Diet and Cancer
A special issue of Current Oncology (ISSN 1718-7729). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Oncology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 2325
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “Vincenzo Tiberio,” University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
3. Associazone O.R.A.—Oncology Research Assistance, Somma Vesuviana, Italy
Interests: genito-urinary cancers; oncology; diet
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2. Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “Vincenzo Tiberio,” University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
3. Associazone O.R.A.—Oncology Research Assistance, Somma Vesuviana, Italy
Interests: genito-urinary cancers; oncology; diet
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A wealth of epidemiologic studies, along with a restricted number of interventional clinical trials, have explored the complex relationship between cancer and diet. In fact, only dietary habits are capable of affecting a person’s lifetime cancer risk, but diet also represents a highly meaningful area of intervention in cancer patients, as it may influence cancer-related conditions, such as cachexia, fatigue, thrombosis, systemic inflammation and even prognosis.
Nutritional interventions include both well-defined dietary regimens (e.g., a vegan diet, calorie restriction, intermittent fasting, ketogenic diet, Mediterranean diet, Japanese diet, and others), in addition to the use of nutritional supplements based on naturally occurring substances, such as flavonols. Epidemiologic studies, such as the large EPIC study, have shown that a higher flavonol intake is associated with reduced risks of being affected by certain cancers, such as bladder cancer. The flavonol isoquercetin, which is commonly available on the market as a supplement, is currently being investigated as an anti-thrombotic agent.
This Special Issue includes articles related to the following three major areas of research in the field of diet and cancer:
- The use of supplements as supportive therapy in cancer patients;
- The use of special dietary regimens to improve quality of life and decrease treatment-related adverse events;
- The interplay between dietary habits and exposure to environmental pollutants and their effects on cancer risk and mortality.
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Di Lorenzo
Dr. Carlo Buonerba
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Mediterranean diet
- cancer
- isoquercetin
- quercetin
- flavonols
- xenobiotics
- nutrition
