Open AccessEffect of Agaricus sylvaticus supplementation on nutritional status and adverse events of chemotherapy of breast cancer: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial
Author(s) -
Fabiana Valadares,
María Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes,
Roberto Cañete
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.111894
Subject(s) - nausea , medicine , vomiting , adverse effect , anorexia , placebo , chemotherapy , gastroenterology , breast cancer , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , cancer , pathology , alternative medicine
Breast cancer (BC) represents the highest incidence of malignancy in women throughout the world. Medicinal fungi can stimulate the body, reduce side-effects associated with chemotherapy and improve the quality of life in patients with cancer.