Publications by authors named "Ingrid Gerhard"
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- The study aimed to find effective surrogate markers for a trial on mistletoe treatment in breast cancer patients, focusing on tolerability, quality of life, and immune responses during chemotherapy.
- It involved 66 patients (33 receiving mistletoe alongside chemotherapy and 33 acting as a control) with evaluations before and after treatment regarding various health parameters and quality of life metrics.
- Results showed a slight increase in platelets and reduced nausea/vomiting in the mistletoe group, but overall laboratory parameters were similar to controls, suggesting mistletoe treatment might help improve quality of life but needs more investigation.
In 1998-2000, a case-control study of breast cancer was conducted in Heidelberg, Germany. Three hundred ten consecutively recruited cases with primary breast cancer were matched according to 10-yr age groups to 353 controls with conditions unrelated to diet or endocrine disorders. Intake of raw vegetables, total vegetables, and whole-grain products was inversely associated with breast cancer risk (highest vs.
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