Fighting Cancer Using a New Weapon: Diet Intervention in Cancer Metabolism

Xinyue Fan

The Wardlaw-Hartridge School, Edison, NJ 08820, United States

Abstract: Cancer, as a disease with a high mortality rate, unfortunately, cannot be completely overcome. Current anti-cancer strategies often have insufficient efficiency and significantly negative effects on healthy cells. However, recent studies have shown that targeting and regulating tumor metabolism through appropriate diets combined with other anticancer strategies is a potential way to decrease the tumorigenesis rate and inhibit tumor growth. This review mainly introduces the effects of various diets on health, summarizes the cancer metabolism, and outlines the interventions of tumor growth from the perspective of dietary regulation, which provides a theoretical basis for clinical practice and practical guidance for daily life.

Keywords: Cancer metabolism; Diet intervention; Caloric restriction; Cancer therapy