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Healthy diet doesn't stop breast cancer, study finds: But reseachers say don't dump veggies.

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| July 18, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Chicago Tribune. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Judy Peres

Jul. 18--Despite some high hopes, a diet loaded with fruits and vegetables doesn't seem to help women survive breast cancer, researchers reported Tuesday.

But experts said that doesn't mean a diet of cheeseburgers and beer is the way to go. Even though scientists haven't yet proved it, "there's a lot of evidence from observational studies that maintaining a healthy weight and moderate or no alcohol consumption are associated with lower risk" of breast cancer, said Susan Gapstur, associate director of cancer prevention at Northwestern University.

One possible reason for the high-veggie diet's apparent lack of benefit, the…

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