In a nutshell This study investigated the beneficial effects of co-administering anti-diabetes medication metformin (Glucophage) and doxorubicin (Adriamycin)-cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) with paclitaxel (Taxol) (AC-T) chemotherapy in non-diabetic patients with breast cancer (BC). The data showed that metformin reduced the occurrence and severity of...
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Lifestyle factors affecting chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
In a nutshell This study investigated the effects of specific lifestyle factors in the incidence and severity of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in breast cancer patients. This study found that obesity, antioxidant supplements and physical activity were associated with CIPN. Some background CIPN, or damage to the...
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