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Study Finds Garlic, Onions Slash Risk Of Prostate Cancer
        By Associated Press
        From 11/6/02 Wall Street Journal

A diet rich in garlic, shallots and onions may cut the risk of prostate cancer in half, a study suggests. 
    The study, appearing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, is based on interviews with 238 men with prostate cancer and 471 men who were free of disease.
    Men in the study, all residents of Shanghai, China, were asked how frequently they ate 122 food items.  The results showed that those who ate more than a third of an ounce a day from the allium food group were about 50% less likely to have prostate cancer.  The alluim food group includes garlic, scallions, chives, leeks and onions.
    "The reduced risk of prostate cancer associated with allium vegetables was independent of body size, intake of other foods, and total calorie intake and was more pronounced for men  with localized than with advanced prostate cancer," the study authors reported.