title: Diet and cancer.
abstract: Unhealthy diets are a major cause of cancer. Extensive scientific research implicates three components of diet as being particularly important in the etiology of various cancers: dietary fat, fruits and vegetables, and fiber. The evidence linking these components to the incidence of numerous cancers warrants physicians making strong dietary recommendations to reduce their patients' risk of developing cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Havas
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005638:Fruit; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors; D014675:Vegetables
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber