The aim of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to gain further insight into
the effects of adherence to Mediterranean Diet (MedD) on risk of overall cancer mortality,
risk of different types of cancer, and cancer mortality and recurrence risk in cancer survivors.
Literature search was performed using the electronic databases PubMed, and Scopus until
25 August 2017. We included randomized trials (RCTs), cohort (for specific tumors only
incidence cases were used) studies, and case-control studies. Study-specific risk ratios …

The aim of the present systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies was to
gain further insight into the effects of adherence to Mediterranean Diet (MD) on overall
cancer mortality, incidence of different types of cancer, and cancer mortality risk in cancer
survivors. Literature search was performed using the electronic databases PubMed, and
EMBASE until 2 July 2015. We included either cohort (for specific tumors only incidence
cases were used) or case–control studies. Study specific risk ratios, hazard ratios, and odds …