Altogether, women in the intervention group experienced a range of short- and long-term health benefits as compared with women in the normal diet group. There was a 15% lower risk of death from any cause after a breast cancer diagnosis in the balanced, low-fat diet group.
There was a 21% lower risk of death solely from breast cancer in the balanced, low-fat diet group “This study shows that diet can make a difference in the risk of dying from breast cancer. This study makes clear there are no down-sides, only up-sides to a healthier diet, and it adds to a growing volume of studies showing similar positive effects across cancer types,” said ASCO President The federally funded Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trial of dietary modification in nearly 49,000 postmenopausal women with no previous history of breast cancer reported that women who followed a balanced diet that was low in…
