POTENZA – “An important interdisciplinary research has been published in the magazine ‘Molecules’, the result of collaboration between the Oncology UOC of the ‘San Carlo’ regional hospital in Potenza, the Science department of the University of Basilicata and the Biosciences and biotechnologies department and environment of the University of Bari, aimed at verifying the correlation between diet and the prevention of breast cancer”. The general director of the ‘San Carlo’ regional hospital in Potenza, Giuseppe Spera, announced this by underlining “how crucial it is, today more than ever, to focus on quality study and research to guide prevention activities and to correct styles of life and food. A few days before World Women’s Health Day, April 22, it is important to underline the usefulness of this research in the medical and scientific fields. Breast cancer, one of the most common and dangerous cancers for women worldwide, is related to the uncontrolled growth of abnormal breast cells and can manifest itself in various forms, posing a formidable challenge in the field of oncology. Although it is a multifactorial pathology – concludes DG Spera – it is now established that lifestyle can influence the onset and development of breast cancer”.
“In this regard – comments the director of Oncology of the Aor San Carlo di Potenza Domenico Bilancia – it can be noted that with globalization the incidence of breast cancer has increased in developing countries, where the habits of Western countries are taking over. It has been highlighted, in fact, that a sedentary lifestyle and a diet rich in saturated fatty acids and low in fiber and vegetables influence the onset and recurrence of breast cancer. Understanding the intricate molecular mechanisms underlying breast cancer is crucial to developing effective diagnostic tools and therapeutic strategies. It is now known that inflammation plays a key role in the development and progression of the tumor; in this case, the inhibitory action exerted by polyphenols, important antioxidant agents in the diet, such as curcumin, resveratrol, tea extract, is decisive. green and olive fruit extract, on the production of reactive forms of oxygen – free radicals – by macrophages of the tumor microenvironment. The results of this study – concludes the oncologist Bilancia – suggest that the natural antioxidants used could have not only anti-inflammatory but also anti-carcinogenic characteristics, and therefore be promising agents for the prevention and complementary treatment of breast cancer and other illnesses”.
