Eating more fruits and vegetables and healthful grains was associated with a longer survival time.

Eating more fruits and vegetables and healthful grains was associated with a longer survival time.

A new study found a diet high in fruits, vegetables and healthful grains may be associated with higher ovarian cancer survival rates.

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago examined data from a longitudinal study looking at the self-reported, pre-diagnosis diets of women who had epithelial ovarian cancer. With epithelial ovarian cancer, malignant cells are found in the tissue that covers the ovary. The 351 study participants filled out a questionnaire that covered what they ate for three to five years before receiving their diagnosis. They were given a list of foods and food subgroups; grains and meats, for example were divided into more healthful and less healthful categories. Less healthful meats included red meat and cured meats.