Breast Cancer

Foods

1. Dandelion greens

2. Ginger

3. Turkey tail mushroom

4. Garlic

5. Clove

6. Olive oil

7. Red clover

8. Carrot

9. Green tea

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Wearing pink is not enough. These are 9 foods that have been shown to fight breast cancer. These studies, along with herbal formulas, can be found here on Food Over Drugs.

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Research

Dandelion Greens

Evaluation of aqueous extracts of Taraxacum officinale on growth and invasion of breast and prostate cancer cells

Sigstedt, S., Hooten, C., Callewaert, M., Jenkins, A., et al., International Journal of Oncology, 2008

Ginger

Differential Control of Growth, Apoptotic Activity, and Gene Expression in Human Breast Cancer Cells by Extracts Derived from Medicinal Herbs Zingiber officinale

Elkady, A., Abuzinadah, O., Baeshen, N., and Rahmy, T., Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2012

Turkey Tail Mushroom

Extract from the Coriolus versicolor Fungus as an Anti-Inflammatory Agent with Cytotoxic Properties against Endothelial Cells and Breast Cancer Cells

Jedrzejewski, T., Sobocinska, J., Pawlikowska, M., Dzialuk, A., and Wrotek, S., International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020

Garlic

Allicin induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of breast cancer cells in vitro via modulating the p53 pathway

Maitisha, G., Aimaiti, M., An, Z., and Li, X., Molecular Biology Reports, 2021

Clove

Anticancer potential of Syzygium aromaticum L. in MCF‐7 human breast cancer cell lines

Kumar, P., Febriyanti, R., Sofyan, F., Luftimas, D., and Abdulah, R., Pharmacognosy Research, 2014

Olive Oil

Oleanolic Acid, a Compound Present in Grapes and Olives, Protects against Genotoxicity in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells

Sanchez-Quesada, C., Lopez-Biedma, A., and Gaforio, J., Molecules, 2015

Red Clover

Antiproliferative Effect of Trifolium Pratens L. Extract in Human Breast Cancer Cells

Khazaei, M., and Pazhouhi, M., Nutrition and Cancer, 2019

Carrot

Daucus carota pentane-based fractions arrest the cell cycle and increase apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells

Shebaby, W., Mroueh, M., Bodman-Smith, K., Mansour, A., et al., BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2014

Green Tea

Breast cancer chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic effects of Camellia Sinensis (green tea): an updated review

Rafieian-Kopaei, M., and Movahedi, M., Electronic Physician, 2017

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