Dalmartello M, Decarli A, Ferraroni M, et al. - Utilizing data from an Italian multicentric case-control investigation, researchers evaluated the association between dietary patterns obtained with latent class analysis and oral/pharyngeal cancer risk (OPC), emphasizing the strengths of this method vs traditional ones. They derived dietary patterns using latent class analysis on 25 food groups. Four dietary patterns were recognized. The first one was defined as high consumption of leafy and fruiting vegetable and fruits (‘Prudent pattern’). A high consumption of red meat and low consumption of selected fruits and vegetables (‘Western pattern’) characterized the second. A combination-type of diet was exhibited by the last two patterns. The cluster exhibiting a low consumption of the majority of foods was named ‘Lower consumers-combination pattern’ and the one defined by a high intake of various foods was labeled as ‘Higher consumers-combination pattern’. Findings revealed positive associations of the ‘Western’ and the ‘Lower consumers-combination’ ones with the risk of OPC, compared with the ‘Prudent pattern’. For the ‘Higher consumers-combination pattern’, no difference in risk appeared.