by KYW's medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough

Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables doesn’t necessarily help women with breast cancer reduce their risk of the disease returning. The same can be said for prostate cancer and other common forms of the disease, but a recent study found that in colorectal cancer, a diet that relied more on these foods, plus whole grains, fish, and chicken, did reduce recurrence.

Here is my take on it. I think we will ultimately find that a diet like this helps in all cases, but it is difficult to get a clear association or correlation, because diet has many components and effects and it also depends on the individual genetics.

Nevertheless it shows how we are looking more and more at diet and its role with cancer and other conditions.