Dietary modification for women after breast cancer treatment: A narrative review

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 294-304

  Tramm, R ^a   Mccarthy, A L ^a,b   Yates, P ^a,c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Nutrition; Patient education; Prevention; Recurrence; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

PHYTOESTROGEN; TRACE ELEMENT;

BREAST TUMOR; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYTOESTROGENS;

EID: 79952768251     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2011.01238.x     Document Type: Review

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