Nutrients and Cancer: Unraveling Complex Connections
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2025
Special Issue Editor
Interests: colorectal cancers; thymoma; pulmonary medicine; malignant pleural effusion; video-assisted thoracic surgery; mesothelioma; transthoracic biopsy: bronchoscopy; cancer malnutrition; dietary intervention
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Special Issue Information
Nutritional products represent an important source for developing drugs in cancer prevention and therapy. Diet and nutrition are very important factors in cancer risk. A healthy diet and lifestyle can prevent cancer and improve outcomes for cancer patients. But what factors can increase the development of cancer? Consuming red and processed meat, obesity, having a low fiber intake, and an imbalance of omega 3 and 6 fats are all contributors to a higher risk. An individual’s nutritional status before, during, and after cancer treatment can affect their outcomes and treatment-related toxicities.
Around 30-70% of all cancer cases might be preventable by altering diet, depending on the dietary components and the specific type of cancer. A better understanding of the bioactive components in food is needed, including their mechanism(s) of action towards cancer prevention, critical intake, duration, and the time of their provision to optimize desired physiological responses.
This Special Issue, “Nutrients and Cancer: Unraveling the Complex Connections” invites the submission of original articles, (systematic) reviews, and meta-analyses that investigate the intricate relationship between diet, nutrition, and cancer. In doing so, we hope to enhance our understanding of bioactive food components and their mechanisms of action in cancer prevention, and the appropriate intake levels and timing required to optimize physiological responses.
Prof. Dr. Mariusz Chabowski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nutrition
- Food
- Natural products
- Nutraceuticals
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Intervention
- Obesity
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