The effects of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as supplementation on quality of life (QOL) among breast cancer patients

Lipids in Health and Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Law, Kim Sooi ^a   Azman, Nizuwan ^a   Omar, Eshaifol Azam ^a   Musa, Muhammad Yusri ^a   Yusoff, Narazah Mohd ^a   Sulaiman, Siti Amrah ^b   Hussain, Nik Hazlina Nik ^b  

^a ADVANCED MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer patient; Chemotherapy; Quality of life (QOL); Virgin coconut oil (VCO)

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COCONUT OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRGIN COCONUT OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DYSPNEA; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE C30; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOSS OF APPETITE; MALAYSIA; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; QLQ BR 23; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT OILS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84908203057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476511X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-511X-13-139     Document Type: Article

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