MENURegular tree nut consumption linked to improved colon cancer survival
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The Daily Mail reports that a new study, released in advance of the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, links the regular consumption of tree nuts such as almonds, cashews and Brazil nuts, to better outcomes for colon cancer patients.
A long-term observational study of 826 stage 3 colon cancer patients who had undergone treatment found that those who consumed two or more one-ounce servings of tree nuts weekly had a 42 percent lower chance of cancer recurrence and 57 percent lower chance of death than those who did not.
A second study looked at 992 post-treatment stage 3 colon cancer patients and tracked similarly favorable results from adherence to healthy lifestyle recommendations pertaining to physical activity, diet, alcohol consumption and weight.
"Patients with colon cancer should be optimistic and they should eat a healthy diet, including nuts, which may not only keep them healthier, but may also further decrease the chances of the cancer coming back," says Daniel Hayes, M.D., ASCO president and medical oncologist at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.