An Investigation on Nutrition Role in Patients Suffering from Cancer in Shahid Ghazi Tabatabai and Shams Hospitals in Tabriz in 2014

Background and Aims: The nutritional factors responsible for almost 30% of cancers in Western societies areconsidered to be the second reformable factor in cancer prevention. The overall aim of this study was to investigate the role of nutrition in cancer. Materials and Methods: This study was a case-control study. 73 cancer patients and 137 healthy individuals were enrolled in this study. Demographic information, behavioral, nutritional and clinical data were collected during the interview. Data was analyzed with SPSS version 19 by Kruskal-Wallis and chi-square analysis was used. Results: The average age of the studied and the control group was 40-50 years and 35-45 years. Kruskal-Wallis test results showed significant relationship (p