Safaa A Al-Zeidaneen

Department of Pharmaconutrition, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan

Publications
  • Research Article   
    Interactive Role of Metabolic Syndrome on The Pathogenesis and Severity of Breast Cancer, The Impact of Treatment Exposure
    Author(s): Safaa A Al-Zeidaneen*

    The evidence that link Metabolic Syndrome (MS) risks and Breast Cancer (BC) is highly controversial. This study was carried out to evaluate the MS among a group of newly and recently-diagnosed BC Jordanian women, according to harmonized criteria using the Jordanian cut-off points of obesity. A total of 396 BC patients aged 30–65 years attending BC clinics at the Jordanian Royal Medical Services in Jordan for management and follow-up of their conditions were screened for the presence of MS using the harmonized criteria. They were either newly-diagnosed before any medical intervention (n=134) or recently-diagnosed who received medical intervention during the first 3 months of diagnosis (n=262) BC patients. The latter were sub divided into chemo (n=176) and non-chemo (n=86) sub-groups. Pre-and postmenopausal status and BC severity [early stage (n=189) and advanced stage (n=207)] of.. View more»

    DOI: 10.35248/2167-7956.19.8.179

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