Publications by authors named "Serena Cubisino"

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) represents one of the most concerning aspects for cancer patients. The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is an a priori diet quality index directly associated with health outcomes and HRQoL in cancer survivors in North American populations. We evaluated, in a Mediterranean population, the baseline associations between HEI-2015 and HRQoL in 492 women with breast cancer recruited in a DEDiCa lifestyle trial.

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  • The Mediterranean diet, low dietary glycemic index (GI), and dietary inflammation index (DII®) are linked to a lower risk of breast cancer incidence and mortality.
  • A study investigated the impact of one-year nutrition counseling focused on the Mediterranean diet, with or without low-GI carbohydrate guidance, on DII in women with breast cancer participants from the DEDiCa trial.
  • Results showed significant increases in Mediterranean diet adherence and decreases in GI and DII scores after one year, indicating that adherence to these dietary patterns can lower inflammation, which may be beneficial for cancer prognosis.
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Healthy lifestyles are associated with better health-related quality of life (HRQoL), favorable prognosis and lower mortality in breast cancer (BC) survivors. We investigated changes in HRQoL after a 12-month lifestyle modification program in 227 BC survivors participating in DEDiCa trial (Mediterranean diet, exercise, vitamin D). HRQoL was evaluated through validated questionnaires: EQ-5D-3L, EORTC-QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23.

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Evidence suggests a beneficial role of the Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in healthy subjects. HRQoL is relevant in cancer therapy and disease outcomes, therefore we investigated the association between adherence to the MedDiet and HRQoL in breast cancer survivors participating in the multicentre trial DEDiCa. Diet and HRQoL were assessed at baseline in a subgroup of 309 women enrolled within 12 months of breast cancer diagnosis without metastasis (stages I-III, mean age 52±1 yrs, BMI 27±7 kg/m2).

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