Nutritional Management and Intervention for Breast Cancer
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2026 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editor
Interests: breast cancer; obesity; nutrition; prevention; epigenetics; metabolism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to contribute to a Special Issue dedicated to exploring the pivotal role of precision nutrition in the prevention, management, and treatment of breast cancer. With breast cancer remaining a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide, there is a growing need to develop targeted nutritional strategies that complement conventional therapies and address individual variability in genetics, metabolism, and lifestyle.
This Special Issue seeks to highlight advances in personalized dietary interventions, nutrigenomics, nutritional biomarkers, gut microbiome and metabolomics-driven approaches that can enhance prevention strategies, improve treatment outcomes, and reduce the risk of recurrence. We encourage submissions that address how nutritional science can be tailored to specific subtypes of breast cancer, hormonal status, and patient profiles across diverse populations.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics in breast cancer susceptibility and progression;
- Dietary modulation of the tumor microenvironment;
- Role of specific nutrients, phytochemicals, and dietary patterns in breast cancer prevention;
- Interactions between diet, the gut microbiome, and immune response in breast cancer patients;
- Precision nutrition in survivorship and quality of life improvement;
- Clinical trials and translational studies on nutritional interventions;
- Nutrition-guided management of treatment side effects;
- Integrating digital tools and AI for personalized dietary planning in oncology.
We welcome the submission of original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and translational perspectives that bridge the gap between molecular nutrition science and clinical oncology. This is in order to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and develop targeted, individualized nutritional interventions for breast cancer care.
Dr. Yuanyuan Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- precision nutrition
- nutrigenomics
- nutrigenetics
- metabolomics
- gut microbiome
- nutritional therapy and intervention
- breast cancer
- cancer survivorship
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