The current webpage makes additional research available concerning how various nuts, seeds, beans and grains or their major bioactive components improve triple negative (ER-/PR-/HER2-) breast cancer risk and prognosis. At the bottom of this webpage are links to studies relating to the beneficial nuts, seeds, beans and grains listed listed in Foods to eat & avoid for triple negative disease.
Nuts, seeds, beans and grains inhibit triple negative disease breast cancer through the actions of certain polyphenols, the hormone melatonin, or the trace mineral selenium:
Please read the applicable food webpages when making your own food lists since these pages contain important advice, consumption limits, and other pertinent information.
The beneficial compounds listed above should be obtained by eating the applicable nuts, seeds, beans or grains rather than taking supplements. When a beneficial micronutrient is administered at low doses by consuming food, it is likely to have subtle chemopreventive effects, whereas the same compound administered at high doses is more likely to have pharmacological effects, with possible unwanted outcomes. For example, quercetin has been reported to reduce the effectiveness of doxorubicin chemotherapy in triple negative cells under some conditions.