Healthy Diet People with Cancer

Based on the results of a peneltian, healthy diet can affect cancer patient improvement, although the effect is not too large.

They concluded that eating healthy food is continuously very promising for the improvement of breast cancer, which can reduce the risk of death from these specific cancers, although so far reviews for a healthy diet is still small.

Researcher Thomas et al studied 59 cases of data. Of these some 25 are those who suffer from cancer, whereas 34 patients had pre-cancerous lesions. In this study the feeding of healthy food supplements, including vitamins A, C, B6, fiber, calcium, folic acid, and beta carotene, which is as good as the action of weight loss, exercise and reduce calories.


In the study concluded that a healthy diet can reduce the risk of recurrent breast cancer. They also focus attention on the high calcium intake can reduce the risk of recurring colorectal polyps, which is the trigger of colon cancer.

Of course eating right is very important for health, Thomes said. Healthy diet of course very important for recovery because some patients with cancer will live longer with the provision of medicines effectively.

Healthy diet works very well, Trichopoulus said. Although its effects on the incidence of cancer returning and preventive measures are not large, but in fact the diet can suppress cancer by 10 to 15%. He added that consume less red meat and eat lots of fruits is very good for people with cancer.

In another study, also published in the same journal noted that garlic and vitamin supplements can not suppress gastric cancer or precancerous lesions in the stomach.