Nearly 30 pc of breast cancer patients gain weight after receiving chemotherapy

Updated:5 years ago

New Delhi, Oct 26 (ANI): Nearly 30 per cent patients with breast cancer gained weight after receiving chemotherapy treatment, suggested a study. Beyond weight gain, chemotherapy is also known to increase the risk of high blood pressure and glucose intolerance, a pre-diabetes condition. Although this is a familiar phenomenon, the mechanisms underlying these processes have not yet been identified. Dr Ayelet Shai initiated the research study. He is Director of Oncology at the Galilee Medical Center, who led the study with Professor Omry Koren, an expert in gastrointestinal bacteria at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University. The study conducted by Dr Shai and Prof Koren involved 33 women who were about to begin chemotherapy for breast cancer and gynaecological cancer. The women were weighed once before the treatment, and once again approximately five weeks after treatment began. The study showed that the composition of intestinal bacteria may predict which women will gain weight as a result of chemotherapy. Dr Shai and Prof Koren are currently in the midst of a follow-up study which aims to examine the results in a larger patient population and to examine the microbiome of women at the end of chemotherapy in order to understand the effect of the treatment on bacterial composition.

Top Videos

Updated:4 years, 9 months ago

Pan-India dry run for COVID vaccine tomorrow: Harsh Vardhan

Updated:4 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi joins world leaders in condemning US Capitol siege

Updated:4 years, 10 months ago

Indo-Japan Samvad: Buddha’s message spread out from India to world, says PM Modi

Updated:4 years, 10 months ago

Centre preparing with states for past 4 months for COVID-19 vaccination: Harsh Vardhan

Updated:4 years, 10 months ago

In Jan, India may be in position to give 1st COVID vaccine shot: Harsh Vardhan

Updated:4 years, 10 months ago

Worst is over but still need to be cautious: Health Minister on COVID-19 cases in India

Nearly 30 pc of breast cancer patients gain weight after receiving chemotherapy

Top Videos

Related Video

Aggressive intervention recommended to prevent pediatric diabetes, finds study

Study reveals high fat diets may over-activate destructive heart disease protein

Consuming diet high in poor quality carbohydrates linked to heart attacks, death risk

Researchers find light activities may help women's mobility during ageing

COVID antibodies are transferred from pregnant women to their babies

Overweight, diabetic people at risk of developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Study reveals factors linked with elevated risk of bone fracture

Damage to heart found in more than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital

LGB people more prone to mental health disorders, alcohol misuse

Unacceptably high levels of carcinogens inhaled by commuters

Post-surgery in kids, aspirin preferred to prevent blood clots

Coffee consumption related with decreased heart failure risk

Study reveals high blood pressure causes atrial fibrillation

Greater retail availability of marijuana, alcohol linked with co-use among teens

COVID-19 patients have higher risk of dying after cardiac arrest

World Cancer Day: Understanding role of nutrition, lifestyle changes to control cancer

Pregnancy complications increase risk of heart disease in women

Antibiotic may improve depressive symptoms in people with low-level inflammation: Study

Serious complications during pregnancy linked to higher risk of death: Study

Study reveals what causes irritable bowel syndrome