Can what you eat help prevent (or promote) breast cancer? Yes… probably, but exactly how is not yet clear. How do we make sense of all the studies on diet and cancer?

Let's start with this understanding, relating to a common breast cancer myth: recent studies have not found significant decreases in the incidence of breast cancer when consumption of fruits and vegetables was increased. Keeping breast cancer at bay is not as simple as eating your fruits and veggies every day.

At the same...