Adjuvant models in the classical treatment of different forms of cancer are increasingly discussed and used, especially in the treatment of patients with breast cancer, which is a form of the disease with peculiar effects, since besides all the physiological harm caused, it also brings discomfort, anguish and emotional suffering to additional women, strongly impacting the self-esteem of patients. Currently, there is no lack of efforts and investments in attempts to cope with this disease, whether in the field of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment or rehabilitation after and during treatment.
However, the understanding of the effects, physiological mechanisms, and results of different important coping strategies are still not clear enough. The improvement of quality of life indicators, such as physical activity habits, physical fitness status, healthy eating, sleep quality, and living in healthy environments, has gained prominence in the study of breast cancer. The practice of free or individually guided physical exercise, the adoption of a dietary pattern with more natural foods and less processed and industrialized foods, in addition to a regular and restful sleep habit, may represent a neoadjuvant therapy of great potential and present themselves as important factors for the management of breast cancer patients, especially in combination. To think and ensure efficient actions, the study and clarification of the effects and mechanisms of action of lifestyle habits as neoadjuvant in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer are currently of paramount importance. This Research Topic seeks to understand more about physical exercise and other health behaviors in the management of breast cancer and how this affects the quality of life of patients. We hope this can lead to an effort to increase prevention, bring more efficacy to treatment, and cooperate with access to evidence-based medicine, thereby improving the quality of life in breast cancer patients.
Adjuvant models in the classical treatment of different forms of cancer are increasingly discussed and used, especially in the treatment of patients with breast cancer, which is a form of the disease with peculiar effects, since besides all the physiological harm caused, it also brings discomfort, anguish and emotional suffering to additional women, strongly impacting the self-esteem of patients. Currently, there is no lack of efforts and investments in attempts to cope with this disease, whether in the field of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment or rehabilitation after and during treatment.
However, the understanding of the effects, physiological mechanisms, and results of different important coping strategies are still not clear enough. The improvement of quality of life indicators, such as physical activity habits, physical fitness status, healthy eating, sleep quality, and living in healthy environments, has gained prominence in the study of breast cancer. The practice of free or individually guided physical exercise, the adoption of a dietary pattern with more natural foods and less processed and industrialized foods, in addition to a regular and restful sleep habit, may represent a neoadjuvant therapy of great potential and present themselves as important factors for the management of breast cancer patients, especially in combination. To think and ensure efficient actions, the study and clarification of the effects and mechanisms of action of lifestyle habits as neoadjuvant in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer are currently of paramount importance. This Research Topic seeks to understand more about physical exercise and other health behaviors in the management of breast cancer and how this affects the quality of life of patients. We hope this can lead to an effort to increase prevention, bring more efficacy to treatment, and cooperate with access to evidence-based medicine, thereby improving the quality of life in breast cancer patients.
