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Dietary modifications for enhanced cancer therapy
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Abstract
<p class="first" id="d16381136e135">Tumours depend on nutrients supplied by the host
for their growth and survival. Modifications
to the host's diet can change nutrient availability in the tumour microenvironment,
which might represent a promising strategy for inhibiting tumour growth. Dietary modifications
can limit tumour-specific nutritional requirements, alter certain nutrients that target
the metabolic vulnerabilities of the tumour, or enhance the cytotoxicity of anti-cancer
drugs. Recent reports have suggested that modification of several nutrients in the
diet can alter the efficacy of cancer therapies, and some of the newest developments
in this quickly expanding field are reviewed here. The results discussed indicate
that the dietary habits and nutritional state of a patient must be taken into account
during cancer research and therapy.
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