Dietary factors contributing to risk or prevention of childhood cancer

For many years, fruit and vegetables have been thought to be protective against various forms of adult cancers and, more recently, a number of studies have investigated specific micronutrients, particularly those taken in their supplemental form. A similar trend has been seen in research into the aetiology of childhood cancers, about which little is known despite decades of research. There has been a growing interest in maternal nutrition during pregnancy, and in the child’s nutrition between birth and diagnosis.