Low-fat, vegetarian diet may stall prostate cancer
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Low-fat, plant-based diets may  help prevent or slow the progression of prostate cancer,  according to a new research review.
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A Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable oil, nuts and fish may help fend off more than heart disease and diabetes: It appears to prevent gallstones, too.    Men who ate more of the unsaturated fats found in such foods lowered their risk of gallstones by nearly one-fifth, according to a 14-year study published in Tuesday's Annals of Internal Medicine...
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If you thought eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables would lower your risk of developing cancer, think again. Researchers from Harvard have released data from what can only be described as a very controversial study.
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NEW YORK  - After being diagnosed with  prostate cancer, men are capable of adhering to a low-fat diet  for at least a year if they receive good counseling and  support, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - The amount of calcium and vitamin D in the diet appears to have little or no impact on the risk of prostate cancer, but the consumption of low-fat or nonfat milk may increase the risk of the malignancy, according to the results of two studies published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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Taking "nutritional doses" of antioxidants seems to reduce men's risk of cancer, according to the findings of a French study. This approach doesn't do much for women, however, probably because they eat more healthily than men to begin with.
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If you eat lots of fruit and vegetables you will reduce your risk of developing heart disease, but you will not alter your cancer risk, say Harvard researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Add yet another health benefit to eating the Mediterranean way -- the veggie-rich, meat-poor diet may slow the progress of Alzheimer's disease, a study hints.
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NEW YORK  - A low-fat diet promotes weight  loss in people with type 2 diabetes without unfavorable  alterations in blood lipids or glucose control, according to a  new report.
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Scientists are testing the impact of vitamin E and a synthetic version of lycopene, a compound in tomatoes, in cancer patients after they found that the combination slowed the growth of prostate tumors in mice.
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New research suggests that two  months of "androgen deprivation" therapy, which reduces levels  of the androgen, a male hormone, can help slow the growth of  locally advanced prostate cancer when given before and during  radiotherapy. Plus, the short course of androgen deprivation  therapy does not increase the risk of death from cardiovascular  disease, which had been a concern.
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FRIDAY, March 2  (HealthDay News) -- A component of green tea, combined with low doses of the cox-2 inhibitor painkiller Celebrex, may be able to slow prostate cancer growth, according to a U.S. study.
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A Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable oil, nuts and fish may help fend off more than heart disease and diabetes: It appears to prevent gallstones, too.
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SAN ANTONIO -- The first experiment ever to show that low-fat diets could help prevent a return of breast cancer now reveals, with longer follow-up, that the benefit was almost exclusively to women whose tumor growth was not driven by hormones.
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NEW YORK - Chowing down on fruits and vegetables may not reduce the risk of cancer but that&#39;s no excuse to stop eating them. Researchers also found the foods may help heart health.
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Two studies shed new light on the link between diet and cancer, bolstering evidence that red meat may raise colorectal cancer risks but casting doubt on whether fruits and vegetables can help prevent breast cancer.
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PHILADELPHIA - The polyphenols present in green tea help prevent the spread of prostate cancer by targeting molecular pathways that shut down the proliferation and spread of tumor cells, as well as inhibiting the growth of tumor nurturing blood vessels