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ReviewAnnals of medicine2025

Anticancer potential of dietary fiber for colorectal carcinoma: a narrative review.

Muhammad Barkaat Hussain, Abdullah Faisal Albukhari, Misbahuddin Rafeeq, Muhammad Imran, Ali Hassan Albagholi, Mohammed Abdulsalam Assedoodi

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Review in Annals of medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors.

Muhammad Barkaat HussainDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9175-7452
Abdullah Faisal AlbukhariFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0004-1482-4411
Misbahuddin RafeeqDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-7219-9149
Muhammad ImranDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1262-9001
Ali Hassan AlbagholiFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Abdulsalam AssedoodiFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDietary fiber has emerged as a preventive and adjuvant therapy for patients with colorectal carcinoma (CRC) because it possesses chemoprotective and direct anticancer properties, including the ability to modulate multiple cellular and molecular targets implicated in tumor cell survival, proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, and immunomodulation. This review summarizes the latest epidemiological, preclinical, and clinical research on dietary fiber as a preventive and adjuvant therapy for CRC patients, focusing on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of the bioactive compounds present in or produced by fiber metabolism. MATERIALS AND

methodsA structured literature search was conducted in PubMed using a Boolean search strategy to identify relevant studies on the association between dietary fiber and CRC. Studies unrelated to dietary fiber or CRC, non-peer-reviewed materials, and articles with insufficient methodological details were excluded to maintain the focus and quality of the review.

resultsAn overall body of epidemiological evidence suggests that the consumption of foods rich in dietary fiber or whole grains is associated with a reduced risk of CRC. Preclinical studies conducted

conclusionsAccording to the current evidence, dietary fiber appears to have a protective effect against the development of CRC. However, more targeted and prospectively planned RCTs using standardized dosages, formulations and combinations of dietary fiber are needed to provide additional evidence in favor of the recommendation of a high-fiber diet for the prevention and adjuvant treatment of CRC.

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