Vegan diet ‘may combat cancer’

MEN who follow a vegan diet may cut their risk of prostate cancer, new research suggests.

Experts at Loma Linda University in California found there was a 35% lower risk of the cancer for those who followed a vegan diet, which is based on plants and includes vegetables, grains, nuts and fruits.

The research, funded by the World Cancer Research Fund, comes as a separate study suggests men who have radiotherapy to treat prostate cancer could be at risk of secondary cancers of the bladder, bowel area and rectum.