evidencegaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD011287

Dietary interventions for adult cancer survivors

Burden, S, Jones, DJ, Sremanakova, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library

Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan CancerAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 3 · 42.9%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Dietary intervention compared to control for people living beyond cancer

Population: people living beyond cancer
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mortality
Dietary intervention vs control
HR 0.98 [0.77, 1.23]1 study · 3107 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Secondary cancers
Dietary intervention vs control
RR 0.99 [0.84, 1.15]1 study · 3107 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Fruit and vegetable intake assessed as servings
Dietary intervention vs control
no estimate extracted5 studies · 834 participantsModerate
Downgraded: indirectness
Fibre intake assessed as g
Dietary intervention vs control
no estimate extracted2 studies · 3127 participantsVery low
Downgraded: inconsistency
Diet Quality Index
Dietary intervention vs control
no estimate extracted3 studies · 747 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Body mass index
Dietary intervention vs control
no estimate extracted4 studies · 777 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Waist‐to‐hip circumference assessed as cm
Dietary intervention vs control
no estimate extracted2 studies · 106 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness