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Fasting (refraining from eating and drinking) during the day is safe while receiving chemotherapy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Patients planning to observe fasting while receiving chemotherapy during the month of Ramadan |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Safety of fasting while receiving chemotherapy | two months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Effect of fasting on chemotherapy side effects | two months |
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Fasting patients who are schedulled to receive chemotherapy during the month of Ramadan
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ali SM Al-Shanqeeti, MD | King Fahad Medical City | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Fahad Medical City | Riyadh | Riyadh Region | 11525 | Saudi Arabia |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18378900 | Background | Raffaghello L, Lee C, Safdie FM, Wei M, Madia F, Bianchi G, Longo VD. Starvation-dependent differential stress resistance protects normal but not cancer cells against high-dose chemotherapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jun 17;105(24):8215-20. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0708100105. Epub 2008 Mar 31. | |
| 7063854 | Background |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005215 | Fasting |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
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| D005247 | Feeding Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Weindruch R, Walford RL. Dietary restriction in mice beginning at 1 year of age: effect on life-span and spontaneous cancer incidence. Science. 1982 Mar 12;215(4538):1415-8. doi: 10.1126/science.7063854. |
| 4330798 | Background | Ross MH, Bras G. Lasting influence of early caloric restriction on prevalence of neoplasms in the rat. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1971 Nov;47(5):1095-113. No abstract available. |
| 2497075 | Background | Klurfeld DM, Welch CB, Lloyd LM, Kritchevsky D. Inhibition of DMBA-induced mammary tumorigenesis by caloric restriction in rats fed high-fat diets. Int J Cancer. 1989 May 15;43(5):922-5. doi: 10.1002/ijc.2910430532. |
| 12866038 | Background | Dirx MJ, Zeegers MP, Dagnelie PC, van den Bogaard T, van den Brandt PA. Energy restriction and the risk of spontaneous mammary tumors in mice: a meta-analysis. Int J Cancer. 2003 Sep 20;106(5):766-70. doi: 10.1002/ijc.11277. |