ABSTRACT
Dietary habits are recognized as an important modiable environmental factor that can have a profound inuence on cancer risk and tumor behavior (World Cancer Research Fund 2007; Milner 2008; Mason 2009; Trump et al. 2010). Although some ndings have estimated that about 30%–40% of all cancer cases relate to dietary habits, the actual percentage is highly dependent on the foods consumed and the specic type of cancer. Both essential and nonessential food components arising from plants, animals, and mushrooms contain a host of bioactive food components that can inuence cancer in a number of model systems (Guarner and Malagelada 2003; Davis and Milner 2007). Even the bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract can inuence the metabolism of food components and
Diet and Cancer Incidence .............................................................................................................285 An Ideal Diet ..................................................................................................................................286 Biomarkers for Predicting Individual Response ............................................................................286
