Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women, with 2.3 million new cases worldwide in 2022. Research indicates that healthy diet can significantly benefit women with breast cancer, offering advantages in prevention, treatment, and recovery. Adopting a healthy lifestyle is associated with enhanced well-being, improved outcomes, and reduced mortality rates related to breast cancer. Our study aimed to explore the impact of nutrition on the quality of life for individuals with breast cancer. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 questionnaire and the Malnutrition universal screening tool as well as the Subjective global assessment form, were used to assess quality of life and nutrition respectively. We employed descriptive statistics to describe the participant sample and inferential statistics to analyze relationships between nutrition and quality of life. Our findings suggest that red meat consumption may affect the quality of life in breast cancer patients. Nevertheless, larger, multi-center studies are required to strengthen this conclusion.
Anastasios Katsourakis*1, Nikolaos Arkadopoulos2, Nikolaos Michalopoulos3, Georgios Zografos3, Ioannis Vrabas4, Iosif Chatzis1 (Mon,) studied this question.