Cabbage, broccoli fight breast cancer

A 5-year study on Chinese women showed that breast cancer patients who ate the most cruciferous veggies or about 150 grams per day had a 62 percent lower death risk.

The rates of cancer recurrence were also 35 percent lower among cruciferous vegetable consumers compared with those who ate less than 54 grams a day.

“This study suggests that cruciferous vegetables and the bioactive compounds in them may be protective against breast cancer,” said lead author Sarah Nechuta of the Vanderbilt University in Nashville, US.

Researchers emphasized that cruciferous vegetable consumption habits differ between women living in China and the US, and the differences should be considered when generalizing the results to US breast cancer survivors.

“Commonly consumed cruciferous vegetables in China include turnips, Chinese cabbage/bok choy and greens, while broccoli and brussels sprouts are the more commonly consumed cruciferous vegetables in the United States and other Western countries,” Nechuta noted.

“Second, the amount of intake among Chinese women is much higher than that of US women,” she added while presenting the findings at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Chicago.

New findings suggest breast cancer survivors to eat more cruciferous vegetables, such as greens, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli, as part of a healthy diet, Nechuta concluded.

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