Nut consumption may prevent recurrence, improve survival in breast cancer patients: Study

Among 3,449 breast cancer survivors from the Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study who completed a dietary assessment 5 years after diagnosis, there were 374 deaths during a median follow-up of 8.27 years after the dietary assessment. Among 3,274 survivors without a previous recurrence at the time of their dietary assessment, 209 developed breast cancer–specific events, including recurrence, metastasis, or breast cancer mortality.The nut-disease free survival, associations were not modified by estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor status or other known prognostic factor. The associations did not vary by nut type.

There was a dose-response pattern in the relationship between nut consumption and risk of breast cancer recurrence or death, with those consuming the highest amounts having the lowest risks. Also, the association was stronger for survivors who had earlier stages of breast cancer than for those who had later stages.

The researchers concluded that nut consumption was associated with better survival, particularly disease free survival, among long-term breast cancer survivors.

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