Broccoli good for smokers

Some vegetables can be trusted turned out to reduce the risk of lung cancer.

The smokers and former smokers who consume a lot of broccoli and other vegetables have a lower chance of affected lung cancer risk compared with those not.

Researchers at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York reported the results of this study in Washington on 18/11-2008 in association meeting of cancer researchers in the field of prevention (American Association of Cancer Research meeting on cancer prevention).

"The first thing to do is quit smoking, because that's the best way to reduce the risk of lung cancer," said researcher Li Tang, PhD.

Besides quitting smoking, Tang encourages smokers and ex-smokers to consume vegetables that are important to the body, such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, radish, especially in raw form.

Tang warned that there is no magic bullet that can guarantee the prevention of lung cancer. However, there is no downside to consume vegetables.

Tim Tang asked 948 patients with lung cancer and 1743 without lung cancer related to their smoking history, consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Among smokers, especially among former smokers, consumption of vegetables in a large number of closely related with a lower risk of cancer.

That does not mean that these vegetables prevent lung cancer. Studies conducted Tang is observation, not directly trying to benefit these vegetables in cancer prevention.

However, other studies have shown that isothiocyanates components in vegetables contain substances that can fight cancer, says Tang.

Important that the most common vegetables consumed in the study of Tang is broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower. Eating raw vegetables is in a better situation, because warming destroying enzymes in vegetables that serves to activate isothiocyanates, said Tang.

In February, laboratory tests conducted by other researchers showed that isothiocyanates in broccoli may help prevent bladder cancer in rats.

At the Bull of July, another study showed that men who ate broccoli several times a week had a lower risk of prostate cancer than men who do not eat broccoli.