Abstract
Objectives: Recognize in scientific literature the benefits of olive oil in the diet of women with breast cancer. Methods: This is an integrative review of the literature, where the following non-clinical question was formulated: "Is there scientific evidence that the daily consumption of olive oil in the diet of women reduces breast cancer?" Results: The six studies included in this review were identified from A1 to A6. All articles were in English. The majority of the publications were concentrated in the year of 2011 and there were predominance of studies carried out in the United States of America. Regarding the nature of the study, there was a prevalence of randomized clinical trials. The main line of research investigated in this topic was the benefits of olive oil in the prevention of breast cancer. Conclusion: It is concluded that olive oil is a fundamental component in the treatment of women with breast cancer, because through researches with women in treatment of this pathology, the power of improvement of the disease was evidenced, from a Mediterranean diet and with Women are less likely to develop breast cancer.