08-20-2008, 10:28 AM
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Good diet may reduce risk of cancer
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Men who eat more fruit and vegetables have less risk of developing a type of cancer
of the oesophagus, a study by a Japanese medical team said on Thursday.
The study, spearheaded by Japan's health ministry, monitored 39 000 men aged 45 to
74 over about eight years, during which time 116 developed the type of cancer called
oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
Esophageal SCC is a common type of cancer among Japanese men, strongly linked to
smoking and drinking alcohol, according to the study led by Shoichiro Tsugane, chief
of the Epidemiology and Prevention Division at Japan's National Cancer Centre.
The study divided men into three groups and found that those who ate the most fruit
and vegetables had nearly half the risk of developing oesophageal SCC compared with
the group with the least vegetable-based diet.
"An increase in consumption of total fruit and vegetables by 100 grams per day was
associated with an 11-percent decrease in the incidence of esophageal SCC," the
researchers said in a statement.
The study concluded that vegetables, especially the so-called cruciferous family of
vegetables that includes radishes and cabbages, may help prevent oesophageal SCC.
A diet rich in fruit and vegetables would lower the risk of developing this type of
cancer to nearly one-third, even among men who smoke and drink, it said.
But the study warned that fruits and veggies were no substitute for the health
benefits of quitting smoking or drinking.
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