Abstract The traditional Mediterranean Diet of the early 1960s meets the characteristics of an
anticancer diet defined by the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer …

Overall cancer incidence has been observed to be lower in Mediterranean countries
compared to that in Northern countries, such as the UK, and the USA. There is increasing …

The aim of this article was to summarize the evidence concerning the association between
Mediterranean dietary pattern and cancer risk in observational epidemiological studies. All …

The Mediterranean dietary pattern has a well-established beneficial role in health
promotion. Epidemiologic studies reveal the protective role of adherence to this pattern on …

The incidence of cancer overall in Mediterranean countries is lower than in Scandinavian
countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This is mostly accounted for by the …

Cancer is one of the main noncommunicable diseases in terms of health impact. Factors
such as a progressively aging population point to future increases in the incidence of cancer …

Background: Although several studies have investigated the association of the
Mediterranean diet with overall mortality or risk of specific cancers, data on overall cancer …

Background Populations living in the area of the Mediterranean Sea suffered by decreased
incidence of cancer compared with those living in the regions of northern Europe and US …

European Mediterranean populations have a high life expectancy. Several aspects of their
diet are considered favorable on health. We considered the role of various aspects of the …

ObjectiveSeveral aspects of the diet characteristic of the Mediterranean countries are
considered favourable not only on cardiovascular disease, but also on cancer risk. We …