[Lani]

they found that the inverse relationship between intake and breast cancer only held in postmenopausal not premenopausal breast cancer patients and only held for fruit intake, not vegatable intake.

It was based on a questionnair, not giving out of food (this is Poland, you know)


Her2 testing was not done, as it was not done in most of continental Europe in 2000 as the only drug(?approved) for her2 at that time was for metastatic patients only--just putting it in a Geographic and historical perspective.

That said, at least someone tried to do a study, no matter how flawed.
Food group

Individual foods

Total fruits & juices

Apples, applesauce; bananas; pears (in season); grapes; oranges, grapefruits, tangerines; plums (in season); peaches, nectarines, apricots (fresh/canned); cherries (in season); strawberries (in season); other berries such as currants, blueberries (in season); tomatoes, tomato juice, tomato sauce, tomato soup; orange juice, grapefruit juice; apple juice; blackcurrant juice; fruit compote; pierogi/pancake w/fruit

Total vegetables

String beans; green peas; dried beans; red beets; spinach (cooked); green salad; coleslaw; cabbage; sauerkraut (raw); cabbage (boiled); sauerkraut (boiled); hunter’s stew; cabbage stew; pierogi/pancake w/cabbage; cauliflower; brussel sprouts; carrots or mixed vegetables containing carrots (cooked); carrots (raw); cucumbers; onion; leek; garlic; pepper; pickled vegetables; vegetable soup; potatoes, potato pancake, french fries, other potatoes

Leafy vegetables

Spinach (cooked); green salad

Yellow vegetables (and fruits)

Peaches, nectarines, apricots (fresh or canned); carrots or mixed vegetables containing carrots (cooked); carrots (raw); tomatoes, tomato soup, tomato sauce; pepper

Cruciferous vegetables

Coleslaw; cabbage; sauerkraut (raw); cabbage (boiled); sauerkraut (boiled); hunter’s stew; cabbage stew; pierogi/pancake w/cabbage; cauliflower; brussel sprouts