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LAND & SEA VEGETABLES: It is important to include two meals with vegetables each day, for the fiber and added nutrition. Emphasize more variety; try eating more collards, kale, cabbage, chard, Brussel sprouts, and broccoli. At least five studies to date have reported a significant association between high-vegetable intake and survival after a diagnosis of breast cancer [J Clin Oncol 2002; 20(15):3302-16]. Also try eating more sweet-tasting vegetables like carrots, daikon radish, and onions, steamed for enhanced sweetness. Use cookbooks to help motivate you to try new combinations. I would recommend that you try seaweeds like dulse and alaria, which you can order in bulk through the Maine Seaweed Company in Steuben, Maine. Seaweed compounds (fucans, fucoidan) have been shown to inhibit tumor invasion [Anticancer Res. 2002; 22(4):2285-92]. Dulse is very soft and easy to digest – it will literally melt into already cooked grains or beans as long as they are hot when the dulse is mixed in. This is by far the cheapest way to get seaweed and it’s excellent quality. Their URL is: www.alcasoft.com/seaweed/

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Regarding fruits: Epidemiological studies in the form of meta-analyses suggest that fruits are not protective against breast cancer though vegetables are [Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Sep;78(3 Suppl):559S-569S; Eur J Cancer. 2000 Mar;36(5):636-46]. This appears to be the case for both risk and survival studies. If you do have fruits, try to have them in whole form rather than cooked, pureed or juiced – the latter will tend to stimulate insulin, which can then contribute to breast tumor growth. Whole fruits would be preferable because of a more gradual glucose/insulin response.