Breast cancer

Disease

Foods That May Help

Foods linked to Breast cancer in the research literature.

Extra-Virgin Olive OilReduces risk of
PREDIMED showed significantly less breast cancer in extra-virgin olive oil group
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SoymilkReduces risk of
Soymilk appears to reduce risk of breast and prostate cancers | Switching from dairy to soymilk expected to reduce breast cancer risk by about a third
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SoybeansReduces risk of
5 out of 5 studies tracking 10,000+ breast cancer patients: soy after diagnosis reduced mortality and recurrence; each 5g soy protein increase = 12% reduction in breast cancer death
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SoyReduces risk of
Long-term consumption helps prevent breast cancer and improve survival in breast cancer patients
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Soy FoodsImproves
JAMA study (Shu 2009) and meta-analyses showing soy food intake improves breast cancer survival and reduces recurrence
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FlaxseedsReduces risk of
Thompson 2005: dietary flaxseed altered tumor biological markers favorably in breast cancer; lignans associated with reduced breast cancer risk (Buck 2010)
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Broccoli sproutsProtects against
quarter cup daily
Sulforaphane in broccoli sprouts suppresses breast cancer stem cells. Eating at least a quarter cup daily may reach protective concentrations in breast tissue.
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MushroomsReduces risk of
half a mushroom daily
Women who ate about half a mushroom or more per day had 64 percent lower odds of breast cancer. Mushrooms with green tea: nearly 90 percent lower odds.; Eating mushrooms and sipping at least half a tea bag's worth of green tea each day was associated with nearly 90 percent lower breast cancer odds.
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Green TeaReduces risk of
half a tea bag's worth daily
Green tea has been associated with about a 30 percent reduction in breast cancer risk. Mushrooms plus green tea associated with nearly 90 percent lower breast cancer odds.
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ApplesReduces risk of
1 or more daily
Daily apple eaters had 24 percent lower odds of breast cancer. Apple peel extracts stopped cancer growth ten times more effectively than the flesh.; Compared with people who average less than one apple a day, daily apple eaters had 24 percent lower odds of breast cancer. Apple peel phytochemicals can reactivate the maspin tumor-suppressor gene.
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Collard GreensReduces risk of
Collard green consumption was associated with less breast cancer risk at all ages in a study of 50,000 African American women.; Collard green consumption was associated with less breast cancer risk at all ages.
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GarlicProtects against
Garlic came in first against breast cancer, brain cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, and stomach cancer in a Food Chemistry study of 34 vegetables
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Red WineProtects against
Drinking only red wine was not associated with breast cancer risk. A compound in red wine suppresses the activity of estrogen synthase.
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BroccoliProtects against
quarter-cup broccoli sprouts per day
Sulforaphane suppresses the ability of breast cancer stem cells to form tumors. Cruciferous vegetables boost detox enzymes that neutralize cooked-meat carcinogens.
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FlaxseedsProtects against
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed per day
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found that women consuming muffins with flaxseed witnessed their tumor-cell proliferation decrease, cancer-cell death rates increase, and c-erB2 scores go down.
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Soy FoodsReduces risk of
1 cup soy milk per day
Women diagnosed with breast cancer who ate the most soy lived significantly longer and had a significantly lower risk of breast cancer recurrence. The quantity of phytoestrogens in just a single cup of soy milk may reduce the risk of breast cancer returning by 25 percent.
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Citrus FruitsReduces risk of
A quantitative systematic review found that citrus fruit intake was associated with lower breast cancer risk.
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NutsReduces risk of
Intake of fiber and nuts during adolescence reduces incidence of proliferative benign breast disease (Su et al. 2010)
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Black RiceReduces risk of
Proanthocyanidin in red rice inhibits breast cancer cell invasion (Pintha et al. 2015)
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Compounds That May Help

Bioactive compounds linked to Breast cancer in the research.

Dietary fiberReduces risk of
Greater fiber intake leads to lower estrogen levels by flushing excess through stool
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LignansReduces risk of
Higher lignan exposure may reduce breast cancer mortality between 33 and 70 percent | Meta-analysis (Buck 2010): lignans and enterolignans associated with reduced breast cancer risk; McCann 2010: dietary lignans improved breast cancer survival
Source: How Not to Age
DIMProtects against
Chemopreventive properties of DIM in breast cancer from experimental and human studies
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IsoflavonesReduces risk of
Koch 2010: high isoflavone intake delays puberty onset and may reduce breast cancer risk
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Soy IsoflavonesProtects against
Meta-analysis: soy isoflavones and breast cancer risk; also improved survival and reduced recurrence
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IsothiocyanatesProtects against
Epidemiological and preclinical perspectives on protective effect
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SulforaphaneProtects against
Sulforaphane controls miR-155 levels in leukemia; isothiocyanates from cruciferous vegetables protect against breast cancer
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MelatoninProtects against
Blind women with constant melatonin production have half the odds of breast cancer. Higher vegetable intake is associated with higher melatonin; meat consumption lowers it.; Blind women may have just half the odds of breast cancer as sighted women, likely due to continuous melatonin production. Women with higher melatonin secretion have lower rates of breast cancer.
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IsoflavonesProtects against
The isoflavones in soy appear to help turn BRCA protection back on, removing the methyl straitjacket the tumor tried to place on it. 90 percent of breast cancer patients who ate the most soy phytoestrogens after diagnosis were still alive five years later.
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Risk Factors

Foods and compounds that may contribute to Breast cancer.

Oxidized Cholesterol
Main cholesterol oxidation by-product 27-hydroxycholesterol is estrogenic and increases proliferation of most breast cancer cells
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Eggs
Egg consumption and dietary cholesterol associated with increased breast cancer risk | Meta-analysis: egg consumption associated with breast cancer risk; dietary cholesterol intake increases breast cancer risk
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Alcohol
Even light drinkers (up to one beverage a day) have increased cancer risk from the carcinogenic intermediate acetaldehyde
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Dairy Milk
Women drinking a cup of dairy milk daily appear to have about 50% greater breast cancer risk; due to estrogen levels and IGF-1
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Hops
Estrogenic compounds in hops act more like breast cancer-promoting compounds in pregnant horse urine than the cancer-preventing compounds in soy
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Vitamin E
RCTs show vitamin E increases cancer risk and overall mortality
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Oxysterols
27-hydroxycholesterol links dietary cholesterol, obesity, and breast cancer
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Heterocyclic Amines
Women who ate the most grilled, barbecued, or smoked meat had up to 47 percent higher odds of breast cancer. Women who preferred very well done meat had nearly five times the odds.; Women who ate more grilled, barbecued, or smoked meats had as much as 47 percent higher odds of breast cancer. Women who ate their bacon, beefsteak, and burgers 'very well done' had nearly five times the odds.
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LDL Cholesterol
LDL cholesterol stimulates the growth of breast cancer cells. Women with total cholesterol over 240 had 17 percent increased breast cancer risk versus under 160.; LDL cholesterol stimulates the growth of breast cancer cells. Women who had total cholesterol levels over 240 had a 17 percent increased risk compared with women whose cholesterol was under 160.
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Alcohol
The World Health Organization stated that regarding breast cancer, no amount of alcohol is safe. Every year around the world, nearly five thousand breast cancer deaths may be attributable to light drinking.
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IGF-1
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Sources

How Not to Age
How Not to Die
Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
Outlive
The Longevity Diet