Cruciferous vegetables provide cancer protection in some.

Australian Doctor,  November, 2005  

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by Bianca Nogrady

LANCET New research has advanced the understanding of the genetic link between diet and cancer, with a finding that cruciferous vegetables can reduce the risk of lung cancer in some people by more than 70%.

Writing in the Lancet (29 October), researchers said the protective effect only occurred in those who lacked the enzymes required to metabolise chemoprotective agents found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage.

Such vegetables are rich in isothiocyanates, which have strong chemopreventive properties and are eliminated from the body by ...

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