Dietetics: Hematology / Oncology

The Link Between Obesity and Cancer by Raman Mehrzad, 2022 The Link between Obesity and Cancer provides a comprehensive review on the relationship between obesity and cancer, presenting global perspectives on obesity and cancer incidence that are followed by in-depth discussions on cancers for which we have new evidence of a causal relationship with obesity. Readers will gain fundamental knowledge on which cancer types are related to obesity. In addition, this updated resource provides significant knowledge for clinicians on when to act, along with specific management guidelines for patients, as well as how to understand potential risk factors and how to directly or indirectly minimize these risks. The book also provides never-before-published scientific data for any researcher in the field, identifying molecular mechanisms and links behind the development of malignancy and promoting research in new and effective target pathways in developing therapeutic strategies.

Nutrition and Cancer by Lorenzo Galluzzi; Aitziber Buque Martinez, 2022 Nutrition and Cancer, Volume 373 presents a collection of chapters that describe the effect of different metabolic situations, their contribution to metabolic modulation, and their impact on tumor growth. Specific chapters in this release include Impact of obesity on cancer progression and treatment, Impact of dietary protein on cancer progression and treatment, Fasting mimicking diet and cancer therapy, Fasting and cancer responses to chemotherapy, Dietary polyamines and cancer, Ketogenic diets and cancer therapy, and Nutritional and metabolic approaches to target OXPHOS and glycolysis in cancer cells.