Review of dietary patterns and gastric cancer risk: epidemiology and biological evidence

Ke Pu; Yang Feng; Qian Tang; Guodong Yang; Chuan Xu

doi:10.3389/fonc.2024.1333623

Review of dietary patterns and gastric cancer risk: epidemiology and biological evidence

Front Oncol. 2024 Feb 20:14:1333623. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1333623. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Ke Pu^#^{1

2}, Yang Feng^#³, Qian Tang^#⁴, Guodong Yang², Chuan Xu^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
⁴ Statesboro Office, Southeast Medical Group, Atlanta, GA, United States.
⁵ Department of Oncology & Cancer Institute, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
⁶ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

Due to rapid research expansion on dietary factors and development of cancer prevention guidelines, the field of dietary pattern and its relationship to cancer risk has gained more focus. Numerous epidemiology studies have reported associations between Gastric Cancer (GC) and both data-driven posteriori dietary pattern and priori dietary pattern defined by predetermined dietary indexes. As dietary patterns have evolved, a series of patterns based on biological markers has advanced, offering deeper insights into the relationship between diet and the risk of cancer. Although researches on dietary patterns and cancer risk are booming, there is limited body of literature focusing specifically on GC. In this study, we compare the similarities and differences among the specific components of dietary patterns and indices, summarize current state of knowledge regarding dietary patterns related to GC and illustrate their potential mechanisms for GC prevention. In conclusion, we offer suggestions for future research based on the emerging themes within this rapidly evolving field.

Keywords: dietary patterns; gastric cancer; priori and posteriori; review; risk.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, NO. 81873048 to CX and Medico-Engineering Cooperation Funds from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. ZYGX2021YGCX004 to CX.