Changes to This Summary (11/30/2011)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Other Nutrition Issues

Added the new section on Nutrition and Survivorship to replace the section on Survivorship and Prevention of Second Cancers.

The section on Guidelines for Healthy Eating was extensively revised.

The section on Cancer Prevention Dietary Guidelines was renamed from Cancer prevention guidelines.

This summary is written and maintained by the PDQ Supportive and Palliative Care Editorial Board, which is editorially independent of NCI. The summary reflects an independent review of the literature and does not represent a policy statement of NCI or NIH. More information about summary policies and the role of the PDQ Editorial Boards in maintaining the PDQ summaries can be found on the About This PDQ Summary and PDQ NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database pages.