Banana Supplementation for Breast Cancer Surgery Patients: A Two-Center Experience.

Yang Jiang, Xin Ma, Lei Niu, Yaoyao Jiang

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Article in Breast care (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yang JiangDepartment of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Xin MaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Lei NiuDepartment of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Yaoyao JiangDepartment of Nuising department, The Sixth Hospital affiliated of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Patients frequently encounter both physical and mental challenges after undergoing surgery for breast cancer, leading to a negative impact on their general well-being. Our objective was to investigate the beneficial effects of dietary supplementation with bananas on patients after breast cancer surgery. Methods: Among breast cancer patients who had undergone breast surgery, the banana group ( Results: Compared to the non-banana group, patients in the banana group exhibited lower levels of depression and anxiety, better sleep quality, more satisfactory sexual quality of life, and a higher overall quality of life postoperatively. Nonetheless, the complication rates and length of hospital stay did not show any notable variances between the 2 groups. Conclusion: This study highlights the novel finding that simple dietary supplementation with bananas significantly enhances mental well-being and overall quality of life in breast cancer patients following surgery, despite no notable impact on physical recovery metrics.

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BananaBreast cancer surgeryDepression and anxietySexual healthSleep quality

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PMID40331125

DOI10.1159/000545174

PMCPMC12052346

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