01. Diet penderita kanker

Dalam Journal of Clinical Oncology, Juni 2007 dijelaskan bahwa penderita yang berhasil survive dapat mengurangi resiko kematian akibat kanker payudara, jika dia mengkonsumsi 5 porsi atau lebih sayuran dan buah-buahan setiap hari disertai dengan olahraga sekucupnya.

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One's risk for breast cancer is related to one's lifetime exposure to estrogen-like substances. These include any of the natural and man-made chemicals to which the body responds similarly (but sometimes much more strongly) than it would respond to estrogen.

While one out of eight American women develop breast cancer, the rate of breast cancer in Japan is about one-fifth of that in the United States. Researchers attribute much of this discrepancy to differences between the standard American diet and the low-fat, nutrient-dense native diet and of the traditional Japanese diet.

There is tremendous controversy regarding the role of dietary fats in the development and progression of breast cancer. However, evidence is building to show that the types of fats you eat and levels of other nutrients in your diet may greatly influence how your body processes estrogen-like substances, which clearly affect the risk for breast cancer.

Breast cancer survivors who eat 5 or more servings daily of vegetables and fruits, and exercise moderately, can cut their risk of dying from breast cancer almost in half, even if significantly overweight, shows a study just published in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Researchers at the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, San Diego Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA, enrolled 1,409 women diagnosed and treated for early-stage breast cancer between 1991 and 2000, and followed them through December 2005.

The combination of consuming 5 or more daily servings of vegetables and fruits with regular moderate exercise (equivalent to walking 30 minutes, 6 days a week), was associated with a significant survival advantage - a 44% reduction in risk in obese as well as nonobese women. If you've been diagnosed with breast cancer, you can greatly improve your odds of living a long and healthy life simply by enjoying a daily half-hour's walk and delicious meals featuring the World's Healthiest Foods.

Eat more :

• Cold water fish such as salmon, tuna, herring, mackerel and halibut for their beneficial omega 3 fatty acids
• Eggs
• Olive oil
• Turmeric
• Garlic
• Soy foods
• Flaxseeds
• Legumes
• Whole grains
• Sea vegetables
• Organically grown Brassica vegetables including cabbage ,broccoli, kale, mustard greens and Brussels sprouts
• Fresh fruit especially cranberries and and citrus
• Apples

Avoid well done meat, polyunsaturated fats, caffeine-containing foods and beverages and alcohol.

Sumber : http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=disease&dbid=16