Dietary Factors in Cancer Risk and Prevention
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
Interests: lung cancer; biomarkers; cancer disparities; social determinants of health; lifestyle modifications; nutrition
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The association between dietary intake and cancer risk is a significant yet complicated field of cancer research, with around 40% of cancers associated with modifiable lifestyle factors, among which diet is fundamental. Worldwide, 25% of cancer cases could be prevented through dietary modifications, highlighting nutrition's significance as a cost-effective and accessible approach to alleviating the cancer burden. Despite these insights, the role of diet in cancer research still faces several challenges, including the complex interplay between nutrients and cancer development. Currently, advancements in research methodologies in the field of diet and cancer could provide the basis for integrating population-level findings into individualized cancer preventative strategies through dietary modification. This Special Issue, Dietary Intake and Cancer Risk, is designed to gather further evidence and set the scene for prospects on the role of diet in cancer risk and the prevention of cancer. This Special Issue welcomes original articles and systematic reviews based on observational and/or intervention research that investigates food, nutrition, and diet-related behaviors in relation to the evaluation of cancer development and progression, as well as cancer prevention policies.
Dr. Alex Yoon
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- public health nutrition
- nutritional epidemiology
- dietary intake
- cancer risk
- cancer prevention
- dietary guidelines
- antioxidants
- food insecurity
- modifiable risk factors
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