Association of Mediterranean diet with survival after breast cancer diagnosis in women from nine European countries: results from the EPIC cohort study.
Carlota Castro-EspinCatalina BonetMarta Crous-BouNúria Nadal-ZaragozaAnne TjønnelandLene MellemkjærMariem Hajji-LouatiThérèse TruongVerena KatzkeCharlotte Le CornetMatthias B SchulzeFranziska JannaschGiovanna MasalaSabina SieriSalvatore PanicoChiara Di GirolamoGuri SkeieKristin Benjaminsen BorchKarina Standahl OlsenMaria-Jose SánchezPilar AmianoMaría-Dolores ChirlaqueMarcela GuevaraMalin SundStina BodénMarc J GunterEsther M Gonzalez-GilElisabete WeiderpassInmaculada Aguilera-BuenosvinosKostas K TsilidisAlicia K HeathDagfinn AuneLaure DossusAntonio AgudoPublished in: BMC medicine (2023)
Consuming a Mediterranean diet before BC diagnosis may improve long-term prognosis, particularly after menopause and in cases of metastatic breast cancer. Well-designed dietary interventions are needed to confirm these findings and define specific dietary recommendations.