Impact of Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on BMI of Patients With Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer in Center of High Complexity Oncology in Southern Brazil

Authors

  • Samantha Lia Ziotti Bohn Gonçalves Soaresa

  • Luana Trentin Hofmann

  • Gisela Quissini Leoncio

  • Janaina Brollo

Keywords:

adjuvant therapy; neoadjuvant therapy; body weight; body mass index; breast cancer

Abstract

Background Weight changes during chemotherapy in women with cancer breast cancer are commonly suggested by the medical literature The association between gain weight and chemotherapy has shown a general trend of decreasing magnitude in last years The consequence on disease-free survival and self-esteem in patients with breast cancer after chemotherapy highlights the importance of research on the topic This study aims to evaluate weight changes in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer undergoing adjuvant and or neoadjuvant chemotherapy in a oncology in southern Brazil Methods Data from 122 medical records center of high complexity oncology in Southern Brazil for patients diagnosed with non- metastatic malignant breast cancer and undergoing chemotherapy for one year Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS v 20 0

How to Cite

Samantha Lia Ziotti Bohn Gonçalves Soaresa, Luana Trentin Hofmann, Gisela Quissini Leoncio, & Janaina Brollo. (2022). Impact of Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on BMI of Patients With Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer in Center of High Complexity Oncology in Southern Brazil. Global Journal of Medical Research, 22(F9), 29–33. Retrieved from https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/102220

Impact of Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on BMI of Patients With Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer in Center of  High Complexity Oncology in Southern Brazil

Published

2022-11-30