Are Nutritional Habits and Quality of Life Effective in The Development of Breast Cancer in Post-Menopausal Period?

Year 2023, Volume: 12 Issue: 3, 1301 - 1312, 26.09.2023

Burçak Çubukçu , Fatma Tayhan Kartal , Gözde Ede

https://doi.org/10.37989/gumussagbil.1275796

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of nutrition habits and quality of life on the risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The study included 30 women diagnosed with breast cancer and 30 women without cancer who participated voluntarily between April-June 2022. Socio-demographic characteristics, information about menopause, nutritional habits consisting of questions prepared by using the literature and the food consumption frequency form were questioned, and the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale was applied. Body weight and height were recorded based on self-report. The average age of the women in the patient group was 59.1±10.82 years and 58.7±7.67 years in the control group. The mean age at menarche was 12.6±1.33 years for women with breast cancer and 12.9±1.53 years for women in the control group. The mean age of menopause onset was significantly lower in the patient group than in the control group (45.7±5.75 years; 48.7±4.14 years, respectively). It was determined that the mean BMI of the patient group (31.0±3.29 kg/m2) was statistically higher than the control group (25.8±3.72 kg/m2). The night-time eating rate of women in the patient group (66.7%) was found to be significantly higher than the control group (16.7%) (p<0.05). As the psychosocial domain score of the quality-of-life subgroups increased, the risk of breast cancer also increased (OR: 1.20; 95% CI: 0.94-1.19). In conclusion, it was determined that there is a relationship between obesity, night eating, hormone medication use, psychosocial habits, and breast cancer. Positive changes in nutrition and lifestyle habits can reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Keywords

Dietary habits, Breast cancer, Post-menopausal period, Quality of life

Menopoz-Sonrası Dönemde Meme Kanseri Gelişiminde Beslenme Alışkanlıkları ve Yaşam Kalitesi Etkili mi?

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, menopoz-sonrası dönemdeki kadınların beslenme alışkanlıklarının ve yaşam kalitesinin meme kanseri oluşum riskine etkisini değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmaya, Nisan-Haziran 2022 tarihleri arasında meme kanseri tanısı alan 30 kadın ve kanser tanısı almayan 30 gönüllü kadın dahil edilmiştir. Sosyodemografik özellikler, menopoza ilişkin bilgiler, literatürden yararlanılarak araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan sorular ve besin tüketim sıklığı formu ile beslenme alışkanlıkları sorgulanmış ve Menopoza Özgü Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Vücut ağırlığı ve boy uzunluğu beyana dayalı alınmıştır. Kadınların yaş ortalaması meme kanseri grubunda 59,1±10,82 yıl iken kontrol grubunda 58,7±7,67 yıl olarak bulunmuştur. Menarş yaşı ortalaması hasta grubunda 12,6±1,33 yıl, kontrol grubunda ise 12,9±1,53 yıl olarak saptanmıştır. Hasta grubundaki kadınların menopoz başlangıç yaşı ortalamasının kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı olarak daha düşük olduğu saptanmıştır (sırasıyla 45,7±5,75 yıl; 48,7±4,14 yıl). Hasta grubunun BKİ ortalamasının (31,0±3,29 kg/m2) kontrol grubuna (25,8±3,72 kg/m2) göre istatistiksel olarak daha fazla olduğu belirlenmiştir. Hasta grubundaki kadınların (%66,7) gece yeme oranının kontrol grubundakilere (%16,7) göre anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0,05). Yaşam kalitesi alt gruplarından psikososyal alan puanı arttıkça meme kanseri riski artmaktadır (OR: 1,20; %95 GA: 0,94-1,19). Sonuç olarak, obezite, gece yeme, hormon ilacı kullanımı ve psikososyal alana ilişkin alışkanlıklar ve meme kanseri arasında ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır. Beslenme ve yaşam tarzı alışkanlıklarında olumlu yönde yapılacak değişiklikler ile meme kanseri riskinde azalma sağlanabileceği söylenebilir.

Keywords

Beslenme alışkanlıkları, Meme kanseri, Menopoz-sonrası dönem, Yaşam kalitesi

Thanks

Çalışma sürecinde yardımlarından dolayı Türk Kanser Derneği ve çalışanlarına teşekkür ederiz.

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