Fruits, Vegetables Curb Bladder Cancer In Women

Beyond providing needed nutrients and vitamins in the body, a report has indicated that fruits and vegetables have now been found to reduce the risk of women suffering from cancer of the bladder.

The report, as published in the Journal of Nutrition this week, shows that women who eat large quantities of fruits and vegetables are less likely to develop cancer of the bladder

According to Mayo Clinic, a reputable international hospital and research centre based in the United States, bladder cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the bladder, a balloon-shaped organ in the pelvic area urine is stored.

The cancer which mostly affects adults, with few reports of it affecting younger people, often starts in the cells that line the inside of the bladder.

Mayo Clinic says the great majority of bladder cancers are diagnosed at an early stage when bladder cancer is highly treatable. However, even early-stage bladder cancer is likely to recur.

In the study, researchers reportedly gathered data from 185,885 older adults over a period of nearly 13 years. The report says that out of this number, 581 people developed invasive bladder cancer.

The outcome of the research was that women who ate high amounts of fruits and vegetables had the lowest risk for developing the terminal ailment.

Women who consumed high yellow-orange vegetables, according to the report, were 52 percent more immune against bladder cancer compared to women who consumed the least amount of yellow-orange vegetables.

The report further states that women within the tested group who took the highest levels of vitamins A, C and E also had the lowest risk of bladder cancer.

Song-Yi Park of the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, who was a major part of the research, said concerning it: “our study supports the fruit and vegetable recommendation for cancer prevention.”

He however urged for further investigation to understand why the reduced cancer risk with higher consumption of fruits and vegetables was confined to only women.

—Eromosele Ebhomele