The war against cancer.As a dietitian dietitian /di·e·ti·tian/ (di?e-tish´in) one skilled in the use of diet in health and disease. di·e·ti·tian or di·e·ti·cian n. A person specializing in dietetics. who works with cancer survivors Cancer survivors are those individuals with cancer of any type, current or past, who are still living. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) pioneered the definition of survivor as from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life, a person diagnosed with , I applaud your article on cancer prevention ("Everything Gives you Cancer," Your Health, September/October 2005). Statistics show that 30 to 60 percent of cancer cases are diet-related, meaning there are many food and lifestyle choices we can make to protect ourselves. And there's no better time than now to discuss the positive impact a low-tat vegetarian diet can have on our health. In fact, a recent study from UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. found that breast cancer patients who reduced their fat intake lowered their risk of tumor tumor: see neoplasm. recurrence by as much as 42 percent. While there is no 100-percent guarantee against any disease, scientific evidence strongly suggests that a vegetarian diet rich in fruits and vegetables can be a powerful tool in preventing and surviving colon, breast, ovarian ovarian /ovar·i·an/ (o-var´e-an) pertaining to an ovary or ovaries. ovarian pertaining to an ovary. ovarian agenesis and some other forms of cancer. Jennifer K. Reilly, R.D. Managing Director, The Cancer Project Washington, DC |
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