Abstract
There has been considerable research in recent years on dietary factors and/or nutritional
elements that might impact melanoma risk. A wide variety of dietary compounds have
been studied, but only a selected group will be discussed in this review. Many have
promising in vitro evidence supporting their potential, and some have been associated with decreased
melanoma risk in epidemiologic studies; however, data from randomized controlled trials
in humans are lacking. Future studies may be able to clarify the potential role of
dietary components in melanoma risk reduction.
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