Department of Pharmaconutrition, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan
Dr. Safaa Al-Zeidaneen currently works at the Faculty of Allied Medical science Zarka college , Al-Balqa' Applied University. Safaa does research in Pharmaconutrition , Public Health and onco nutrition Biochemistry. Their current project is 'Assessment of atorvastatin effect on body weight and blood glucose levels among diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Ethnopharmacy through the life cycle and metabolic impact of breast cancer.
Research Article
Interactive Role of Metabolic Syndrome on The Pathogenesis and Severity of Breast Cancer, The Impact of Treatment Exposure
Author(s): Safaa A Al-Zeidaneen*
The evidence that link Metabolic Syndrome (MS) risks and Breast Cancer (BC) is highly controversial. This study was carried out to evaluate the MS among a group of newly and recently-diagnosed BC Jordanian women, according to harmonized criteria using the Jordanian cut-off points of obesity. A total of 396 BC patients aged 30–65 years attending BC clinics at the Jordanian Royal Medical Services in Jordan for management and follow-up of their conditions were screened for the presence of MS using the harmonized criteria. They were either newly-diagnosed before any medical intervention (n=134) or recently-diagnosed who received medical intervention during the first 3 months of diagnosis (n=262) BC patients. The latter were sub divided into chemo (n=176) and non-chemo (n=86) sub-groups. Pre-and postmenopausal status and BC severity [early stage (n=189) and advanced stage (n=207)] of.. View more»