significantly reduces the risk of all-cause mortality.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Kathryn P. Lowry, Laura Ichikawa, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Diana S. M. Buist, Erin J. A. Bowles, Louise M. Henderson, Karla Kerlikowske, Jennifer M. Specht, Brian L. Sprague, Karen J. Wernli, Janie M. Lee
Summary: In women with previously treated breast cancer, the risk of second breast cancers is higher in those with ER-negative primary cancer during the first 5 years after diagnosis compared to those with ER-positive cancer.
Article
Oncology
Beata Stasiewicz, Lidia Wadolowska, Maciej Biernacki, Malgorzata Anna Slowinska, Ewa Stachowska
Summary: This study found that higher dietary fat intake (>32%) may increase the risk of peri- and postmenopausal breast cancer in women. Unhealthy dietary patterns characterized by the consumption of highly processed, high in sugar foods and animal fat foods were positively associated with fat intake, while a pro-healthy diet rich in low-processed plant foods, fish, and moderate consumption of low-fat dairy was inversely associated with fat intake.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Edda Cava, Paolo Marzullo, Deborah Farinelli, Alessandra Gennari, Chiara Saggia, Sergio Riso, Flavia Prodam
Summary: Breast cancer survivors often experience weight gain and fat accumulation after diagnosis, which decreases survival rate and increases the risk of recurrence. Multiple interventions, including healthy dietary patterns, have been studied to reduce the risk of second primary cancer or breast cancer recurrence and mortality.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Joshua Gibbs, Francesco P. Cappuccio
Summary: The coronavirus pandemic has created an opportunity to rebuild economies with a focus on sustainability and preventing global warming. Transitioning to plant-based diets can significantly reduce environmental impact and offer health benefits. However, barriers such as acceptance, health concerns, convenience, and cost need to be overcome for successful implementation.
Article
Oncology
Pannaga Malalur, Manas Agastya, Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj, Chad L. Cross, Delva Deauna-Limayo, Edwin C. Kingsley
Summary: The study indicates that patients with hematologic malignancies make significant lifestyle changes post-diagnosis, with smoking reduction being the most prominent. Utilization of support systems correlates with improved diet and decreased smoking years.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Angela Trauchburg, Lukas Schwingshackl, Georg Hoffmann
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis found that adherence to diet-quality indices and healthy/prudent dietary patterns is associated with reduced overall mortality and cancer-specific mortality among cancer survivors. However, high adherence to unhealthy/western dietary patterns is associated with increased overall mortality. The certainty of evidence was rated as low, but there are no reservations against high adherence to healthy dietary patterns or indices in cancer survivors.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Qianying Zuo, Nicole Hwajin Park, Jenna Kathryn Lee, Zeynep Madak Erdogan
Summary: The median overall survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer is short, requiring more effective anti-cancer strategies. Diet can influence tumor progression, but there is currently limited evidence to support the role of diet in cancer treatment.
Article
Oncology
Juhua Luo, Stephen J. Carter, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano, Michael Hendryx
Summary: This study examined the impact of breast cancer diagnosis on the trajectories of physical function for breast cancer patients and matched controls over a period of 20 years. The results showed that breast cancer survivors experienced significantly worse declines in grip strength and gait speed compared to women without cancer. Additionally, breast cancer survivors experienced a sharp drop in quadriceps strength shortly after diagnosis, followed by gradual improvement over time.
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Justin C. Brown, Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano, En Cheng, Bette J. Caan
Summary: Excess visceral and intramuscular adiposity may be risk factors for premature chemotherapy discontinuation in patients with stage II-III colon cancer undergoing postoperative chemotherapy.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Mustafa Bseikri, Jie Zhang, Jocelyn Kirley, Catherine Lee, Adrienne Castillo, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano
Summary: This study evaluated the role of the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire and associated subscales in predicting the severity of obstructive sleep apnea in children. The results showed that the snoring subscale was more predictive than the sleep-related breathing disorders subscale, but further research is needed to improve the effectiveness of the questionnaire.
SLEEP AND BREATHING
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Sidney T. Le, Vincent X. Liu, Patricia Kipnis, Jie Zhang, Peter D. Peng, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano
Summary: This study investigated the associations between 4 electronic frailty metrics and their predictive value for adverse surgical outcomes. The results showed that HFRS had the highest predictive value for postoperative complications.
Review
Oncology
En Cheng, Jocelyn Kirley, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano, Bette J. Caan
Summary: This study found that imaging-measured visceral, subcutaneous, and total adiposity were not significantly associated with increased risk of overall mortality, death from primary cancer, or cancer progression among patients diagnosed with 10 cancer types. However, significant or high heterogeneity was observed across many cancer types, indicating potential differences in study design and adiposity measurement approaches.
CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ijeamaka Anyene, Bette Caan, Grant R. Williams, Karteek Popuri, Leon Lenchik, Smith Giri, Vincent Chow, Mirza Faisal Beg, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano
Summary: This study compared single-slice and multi-slice CT measurements of muscle and adipose tissues, finding high correlation between them and similar associations with all-cause mortality, indicating their equivalence as tools for population studies.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Alexa S. Zimbalist, Bette J. Caan, Wendy Y. Chen, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Deborah A. R. Dillon, Charles Quesenberry, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano
Summary: This population-based cohort study found that elevated fasting glucose and low HDL-C were associated with higher breast cancer-specific mortality, while elevated levels of triglycerides and LDL-C were not associated with breast cancer-specific mortality.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
En Cheng, Bette J. Caan, Wendy Y. Chen, Melinda L. Irwin, Carla M. Prado, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between radiodensity of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue at diagnosis of breast cancer and patient prognosis. The results showed that high radiodensity of subcutaneous adipose tissue was significantly associated with increased risk of overall mortality, independent of other prognostic factors.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Oncology
En Cheng, Qian Shi, Anthony F. Shields, Andrew B. Nixon, Ardaman P. Shergill, Chao Ma, Katherine A. Guthrie, Felix Couture, Philip Kuebler, Pankaj Kumar, Benjamin Tan, Smitha S. Krishnamurthi, Kimmie Ng, Eileen M. O'Reilly, Justin C. Brown, Philip A. Philip, Bette J. Caan, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano, Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt
Summary: This cohort study found that higher inflammation after diagnosis was significantly associated with worse survival outcomes among patients with stage III colon cancer. This finding warrants further investigation to evaluate whether anti-inflammatory interventions may improve colon cancer outcomes.
Article
Oncology
Alyssa N. Troeschel, Terryl J. Hartman, Lauren E. McCullough, Isaac J. Ergas, Lindsay J. Collin, Marilyn L. Kwan, Christine B. Ambrosone, W. Dana Flanders, Patrick T. Bradshaw, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano, Janise M. Roh, Ying Wang, Emily Valice, Lawrence H. Kushi
Summary: The study suggests that post-diagnosis lifestyle in line with the American Cancer Society/American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines may reduce mortality risk for women with breast cancer.
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Marilyn L. Kwan, Emily Valice, Isaac J. Ergas, Janise M. Roh, Bette J. Caan, Elizabeth M. Cespedes M. Feliciano, Tatjana Kolevska, Terryl J. Hartman, Charles P. P. Quesenberry Jr, Christine B. Ambrosone, Lawrence H. Kushi
Summary: This study examined the impact of short-term alcohol consumption on recurrence and mortality in breast cancer patients. The results showed that alcohol drinking around the time of diagnosis and up to 6 months later was associated with lower risk of all-cause mortality in obese women, while nonobese women may face a higher risk of recurrence.
Letter
Nutrition & Dietetics
En Cheng, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Oncology
En Cheng, Shi Qian, Anthony F. Shields, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano, Andrew B. Nixon, Ardaman P. Shergill, Katherine A. Guthrie, Felix Couture, Philip Kuebler, Pankaj Kumar, Dequincy Lewis, Benjamin Tan, Eileen M. O'Reilly, Justin C. Brown, Philip A. Philip, Bette J. Caan, Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt
Meeting Abstract
Oncology
Elizabeth Feliciano, Alexa Zimbalist, Bette Jane Caan, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Deborah Dillon, Charles P. Quesenberry, Wendy Y. Chen
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Oncology
Smith Giri, Elizabeth Feliciano, Christian Harmon, Kelly Kenzik, Mustafa Al-Obaidi, Ijeamaka Anyene, Mirza Faisal Beg, Vincent Tze Yang Chow, Karteek Popuri, Leon Lenchik, Bette Jane Caan, Grant Richard Williams
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)