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Women
with breast cancer who keep their weight under control with
exercise and eat plenty of nutrient-rich vegetables appear
to live longer after their diagnosis, according to researchers.
The researchers
reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology on a review of
clinical and epidemiologic studies from 1985 to this year
that have examined the relationship between nutritional factors,
survival, and recurrence after the diagnosis of breast cancer.
They said
a majority of the studies found that high intakes of vegetables
or nutrients provided by vegetables and fruit appeared to
enhance the prospects of survival following breast cancer.
"Healthy
weight control with an emphasis on exercise to preserve or
increase lean muscle mass and a diet that includes nutrient-rich
vegetables can be recommended," the researchers concluded.
"Diets
that have adequate vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and low-fat
dairy foods and that are low in saturated fat may help to
lower overall disease risk in this population," they
added.
Source:
Breast Cancer
Week of August 18, 2002
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