Nutrition in the Chemoprevention of Gastrointestinal Cancer: Where Are We in the New Millennium NUTRITION ISSUES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY, SERIES #15

With the increasing awareness and detection of gastrointestinal cancer, patients and physicians are asking what role diet plays in its development. The objective of this review is to provide a summary of the research to date in regards to nutrition and the prevention of gastrointestinal cancer. The gastrointestinal cancers that are addressed in this article include: esophageal cancer (squamous and adenocarcinoma), colorectal cancer, gastric cancer (adenocarcinoma), and pancreatic cancer. Based on the review of the best available literature, certain suggestions can be made to physicians and patients regarding nutritional prevention of gastrointestinal cancer.