Diet and breast cancer survival:
In a study by Thompson, CA, a healthy diet may help breast cancer patients live longer, but does not appear to significantly reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence. A summary report of studies examined the risk of breast cancer on dietary intervention. A literature review found that diets rich in fiber and low in fat may only weakly protect against breast cancer. This study found that total food consumption and alcohol appear to be positively associated with risk of breast cancer. Eating fruits and vegetables is has no clear link to risk of breast cancer. Obesity was found to be a risk factor for postmenopausal disease (breast cancer after menopause). Weight gain in adults was also associated with increased risk. It was found that healthy diet habits can help breast cancer patients live longer, but not significantly reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence. (10)