The Role of Dietary and Nutritional Factors in Cancer Treatment
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Dietary and nutritional factors have significant effects on cancer development and progression. Dietary and botanical compounds have a potential role in cancer treatment, including the prevention of side effects caused by hormone therapy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted agents.
It is widely known that certain dietary factors play a significant role in cancer prevention. There is also accumulating data that dietary and nutritional components, as well as non-dietary botanicals and natural products, have significant anti-cancer effects.
In this Special Issue, we will focus on the role of dietary and nutritional factors in (a) cancer treatment and (b) the modulation of the side effects in cancer treatment. We aim to collate papers on the effects of single and multiple compounds as potential anti-cancer agents. We also welcome the inclusion of articles on nutritional supplements, including botanical compounds used in clinical nutrition from different regions.
Prof. Dr. Omer Kucuk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diet
- botanical compounds
- nutritional factors
- cancer treatment
- nutritional supplements
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