A combination of hydroxytyrosol, omega-3 fatty acids and curcumin improves pain and inflammation among early stage breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant hormonal therapy: results of a pilot study

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 489-498

  Martinez N ^a   Herrera, M ^b   Frias L ^c   Provencio, M ^d   Perez Carrion R ^e   Diaz V ^f   Morse, Michael ^h   Crespo, M C ^g  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^e Hospital Universitario Quiron   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

^g CSIC   (Spain)

^h Oliventures   (United States)

Author keywords

AI musculoskeletal syndrome; Brief pain index; CRP

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CURCUMIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; GAMMA INTERFERON; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROXYTYROSOL; HYTOLIVE; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 6; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PUREVIDA; SERUM AMYLOID A; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BONE PAIN; BREAST CANCER; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSGEUSIA; DYSPEPSIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLUENZA; MALAISE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; PAIN SEVERITY; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TASTE DISORDER;

EID: 85054654406     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: 16993055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-018-1950-0     Document Type: Article

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