Nutrition

If you have metastatic breast cancer, a whole-food, plant-based diet may help you think and feel better.

Among women with a history of breast cancer, eating a low-fat diet full of fruits, vegetables, and lean protein lowered the risk of heart disease.

Natural compounds found in soy might reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence.

Following cancer prevention lifestyle recommendations before, during, and after being diagnosed with high-risk breast cancer cuts the risk of recurrence and death.

Up to 80% of women treated for breast cancer take at least one dietary supplement, but many women are not aware that the supplements they're taking may interact with hormonal therapy medicines.

A small study suggests that people who took antioxidant supplements before and during chemotherapy to treat breast cancer may have a higher risk of recurrence and death.

The Women's Health Initiative Trial suggests that postmenopausal women who reduced the amount of fat they ate seem to have a 21% lower risk of dying from breast cancer.

Getting sufficient amounts of certain nutrients from food, rather than dietary supplements, is linked to a lower risk of dying from any cause.

Research suggests that if a woman's biological age is older than her chronological age, her risk of breast cancer is increased; still, this absolute increase is small.

Research suggests that postmenopausal women who eat a low-fat diet after being diagnosed with breast cancer are more likely to be alive 10 years after diagnosis compared to women who eat a diet higher in fat.

Eating soy foods may help improve survival in women diagnosed with hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer.

Postmenopausal women who eat a low-fat diet after a breast cancer diagnosis seem to be less likely to die from breast cancer.

Research suggests that omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of breast cancer in obese postmenopausal women.

The U.S. government has released new dietary guidelines; reactions from experts are mixed.

A report from the World Health Organization says eating processed meats is linked to cancer in people. Still, there are things you should know before you throw out all your bacon.

Compared to the general population, cancer survivors eat more empty calories -- including alcohol and foods high in saturated fat and added sugar -- and less fiber.

Before you run out and buy a gallon of olive oil, there are some important points about the study you should know.

Fish oil and a placebo eased joint pain in women diagnosed with breast cancer taking an aromatase inhibitor.

Eating a low-fat diet and losing weight improved survival in women diagnosed with early-stage, hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer.

Study suggests that for some women adding a medium amount of soy to their diets turns on genes that can cause cancer to grow.

A large study suggests that there is no link between vitamin D and overall survival or disease-free survival in women diagnosed with breast cancer with a high risk of recurrence. Still, there are questions about the study.

A European study suggests that a diet high in fat, particularly saturated fat, is linked to a greater risk of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer, as well as breast cancer that is HER2-negative. Still, there are questions about the study.

A study suggests that women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer who eat full-fat dairy products after diagnosis are more likely to die from breast cancer than women who eat low-fat dairy products after diagnosis.

An analysis of 237 studies didn't show that organic foods are substantially healthier than conventionally produced foods, but there were some limitations in the studies that were analyzed.