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| Title |
Improved antioxidant status by omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a case series
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| Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13256-015-0619-3 |
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| Authors |
Prakash Mansara, Mrunal Ketkar, Rashmi Deshpande, Amol Chaudhary, Kavita Shinde, Ruchika Kaul-Ghanekar |
| Abstract |
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide and the third most common cancer in India. Various studies have reported that chemotherapy reduces the antioxidant status in patients with cancer. A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids has been shown to offer protection against breast cancer through various mechanisms. However, there are no reports suggesting a relationship between consumption of omega-3 fatty acids during chemotherapy and antioxidant status in patients with breast cancer. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate whether fish oil supplementation could improve the antioxidant status of five women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. We report on the cases of five Indian women with breast cancer, in the age group of 34 to 60 years, who had poorly differentiated breast carcinoma and underwent modified radical mastectomy. Postsurgery, the patients were given fish oil capsules containing eicosapentaenoic acid (180mg) and docosahexaenoic acid (120mg)/capsule during their chemotherapy. Informed consent was obtained from each participant and they were followed-up to the completion of six chemotherapy cycles at 21-day intervals. The supplementation of fish oil significantly (p < 0.01) increased superoxide dismutases, glutathione reductase and catalase activity in red blood cells as well as the total plasma antioxidant status in the patients. This approach of using omega-3 fatty acids as an adjuvant treatment for breast cancer may help oncologists to manage the side effects of ongoing chemotherapy by improving the antioxidant status in patients. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Denmark | 1 | 33% |
| India | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 83 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 15% |
| Researcher | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 16% |
| Unknown | 18 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Unknown | 25 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 January 2017.
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#13,208,106
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#876
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#120,415
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Outputs of similar age from Journal of Medical Case Reports
#10
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