{"id":2554,"date":"2019-10-06T19:12:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T17:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/?page_id=2554"},"modified":"2025-01-14T11:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T10:36:57","slug":"unit-of-nutrition-and-cancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/research\/cancer-area\/epidemiology-public-health-cancer-prevention-and-palliative-care-program\/unit-of-nutrition-and-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit of Nutrition and Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\tNutrition and cancer\n\t<\/h1>\n

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The Nutrition and Cancer Unit reserach group comprises a multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, nutritionists, biologists, and statisticians. We focus primarily on aetiological research into the relationship between nutrition and cancer. This includes diet and dietary patterns, body composition and physical activity as possible determinants of cancer, as well as genetic susceptibility in human carcinogenesis. We also research the role of nutritional factors in the prognosis of cancer patients and survivors. To achieve this, we combine traditional epidemiological approaches with more innovative tools including exposure and susceptibility biomarkers.<\/p>\n

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Publications<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"culinary_fruits_top_view\"\n\t\t\t\t\tStrategic lines<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tGastric cancer: molecular and genetic epidemiology and carcinogenic mechanisms<\/strong>
\nStudy of genetic risk factors and genomic determinants of gastric cancer and its precursor lesions, as well as molecular classification of gastric cancer related to prognosis and treatment and earlier diagnosis.\nNutrition, body composition and physical activity in cancer patients and survivors<\/strong>
\nClinical research into the potential role of dietary and exercise interventions in prognosis and quality of life for breast cancer patients, as well as the role of obesity and body composition in the survival of obesity-related cancers.\nNutritional epidemiology, cancer and other chronic diseases<\/strong>
\nStudy of the role of dietary patterns and dietary components (including potential carcinogens) in the aetiology of several tumour sites: e chrono-nutrition, dietary patterns, meat and meat-related products, body iron status, inflammatory potential of diet.\nPolyphenol exposure and cancer<\/strong>
\nThe relationships between polyphenol and polyphenol-rich foods and the risk of cancer (incidence and prognosis) and related diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Improving dietary assessment of polyphenol exposure.\nHormonal and molecular factors associated with endometrial and ovarian cancers<\/strong>
\nMolecular pathways and susceptibility associated with hormone-related cancers, as well as the potential interactions of these with hormonal and environmental factors, to explain the risk of the disease.\n\t\t\t\t\tSelected Publications<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t