Journal of Oncology Research and Treatment
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Nutrition and Cancer: A Review of the Evidence of Nutritional Influences and Related Mechanisms

Behnaz Abiri¹ and Mohammadreza Vafa^2*

¹Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Paramedicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

²Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Received Date: Jan 08, 2019 / Accepted Date: Jan 15, 2019 / Published Date: Jan 22, 2019

Citation: Abiri B, Vafa M (2019) Nutrition and Cancer: A Review of the Evidence of Nutritional Influences and Related Mechanisms. J Oncol Res Treat 4: 130.

Copyright: © 2019 Abiri B, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and constitutes a great burden on society in both more and less economically developed countries alike. The World Health Organization (WHO) anticipates worldwide cancer rates to continue elevating because of lifestyle choices, such as poor dietary intake and the elevating incidence of overweight, obesity and physical inactivity. Improving lifestyle such as diet and nutrition status, and physical activity may be an important strategy for reducing cancer risk. This review tries to consolidate present knowledge of nutritional factors, diet and cancer and points out areas requiring further research and investigation

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