Thanks to her efforts, the New York State Legislature created an ovarian cancer advisory committee to develop a public awareness campaign which will get materials to the health care community and into the hands of women. Lupi won funding to pay for the campaign. According to Lupi, other activists have already contacted her in hopes of taking this campaign nationwide. Ginnie Lupi shows how one woman can make a difference. Fruits and vegetables Studies repeatedly find that women who eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day have a lower risk of cancer.
Produce is very high in vitamins called antioxidants.
Fiber Nothing could be less glamorous than fiber, which is, after all, just the indigestible part of fruits, vegetables and grain. But over the past 20 years, researchers have amassed an impressive array of evidence that fiber helps prevent colon cancer. For more fiber, eat high fiber cereal, bran flakes, rye crisp crackers, popcorn, toasted wheat germ, granola, high-fiber bread and beans. This soybean substance may lower the risk of a host of diseases including breast cancer because soy contains flavonoids, which are a source of phytoestrogen, a substance which chemically resembles estrogen. Researchers speculate this chemical may block receptor cells which can promote cancer.