The Effects of the Dietary and Nutrient Intake on Gynecologic Cancers.

ABSTRACT: The contribution of diet to cancer risk has been considered to be higher in advanced countries than in developing countries. In this paper, I review the current issues (a review of the relevant literature), and the effects of the dietary and nutrient intake on three types of gynecologic cancer (cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancers). In cervical cancer, the most important roles of diet/nutrition in relation to cancer are prophylaxis and countermeasures against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The main preventive and reductive factors of cervical cancer are antioxidants, such as vitamin A, C, D and E, carotenoids, vegetables and fruits. These antioxidants may have different abilities to intervene in the natural history of diseases associated with HPV infection. For endometrial canc

SUBMITTER: Koshiyama M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6787610 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature