For current and former smokers, a diet replete with green leafy vegetables, folate, and some multivitamins could serve as effective protection against lung cancer. This finding surfaced from a recent study led by Steve Belinsky, Ph.D., and other researchers at the institute in ABQ, NM. The research, which was supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), attempted to investigate gene methylation, which represents a chemical modification in the cell and influences gene expression, in current and former smokers. The study yielded a link between consumption of leafy green vegetables, folate, and some multivitamins, and reduced prevalence of cellular gene methylation. Gene methylation is suspected to be a major facilitator of lung and cancer development and progression.
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