Assessing mental health, cognitive function and quality of life of breast cancer patients: exploring associations with gut microbiota in an observational and preliminary study

Catarina Calafate, Diogo Alpuim Costa, Teresa Campos, Pedro Casal Ribeiro, Filipa Martinho, Cristina Freitas, Carolina Botelho de Sousa, Ida Negreiros, Ana Canastra, Paula Borralho, Ana Guia Pereira, Cristina Marçal, Rita Ribeiro, José Germano Sousa, Catarina Dinis, Renata Chaleira, Rita Calha, Júlio César Rocha, Conceição Calhau, André Moreira-Rosário, Ana Faria

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1437697
Published: 2026-03-11
Container: Frontiers in Psychology
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1437697,
  title = {Assessing mental health, cognitive function and quality of life of breast cancer patients: exploring associations with gut microbiota in an observational and preliminary study},
  author = {Catarina Calafate and Diogo Alpuim Costa and Teresa Campos and Pedro Casal Ribeiro and Filipa Martinho and Cristina Freitas and Carolina Botelho de Sousa and Ida Negreiros and Ana Canastra and Paula Borralho and Ana Guia Pereira and Cristina Marçal and Rita Ribeiro and José Germano Sousa and Catarina Dinis and Renata Chaleira and Rita Calha and Júlio César Rocha and Conceição Calhau and André Moreira-Rosário and Ana Faria},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Psychology},
  doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1437697},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1437697}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Assessing mental health, cognitive function and quality of life of breast cancer patients: exploring associations with gut microbiota in an observational and preliminary study
AU  - Catarina Calafate
AU  - Diogo Alpuim Costa
AU  - Teresa Campos
AU  - Pedro Casal Ribeiro
AU  - Filipa Martinho
AU  - Cristina Freitas
AU  - Carolina Botelho de Sousa
AU  - Ida Negreiros
AU  - Ana Canastra
AU  - Paula Borralho
AU  - Ana Guia Pereira
AU  - Cristina Marçal
AU  - Rita Ribeiro
AU  - José Germano Sousa
AU  - Catarina Dinis
AU  - Renata Chaleira
AU  - Rita Calha
AU  - Júlio César Rocha
AU  - Conceição Calhau
AU  - André Moreira-Rosário
AU  - Ana Faria
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in Psychology
DO  - 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1437697
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Calafate, C., Costa, D. A., Campos, T., Ribeiro, P. C., Martinho, F., Freitas, C., Sousa, C. B. D., Negreiros, I., Canastra, A., Borralho, P., Pereira, A. G., Marçal, C., Ribeiro, R., Sousa, J. G., Dinis, C., Chaleira, R., Calha, R., Rocha, J. C., Calhau, C., Moreira-Rosário, A., & Faria, A. (2026). Assessing mental health, cognitive function and quality of life of breast cancer patients: exploring associations with gut microbiota in an observational and preliminary study. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1437697

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