Tualang Honey Boosts Results of Breast Cancer Treatment of Postmenopausal Women with Anastrozole

Tualang Honey adjunct with Anastrozole on Improvement of Parenchyma Enhancement of Breast Tissue in Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Integrative Medicine Research
Available online 23 July 2018

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Objective

To investigate whether combination of anastrozole and Tualang honey (T honey) influences background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) in breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of postmenopausal women with breast cancer.

Methods

A total of 30 patients were recruited and randomly divided into control (anastrozole 1 mg daily) and intervention (anastrozole 1 mg + T honey 20 g daily). The BPE of the contralateral breast before and six months following treatment was compared using the sign test.

Results

There was a decrease in BPE in 10% of the women (p = 0.317) who received only anastrozole, which resulted in a change of BPE category from moderate to mild. However, the combination of anastrozole and T honey evoked a decrease in BPE in 42% of the patients (p = 0.034).

Conclusions

The combination of T honey and anastrozole maybe more efficacious than anastrozole alone in decreasing breast BPE in breast cancer patients. These findings support the medicinal value of T honey as an adjuvant treatment to anastrozole.
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