The relationship between breast cancer prognosis and dietary patterns in women with breast cancer in Jahrom city

Abstract

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and one of the major causes of cancer deaths in women. The present study was conducted with aim to investigate the relationship between breast cancer and dietary patterns in women with breast cancer in Jahrom city. Methods: This cross-sectional and analytical study was performed in 2021 on 107 women with breast cancer who referred to the Khatam Al-Anbia center in Jahrom city. The required information was collected through interviews and completing the food frequency questionnaire. Data analysis was done using SPSS software (version 21) and descriptive and inferential statistical tests. P0.05), but people with breast cancer recurrence had a lower mean frequency of chocolate consumption than those who had no recurrence (P=0.025). People with breast cancer metastasis had a lower mean frequency of coffee consumption (P=0.009) and more fast food consumption (P=0.024) than those without cancer metastasis. The frequency of consumption of chocolate and fried foods was significantly higher in deceased people than in surviving persons (P<0.05). Conclusion: In this study, there was a significant relationship between breast cancer and food patterns, including a positive correlation with tea and soda consumption, a negative correlation with fast food consumption, and a difference in chocolate and coffee consumption in people with cancer in terms of recurrence and metastasis. More studies are needed to compare the dietary patterns of these people with healthy ones in Jahrom city to find the causes between nutritional disorders and breast cancer.

Keywords

• breast cancer
• fast food
• food frequency