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cruciferous vegetables

(kroo-SIH-fir-us VEJ-tah-bilz)

A family of vegetables that includes broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, collard greens, and turnips. They contain substances that may protect you against cancer.

Find out more about foods and breast cancer risk in the Breastcancer.org Nutrition and Breast Cancer Risk Reduction pages.

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