Diet May Affect Breast Cancer Survival
Posted on: Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 15:00 CDT
A diet high in cancer-fighting lignans may be associated with improved survival among postmenopausal women with breast cancer, U.S. researchers said.
Lignans are a group of chemical compounds found in plants, particularly in flax seed and sesame seeds, cereals, seeds and produce.
Susan E. McCann of Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., said the study found that dietary lignan intake had no relevance among premenopausal women with breast cancer, however, in postmenopausal women, those with a high lignan intake were 70 percent less likely to die from breast cancer.
Researchers at Roswell Park and the University at Buffalo evaluated the dietary lignan intakes of 1,122 women diagnosed with breast cancer who participated in the Western New York Exposures and Breast Cancer Study from 1996 to 2001. Lignan intake was calculated based on responses to a questionnaire that charted intake of more than 100 foods.
Postmenopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer who reported high intakes of lignans, which in this study were supplied mostly by dark bread, peaches, broccoli, oranges, winter squash, strawberries, coffee and tea, had a statistically significant reduction in death rates, McCann said in a statement.
The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in San Diego.
Source: United Press International
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