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Dietary Modifications May Not Benefit Cancer Patients
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Two studies find little evidence that dietary changes or use of dietary supplements improves cancer outcomes, as reported in the July 19 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
One study, a meta-analysis of 59 trials, found little evidence that diet is associated with survival or prognosis. The other study suggests that neither use of garlic nor vitamin supplements delays the progression of precancerous gastric lesions to cancer.
Numerous studies