The Week : reported that Eating a Mediterranean diet may cut risk of contracting form of breast cancer

They suggested that if everyone ate the highest defined Mediterranean diet — low in red meat, sugar, and white rice and bread — close to 33 percent of ER-negative breast cancer cases and 2.3 percent of all breast cancer cases could be avoided. Over the course of the study, 3,354 women were found to have breast cancer, with 1,033 cases not analyzed because of family histories of breast cancer or incomplete diet data. The researchers concluded, after analyzing individual components of the subjects' diets, that nut intake was most strongly inversely associated with ER-negative breast cancer, The Guardian reports, followed by fruit and fish. The study, conducted for the World Cancer Research Fund and published Monday in the International Journal of Cancer, found that the Mediterranean diet might greatly reduce the chances of women getting post-menopausal ER-negative cancer. A new study shows that eating a diet rich in staples of a Mediterranean diet — fish, olive oil, nuts, vegetables, and whole grains — may help reduce the risk of developing a type of breast cancer that cannot be treated with hormone therapy.

Following the Mediterranean diet may alleviate risk of developing ER-negative breast cancer by 40%

"This type of breast cancer usually has a worse prognosis than other types of breast cancer". Following a Mediterranean diet only had a weak non-significant effect on the risk of hormone-sensitive ER-positive breast cancer, the study found. Those who adhered most closely to a Mediterranean diet showed more resistance to the development of ER-negative breast cancer than women who adopted the diet the least. "We found a strong link between the Mediterranean diet and reduced oestrogen-receptor negative breast cancer risk among post-menopausal women, even in a non-Mediterranean population. New Delhi: The Mediterranean diet – a diet known for its effectiveness in weight loss – has shown that it can reduce the risk of developing one of the worst types of breast cancer by 40 percent.

Poor diet during teens, early adulthood may raise breast cancer risk

After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. Researchers have associated an unhealthful diet in adolescence or early adulthood with greater risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer. A pro-inflammatory diet was not associated with the overall incidence of breast cancer or the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, the team reports. The risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer may be higher for women who have a poor diet during adolescence and early adulthood, new research finds. "However, each woman's breast cancer risk is different based on numerous factors, including genetic predisposition, demographics, and lifestyle."



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