Mediterranean-style diet could cut risk of breast cancer by 40% according to : Breaking News

A major study is showing promise in the fight against a form of breast cancer that's hard to treat. The research shows a Mediterranean style diet - rich in fish, olive oil and plant protein - can cut the risk of developing ER-negative breast cancer by 40 per centJohn Crown is a consultant oncologist at St Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin. "One of the big ways of reducing mortality from cancer is to encourage healthy eating in children." Some 62,000 women were monitored over 20 years by scientists in the Netherlands. He said the study was "provocative".




Eating a Mediterranean diet can help reduce risk of one of worst types of breast cancer by 40 per cent, a major study suggests. Overall, they had a 40 per cent reduced risk of oestrogen-receptor negative breast cancer. Every year, 53,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer. The major new study funded by the World Cancer Research Fund, which tracked women aged between 55 and 69 for 20 years, found that those who adhered most closely to a Mediterranean diet had a far lower chance of disease. The research which tracked more than 60,000 women over two decades found that those who ate a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, fish, nuts, whole grains and olive oil had a far lower chance of developing an aggressive form of the disease.

Mediterranean diet may reduce risk of form of breast cancer – study

The researchers concluded that, assuming causality, if everyone ate the highest defined Mediterranean diet, around a third (32.4%) of ER-negative breast cancer cases and 2.3% of all breast cancer cases could be avoided. Mediterranean diet may help stop breast cancer coming back, study says Read moreTraditionally it includes moderate consumption of alcohol, but because alcohol is a known risk factor for breast cancer this was excluded from the study. "We found a strong link between the Mediterranean diet and reduced oestrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women, even in a non-Mediterranean population. Following a Mediterranean diet could help reduce the risk of contracting one of the worst types of breast cancer by 40%, according to a large study for the World Cancer Research Fund. A small study published last year and presented at an American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting suggested eating a Mediterranean diet may help prevent breast cancer returning.



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