Eat to Beat Breast Cancer
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Fries or fruit? Your food choices really do make a difference in your cancer risk, it turns out. According to the American Cancer Society, a whopping 40 percent of all cancers may be linked to lifestyle factors like this. “Diet is the most important lifestyle factor that everyone can control,” says oncologist Jonathon Stegall, M.D., medical director at The Center for Advanced Medicine, an integrative cancer treatment center in Alpharetta, GA. “It should be an integral part of everyone's preventive medicine strategy.” Read on to learn more about how what you put on your plate affects your risk of breast cancer.