• Nutrição e Câncer de Mama – Artigo 16

    The Mediterranean Diet and Breast Cancer: A Personalised Approach Abstract: There have been many original and review articles summarizing the impact of nutrition and diet on breast cancer risk. However, very few consider the implication of genetic background and the effect of personalised nutrition on the risk and prognosis of breast cancer. A literature search was performed using the following databases: MEDLINE (Ovid), PubMed, Scopus ...
  • Nutrição e Câncer de Mama – Artigo 15

    The Immune Microenvironment of Breast Cancer Progression Abstract: Inflammation is now recognized as a hallmark of cancer. Genetic changes in the cancer cell are accepted as the match that lights the fire, whilst inflammation is seen as the fuel that feeds the fire. Once inside the tumour, the immune cells secrete cytokines that kick-start angiogenesis to ferry in much-needed oxygen and nutrients that encourage the growth of tumours. ...
  • Nutrição e Câncer de Mama – Artigo 14

    Serum ‘Vitamin-Mineral’ Profiles: Associations with Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk Including Dietary Patterns and Supplementation. A Case-Control Study Abstract: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in females worldwide. Studies evaluating the blood vitamins and minerals status in the breast cancer etiology are limited, and the results are inconclusive. This study analyzed the association between serum vitamin-mineral ...
  • Nutrição e Câncer de Mama – Artigo 13

    Phytotherapy and Nutritional Supplements on Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the most frequent type of nonskin malignancy among women worldwide. In general, conventional cancer treatment options (i.e., surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biological therapy, and hormone therapy) are not completely effective. Recurrence and other pathologic situations are still an issue in breast cancer patients due to side effects, toxicity of drugs in ...
  • Nutrição e Câncer de Mama – Artigo 12

    Nutrition and physical activity influence on breast cancer incidence and outcome Abstract Introduction and aims: To provide a current perspective on nutrition and physical activity influence on breast cancer. Methods and results: A comprehensive literature review was conducted and selective presentation of findings follows. While some observational studies have associated higher dietary fat intake with higher breast cancer incidence, ...
  • Nutrição e Câncer de Mama – Artigo 11

    Nutrition and Breast Cancer: A Literature Review on Prevention, Treatment and Recurrence Abstract: Breast cancer (BC) is the second most common cancer worldwide and the most commonly occurring malignancy in women. There is growing evidence that lifestyle factors, including diet, body weight and physical activity, may be associated with higher BC risk. However, the effect of dietary factors on BC recurrence and mortality is not clearly ...
  • Nutrição e Câncer de Mama – Artigo 10

    MicroRNAs and Epigenetics Strategies to Reverse Breast Cancer Abstract: Breast cancer is a sporadic disease with genetic and epigenetic components. Genomic instability in breast cancer leads to mutations, copy number variations, and genetic rearrangements, while epigenetic remodeling involves alteration by DNA methylation, histone modification and microRNAs (miRNAs) of gene expression profiles. The accrued scientific findings strongly ...
  • Nutrição e Câncer de Mama – Artigo 9

    Inhibition of Murine Breast Cancer Metastases by Hydrophilic As4S4 Nanoparticles Is Associated With Decreased ROS and HIF-1α Downregulatio Abstract Arsenic sulfide (As4S4) is a mineral drug that can be administrated orally and has been applied in the treatment of myeloid leukemia. The aim of this work is to investigate the therapeutic effect of As4S4 in highly metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) animal model, as As4S4 ...