Mediterranean Diet as a Supportive Intervention in Cancer Patients: Current Evidence and Future Directions

Roberta Rubino^{1

2}, Michela Rosaria Iuliucci^{1

2}, Simona Gatani^{1

2}, Arianna Piscosquito^{1

2}, Bruno D'Ambrosio^{1

2}, Concetta Ingenito^{1

2}, Luca Scafuri^{1

2}, Carlo Buonerba^{1

2}, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Oncology Unit, "Andrea Tortora" Hospital, ASL Salerno, 84016 Pagani, Italy.
² Associazione O.R.A.-Oncology Research Assistance, 80049 Somma Vesuviana, Italy.
³ Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.

Editorial

Roberta Rubino et al. Curr Oncol. 2022.

. 2022 Oct 11;29(10):7579-7582.

doi: 10.3390/curroncol29100597.

¹ Oncology Unit, "Andrea Tortora" Hospital, ASL Salerno, 84016 Pagani, Italy.
² Associazione O.R.A.-Oncology Research Assistance, 80049 Somma Vesuviana, Italy.
³ Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.

Abstract

Cancer currently represents a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, and it can be held responsible for about one in six deaths worldwide [...].

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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