Author(s)

Yuxi Liu

Corresponding Author

Yuxi Liu

Abstract

Background: People are beginning to realize the important role of nutrition in tumorigenesis, cancer prevention, treatment and cancer recurrence prevention. There have been many studies and conclusions about the effects of various nutrients on various cancers, but many of them have been controversial or inconsistent. Inconsistent results are common in scientific research. Given the impact of nutrition on cancer, it is difficult to get an accurate picture of the impact of each nutrient on cancer at three distinct stages. Methods: The literature search was conducted to find a variety of perspectives on the impact of nutrition on cancer. The aspects include listing the typical types of cancer and the nutritional factors that affect them, clinical risks of nutritional interventions, the effect of nutrition on a certain stage during cancer progression. Then, we appropriately cited and comprehensively elaborate the literature from different perspectives. Results: This review covers the entire process of cancer progression, including tumorigenesis, cancer prevention, cancer treatment and cancer recurrence prevention. below are the implications, controversies and different results of individual nutrient for certain type of cancer. Conclusions: Diet and nutrition play important roles in tumorigenesis, cancer prevention, treatment and cancer recurrence prevention. Nutrition and some nutritional interventions not only can keep us healthy, but also improve the quality of life, ameliorate treatment outcomes, reduce the incidence of complications, and increase survival rate.

Keywords

Nutrition, Tumorigenesis, Cancer prevention, Treatment, Cancer recurrence