Cancer High fiber bread, antioxidants help prevent breast cancer
By Sue Mueller
Aug 24, 2008 - 10:31:57 AM
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Actress Christina Applegate's breast cancer has got much of media
coverage and drew attention from millions of readers.
With a gene mutation in BRCA1, a woman like Applegate would
be at a high risk for breast cancer for sure.
But does that mean women with this or other
mutations have to definitely get breast cancer?
The fact is that not all women with defective genes end up having the
disease. Why?
A recent study published in the August 18, 2008 issue of
Carcinogenesis again reminds us that diet and lifestyle make a huge difference.
The study showed that high fiber bread was significantly associated with a 25
percent decreased breast cancer risk.
High fiber bread was also linked to reduced risk of both
estrogen receptor alpha positive and estrogen receptor beta positive breast
cancer.
The same study found that fried potatoes on the other
hand were statistically significantly associated with increased risk of
estrogen receptor negative breast cancer.
Remember acrylamide in fried potatoes? This chemical has been suspected
to be a risk factor for breast cancer.
The study was led by Sonested E and colleagues at Lund
University in Malmo, Sweden.
Another study released in the April-June, 2008 issue of
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention showed poor antioxidant status was
associated with increased risk of breast cancer.
Specially, low intake of vitamin A was linked
with 200 percent higher risk of the disease while low intake of vitamin E was
associated with a nearly 300 percent higher risk compared to those who had high
intake of these antioxidants.
The study was conducted by Sharhar S and colleagues at
National University of Malaysia.
We have reported many studies showing many diet factors
may reduce the risk of breast cancer.
If I were Christina Applegate, I would seriously consider
using a diet full of the anticancer compounds.
Please read more here on how a diet affects breast cancer risk.