Tree Nuts Prove To Be An Effective Choice For Post-Colon Cancer

Research showed the beneficial effects of eating tree nuts after following a colon cancer treatment.

A new study showed that eating certain types of tree nuts could significantly help people that have followed a colon cancer treatment. They may do so as they were noted to lower the recurrence risk of the diseases and to reduce death risks.

This new report was released earlier this week, ahead of the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology or ASCO. This will be taking place in Chicago next month. Its results are based on an observational, long-term study. It followed over 826 patients that had been treated for stage III colon cancer. Usually, this therapy includes both chemotherapy and surgery.

Patients to follow this treatment and whose cancer has not spread in the body have a 70 percent median survival chance of 3 years following therapy.

Tree Nuts, an Efficient and Natural Post-Treatment Treat

According to the research team, around 19 percent of the involved patients consumed around 2 or more ounces of nuts of all type on a weekly basis. These presented an average 42 percent lower risk of cancer recurrence. Also, they had a 57 percent decreased risk of death when compared with patients that consumed no nuts at all.

Based on this, the study team also took a closer look at the types of nuts consumed. Which helped them determined that tree nuts had even better results, even if only by a few. Patients that ate these types showed a 53 percent lower risk of death. They also had a 46 percent decreased cancer recurrence rate. This was also for a consumption rate of 2 or more ounces per week.

“[…] we felt that it was important to determine if these benefits [of nut consumption] could also apply to colorectal cancer patients,” said Temidayo Fadelu.

He is the study’s lead and a clinical fellow in medicine at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Still, scientists point out that tree nuts should be used aside and not replace colon cancer treatments.

Also, the team noted that this was an observational study. As such, they were unable to establish a cause and effect relation.

Tree nuts include walnuts, pecans, almonds, cashew, and hazelnuts. The more commonly eaten peanut and peanut butter reported no significant effect.

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