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We have listed below the key review papers and studies that have addressed the issue of cancer and wholefood plant based diet / vegetarian diets.
Research review papers:
Vegetarian diets: what do we know of their effects on common chronic diseases? Fraser GE. AM J Clin Nutr. 2009 May; 89(5):1607S-1612S. Epub 2009 Mar 25. (Full text)
Dietary patterns, risk and prognosis of breast cancer. Thomson CA, & Thompson, PA. Future Oncol 2009 Oct;5(8):1257-69 (Abstract)
Diet and dietary supplement intervention trials for the prevention of prostate cancer recurrence: a review of the randomized controlled trial evidence. Van Patten CL, de Boer JG & Tomlinsom Guns ES. J Urol 2008 Dec;180(6):2314-21 (Abtract)
Is there a benefit from lycopene supplementation in men with prostate cancer? A systematic review. Haseen F et al. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2009;12(4):325-32. (Abstract)
Dietary intervention strategies to modulate prostate cancer risk and prognosis. Freedland SJ & Aronson WJ. Curr Opin Urol 2009 May;19(3):263-7 (Abstract)
Health effects of wholefood plant based diets. Craig WJ. Am J Clin Nutr 2009; 89: 1927S-1633S (Full text)
Diet and survival after prostate cancer diagnosis. Berkow et al. Nutr Rev. 2007 Sep;65(9):391-403. (Abstract)
Key research studies:
Growth inhibitory effect of low fat diet on prostate cancer cells: results of a prospective randomized dietary intervention trial in men with prostate cancer. Aronson WJ, Arnard RJ, Freedland SJ et al. J Urol 2010 Jan;183(1):345-50 (Abstract)
A very-low-fat wholefood plant based diet increases intake of protective dietary factors and decreases intake of pathogenic dietary factors. Dewell A et al. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Feb; 108(2):347-56. (Abstract)
Cancer incidence in British vegetarians. Key TJ et al. Br J Cancer. 2009 Jul 7;101(1):192-7. (Full text)
Cancer incidence in vegetarians: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Oxford). Key at al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 May;89(5):1620S-1626S. (Full text)
A prospective study of vegetarianism and isoflavone intake in relation to breast cancer risk in British women. Travis RC et al. Int J Cancer. 2008 Feb 1;122(3):705-710 (Abstract)
Nutrient adequacy of a very low-fat wholefood plant based diet. Dunn-Emke SR et al. J Am Diet Assoc. 2005 Sep;105(9):1442-6. (Abstract)