SynthesisAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2020
Vegetable and Fruit Consumption and Prognosis Among Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies.
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- Interventions about physical activity and diet and their impact on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: a Prisma systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
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- The Role of Diet, Alcohol, BMI, and Physical Activity in Cancer Mortality: Summary Findings of the EPIC Study.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Food assistance strategies for patients of an infusion clinic: a pilot randomized controlled trial (protocol number: STU-2023-0387).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
- Examining Demographic Variables Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Skin Yellowness.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Transition from oncology to primary care: experience of long-term cancer survivors in a Brazilian high-complexity center.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Antioxidant Activity, Phytochemical Characterization, and In Vitro Antitumor Effects of Foam-Mat Dried Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Pulp.Journal of food science · 2026Article
- A pilot study of pre-diagnosis dietary patterns and lifestyle factors in physically active and inactive women with breast cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular Disease Meets Cancer: Exploring the Epidemiology in China and Homotherapy Targeting Intersectional Mechanisms.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Role of Fruit-Derived Antioxidants in Fighting Cancer: A Narrative Review.Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB · 2025Review
- Global, country, and regional cancer burden attributable to dietary risk: Results from the global burden of disease study 2021.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Whole Fruits Versus 100% Fruit Juice: Revisiting the Evidence and Its Implications for US Healthy Dietary Recommendations.Nutrition bulletin · 2025Review
- Health-related characteristics of Cancer survivors according to body mass index: a secondary data analysis.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Dietary indices to measure diet quality in older cancer survivors: A scoping review on tools, their components and association with health outcomes.Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 2025Article
- Trajectories of aerobic physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake in adults with cancer: Predictors and outcomes of class membership.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Joint association of depressive symptoms and dietary patterns with mortality among US cancer survivors: a population-based study.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Pre- and post-diagnosis dietary patterns and overall survival in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer: a prospective cohort study.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Planetary health diet index and mortality among US cancer survivors: mediating roles of systemic immune-inflammation index and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.Nutrition journal · 2025Article
- A comparative study of health behaviors in adult male cancer survivors and the general male population in Korea: from the Korea national health and nutrition examination survey VII-VIII (2016-2021).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Causal associations between dietary factors with head and neck cancer: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The number of cancer survivors is growing rapidly worldwide, especially long-term survivors. Although a healthy diet with a high vegetable and fruit consumption is a key factor in primary cancer prevention, there is a lack of specific dietary recommendations for cancer survivors, except in the case of breast cancer [World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)/American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) report]. We have therefore carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies reporting on the associations between vegetable and fruit intake with cancer recurrence and mortality and all-cause mortality in cancer patients. After a comprehensive search of PubMed and Scopus databases, the results of 28 selected articles were analyzed. A high vegetable intake before diagnosis was inversely associated with overall mortality in survivors of head and neck (HR: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.65, 0.87) and ovarian cancer (HR: 0.78; 95% CI: 0.66, 0.91). In ovarian cancer patients, prediagnosis fruit intake was also inversely associated with all-cause mortality (HR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.70, 0.96). The evidence was insufficient for survivors of other cancers, although these associations generally tended to be protective. Therefore, more studies are needed to clarify the association between vegetable and fruit consumption and the prognosis of these different types of cancer. To date, the general recommendation to consume ≥5 servings of vegetables and fruit per day (∼400 g/d) could underestimate the needs of cancer survivors, particularly those with ovarian tumors, in which the recommendation could increase to ∼600 g/d (i.e., 300 g/d of vegetables and 300 g/d of fruit).
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