His Lordship has pruned the staff...I’m the gardener now MED DIET CAN STOP CANCER RETURNING’
Butt out, luvvie, he’s putting in a word for me
BREAST cancer survivors can slash the risk of the disease returning by adopting a Mediterranean diet, a study suggests.
Researchers looked at more than 300 women treated for early stage breast cancer and split them into two groups.
Half followed a Med diet – featuring foods like fresh fish, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and olive oil – while the rest continued a normal, healthy diet. After three years, 11 patients on the normal diet had the disease again but none of those on the Med diet.
The findings were revealed at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago.
Lead researcher Claudia Biasini, of Piacenza Hospital in Italy, said: “The adoption of a Med diet in this study reduced risk of cancer recurrence.”
ASCO breast cancer expert Dr Erica Mayer added: “The IT looks as though life after Downton Abbey is growing on Jim Carter.
The actor, 67, who played butler Charles Carson in the ITV period drama for six years, was spotted enjoying some gardening at his North London home.
Wife Imelda Staunton, 60, also mucked in and star neighbour Emma Thompson, 57, and hubby Greg Wise, 50, stopped to have a natter.
Mr Carter brought the curtain down on Carson in Downton Abbey’s emotional Christmas finale. The role won him two Screen Actors Guild awards – but he is now cultivating some more earthy skills. topic of lifestyle interventions for survivors is very important.”
More than 300,000 Brits are diagnosed with various cancers every year and one in eight women will develop breast can- cer at some point. Many beat the disease if diagnosed early enough but live in fear of it returning.
There was already strong evidence the Med diet helps cut the risk of developing cancer. Breast cancer charities welcomed the findings but said further studies should be done.
Prof Arnie Purushotham, Cancer Research UK’s senior clinical adviser, said: “The preliminary results of this small study suggest a Med diet could lower the risk but we’d need longer follow-up than three years to confirm the diet’s impact.”
The Med diet has also previously shown it can protect against heart disease and it is theorised it may stave off dementia.