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What should survivors eat to stay cancer-free?

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Question from LSw: Should we as survivors eat no red meat, eat only organic chicken, avoid coffee, consume no sugar products or eat no soy products? What should we be eating everyday to stay cancer free?: Answers —Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D.: At this point, the large amount of data clearly show that a plant-based diet can improve overall health, can reduce the risk of cancer — breast cancer — and focusing on one particular food and eliminating it completely is probably not necessary.; Larissa Korde, M.D., M.P.H.: As Diana said, sticking to a healthy dietary pattern rather than focusing on one food is a good idea.; Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D.: In regard to coffee, a study several years ago looked at the coffee consumption for the women in Sweden because they are the highest coffee consumers in the world, and tried to see if there was a correlation between coffee consumption and breast cancer and found none. I still drink coffee, in addition to green tea.

On Tuesday, October 13, 2009, our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Nutrition Through the Holidays. Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D. and Larissa Korde, M.D., M.P.H. answered your questions about what and how much to eat when holiday treats abound.

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Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D. is a registered dietitian in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a two-time breast cancer survivor.

Larissa Korde, M.D., M.P.H. is an assistant professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance of the University of Washington. She specializes in the care of breast cancer patients.