Vegetables & breast cancer.Fruits and vegetables may help keep breast cancer from returning, say researchers who tracked more than 1,500 women who had been treated for early stages of the disease for roughly seven years. The risk of recurring breast cancer was about 40 percent lower in those who had the highest blood levels of carotenoids Carotenoids Carotenoids are yellow to deep-red pigments. Mentioned in: Vitamin A Deficiency carotenoids (k than in those who had the lowest levels. Carotenoids--like beta-carotene, lutein lutein /lu·te·in/ (-in) 1. a lipochrome from the corpus luteum, fat cells, and egg yolk. 2. any lipochrome. lu·te·in n. 1. , and lycopene--are a good indicator of how much fruit and vegetables a person eats. What to do: Researchers won't know if eating more fruits and vegetables keeps breast cancer from returning until they compare cancer rates between women who were randomly assigned to eat large vs. typical quantities of both. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , it's worth eating more fruits and vegetables to reduce the risk of stroke, heart disease, and obesity. Journal of Clinical Oncology The Journal of Clinical Oncology is a medical journal published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The Journal was founded in 1983 and publishes original research and review articles on topics relating to cancer. It is published 3 times a month. 23: 6631, 2005. |
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