Blueberries
are
highly recommended for breast cancer
Blueberries rank among the highest of all fruits and vegetables in the capacity to destroy free radicals.
Breast cancer-related effects of
eating
blueberries
Blueberries have been found to inhibit mammary cancer cell proliferation in mice and rats, as well as inhibiting cultured cancer cell growth in the laboratory and blood vessel tumors in rats. Blueberries contain ankaempferol, caffeic acid, catechin, chlorogenic acid, epicatechin, ferulic acid, gallic acid, kaempferol, myricetin, naringenin, p-coumaric acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, pterostilbene, resveratrol, quercetin, and ursolic acid, most of which have been reported to have anti-cancer properties. Pterostilbene has been shown to inhibit obesity-related breast cancer growth and proliferation in the laboratory and to have additive treatment effects when combined with tamoxifen in estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer cells.
Blueberries are a good source of resveratrol, which has been shown to increase the effects of radiation, aromatase inhibitors and the chemotherapy drug Taxol (paclitaxel) against breast cancer.
Additional comments
The antioxidant properties of blueberries have been shown to be reduced when eaten with milk, suggesting that the best way to gain maximum benefits from blueberries and other fruits eaten for their polyphenol content is to consume them either one hour before or two hours after protein is consumed.
Non-organic blueberries must be washed very thoroughly to remove pesticide residue as much as possible.
Bilberries, which grow wild in much of northern Europe, are closely related to blueberries. They are valued for their high flavonoid content.
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tripleNegative Repression of Mammosphere Formation of Human Breast Cancer Cells by Soy Isoflavone Genistein and Blueberry Polyphenolic Acids Kaempferol protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in vivo and in vitro A combination of resveratrol and melatonin exerts chemopreventive effects in N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced rat mammary carcinogenesis Resveratrol enhances the cytotoxic profile of docetaxel and doxorubicin in solid tumour cell lines in vitro Whole Blueberry Powder Modulates the Growth and Metastasis of MDA-MB-231 Triple Negative Breast Tumors in Nude Mice The antiproliferative effects of pterostilbene on breast cancer in vitro are via inhibition of constitutive and leptin-induced Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription activation Induction of apoptotic cell death by ursolic acid through mitochondrial death pathway and extrinsic death receptor pathway in MDA-MB-231 cells Pterostilbene and tamoxifen show an additive effect against breast cancer in vitro Resveratrol Prevents Epigenetic Silencing of BRCA-1 by the Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor in Human Breast Cancer Cells Blueberry Phytochemicals Inhibit Growth and Metastatic Potential of MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells through Modulation of the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Pathway Distinct molecular targets of blueberry and black raspberry in breast cancer prevention Identification of Flavonoid and Phenolic Antioxidants in Black Currants, Blueberries, Raspberries, Red Currants, and Cranberries Antioxidant activity of blueberry fruit is impaired by association with milk Effect of select berries on estrogen-induced mammary tissue proliferation Dietary berries and ellagic acid diminish estrogen-mediated mammary tumorigenesis in ACI rats Resveratrol Imparts Photoprotection of Normal Cells and Enhances the Efficacy of Radiation Therapy in Cancer Cells Anthocyanin-rich berry extracts and epigallocatechin gallate reduce the enhanced invasiveness of estrogen-negative human breast carcinoma cells elicited by serum Chemopreventive Potential of Wild Lowbush Blueberry Fruits in Multiple Stages of Carcinogenesis Inhibition of Cancer Cell Proliferation in Vitro by Fruit and Berry Extracts and Correlations with Antioxidant Levels Antimutagenic Activity of Berry Extracts Dietary berries and ellagic acid diminish polar DNA adducts in ACI rats treated with 17ß-estradiol Dietary flavonols and flavonol-rich foods intake and the risk of breast cancer Anticarcinogenic Activity of Strawberry, Blueberry, and Raspberry Extracts to Breast and Cervical Cancer Cells