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As I've said numerous times, the two women I've known who had recurrences were vegetarians.

I didn't eat a lot of meat prior to breast cancer. I ate lots of fiber, fruit, and vegetables. I took gobs of supplements. While it's kept me very healthy, it didn't prevent cancer. For many years, I even cooked out of a book called The Doctor's Anti-Breast Cancer Diet: How the Right Foods Can Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer. Yeah, that worked.

On the other hand, my boyfriend's aunt Evelyn - a 30+ year stage III bc survivor - eats diner food several times a week. She never met a French fry she didn't like, and she's in pretty good shape for an 80-something lady.

So my vote is, eat what you want in moderation. And that includes the occasional steak and ice cream!

You might want to check out the movie "Food Inc.". It is about meat and is pretty interesting.

I dont know if it makes a difference, but I get 2 normal AAA best quality steaks for my family, and myself a hormone free steak from the healthfood store. We have that once or twice a month. I agree, its ok to eat what you like, for me, the steak from a biofarm just really tastes better.

I dont really like meat or chicken or pork.  sadly the only meat I like is processed (like wendy's chicken patties) so it was easy for me to give it all up.  I do eat fish and have recently been craving a burger so I will have a really good one from a steak house one of these days. 

I LOVE salmon!  Tilapia is good, too.  Chicken (preferably hormone free/free range).  I do love a good steak...but it's a rarity.

Initially, I stopped eating most meats because I have a lot of problems with how our "meat" is raised and treated. By consuming it, I felt like I was aiding and abetting factory farms and slaughterhouses. Later, I continued to go light on meat because I learned that it really isn't that great for us, and it also makes me feel sluggish. When I do buy it, I usually eat fish or free-range chicken and turkey. I'm really quite happy with a bowl of basil tomato soup and asiago cheese bread. Yum!

I still eat beef and chicken, and fish... love salmon, tilapia, boneless trout....don't eat fried foods or high fat foods, or pork or shellfish. We eat vegetarian a couple times/week.  Onc has said I can eat small amounts of soy, so enjoy it a couple times/month.   Eat fruits and veggies.  I ate healthy before BC.....diet hasn't changed too much except I can't eat spicy anymore....and don't enjoy some foods anymore (of course, right now I can't think to list them). 

Sherri,

I've had buffalo meat and I do enjoy it.  The stores in the small town I live in  don't offer it..so it's rare that I buy it.

We eat a LOT of chicken and use the harmone antibiotic free (which I was doing before BC).  We also eat a lot of seafood (which is my favorite), substite turkey meat for red meat and when the mood strikes have a good steak or a big thick juicy burger.  The one thing I've really tried to change and work on is less processed foods.  I've noticed when I don't eat processed foods I feel better than when I eat processed or junk food.

Mary - I read the "Foods that fight Cancer" book, and then just sort of adapted things as I pick up tips from others....mostly just loads of fruits and veges, antioxidants, green tea, fiber, you know, the usual stuff! I do totally avoid processed foods, nitrates, soy....

So, speaking of food, and soy, anyone see this....

 http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/302/22/2437

They go as far as saying with high soy intake, tamoxifen gives no extra added benefit. Now, i am doing everything in my power to avoid soy, but they are saying 1 1/2 cups of soy milk a day gives a 30% survival benefit..... Thoughts??

I know I just heard about this morning. I think the type of soy we get is important. It's so confusing.