This is a type of cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, fluid coming from the nipple, or a red scaly patch of the skin. In those with distant spread of the disease, there may be bone pain, swollen lymph nodes, and shortness of breath or yellow skin.
A number of studies that were carried out at Cornell University have valuated the direct effects of apples on breast cancer prevention in animals. It was found out that the more apples consumed, the greater the reduction in incidence or number of tumors among the tested animals. The apple consumption tested was equivalent to one to six apples a day for 24 weeks. Therefore eating one to six apples daily for 24 weeks will reduce the number of tumors and the incidence.
