Abstract

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING FOR A BREAST CANCER PATIENT, INCLUDING BRAZILIAN GREEN PROPOLIS SUPPLEMENTATION: A CASE REPORT.

Rafaela de Souza Oliveira, Anny Caroline Messias, Jacques Gabriel Álvares Horta, Déborah Campos Oliveira, Paula Brumana Correa, Jussara Quintão Faria, Gabriela Fonseca Lopes, Edinalva Bitarães Cunha, Rachel Basques Caligiorne, Sônia Maria de Figueiredo*

ABSTRACT

The case study reports on nutritional counseling the use of nutritional supplement of Brazilian Green Propolis for a patient with breast cancer. Treatment with green propolis was given to improve the nutritional status of the patient and also reduce the symptoms caused by chemotherapy. Marker values decreased and chemotherapy side effect symptoms were alleviated. The green propolis was effective as adjuvant therapy and improved the quality of life of the patient during the treatment period. News clinical trials should be performed to determine the best Brazilian green propolis concentrations for the treatment of other types of cancer at different stages of progression.

Keywords: Breast cancer, Nutritional counselling, Green Propolis, chemotherapy.