Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Diet Linked to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Cancer-Fighting Foods

Zheng says that it's not necessary to stop eating meat. Nor it is necessary to gobble up huge quantities of vegetables. A balanced diet, he says, is all that's needed.

His study showed that people who ate more of certain foods tended to have a lower risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Those foods include:

• Tomatoes
• Broccoli
• Squash
• Cauliflower
• Onions
• Mixed lettuce salad
• Leeks
• Apples
• Pears
• Citrus fruits

Improving your diet won't just lower your cancer risk, Mueller notes.

"There is such a confluence between risk factors for cancer and risk factors for heart disease," she says. "Get plenty of exercise, eat a good diet, don't smoke. It is what your mother told you. It's true that this is the basis of a healthy lifestyle. And it's true that this lowers your risk for these big killers, too."