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Phytotherapy and nutritional supplements on breast cancer

dc.contributor.authorLopes, Carla Martins
dc.contributor.authorDourado, A.
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Rita
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-23T11:46:26Z
dc.date.available2020-09-23T11:46:26Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-06
dc.date.updated2020-07-24T15:09:41Z
dc.description.abstractBreast 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 normal cells, and aggressive behaviour of the tumours. From this point of view, breast cancer therapy and adjuvant methods represent a promising and challenging field for researchers. In the last few years, the use of some types of complementary medicines by women with a history of breast cancer has significantly increased such as phytotherapeutic products and nutritional supplements. Despite this, the use of such approaches in oncologic processes may be problematic and patient’s health risks can arise such as interference with the efficacy of standard cancer treatment. The present review gives an overview of the most usual phytotherapeutic products and nutritional supplements with application in breast cancer patients as adjuvant approach. Regardless of the contradictory results of scientific evidence, we demonstrated the need to perform additional investigation, mainly well-designed clinical trials in order to establish correlations and allow for further validated outcomes concerning the efficacy, safety, and clinical evidencebased recommendation of these products.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1155/2017/7207983pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2314-6133
dc.identifier.issn2314-6141
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-337024
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10284/9004
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.titlePhytotherapy and nutritional supplements on breast cancerpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage42pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleBioMed Research Internationalpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume2017pt_PT
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person.familyNameOliveira
person.givenNameCarla
person.givenNameRita
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rcaap.cv.cienciaid901D-160C-633E | Carla Martins Lopes
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