Women diagnosed with breast cancer are more likely to survive if they eat up their greens, research suggests.
A
large Chinese study found a link between higher consumption of
cruciferous vegetables such as greens, cabbage and broccoli, and reduced
breast cancer death rates.
Researchers followed the progress of almost 5,000 women for around five years after they were diagnosed with breast cancer. They found that the more cruciferous
vegetables women ate during the first three years after diagnosis, the
less likely they were to die.
As
consumption increased, the chances of dying from breast cancer fell by
between 22 per cent and 62 per cent and from all causes by between 27
per cent and 62 per cent.
Breast cancer recurrence risk also decreased, by between 21 per cent and 35 per cent
During the study period, a total of 587 women died, 496 from breast cancer. Researchers recorded 615 cases of recurrence.
The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Chicago, US.
Source - Daily Mail
