A 49‑year‑old woman with a strong family history of colorect…
A 49‑year‑old woman with a strong family history of colorectal cancer meets with you for risk‑reduction counseling. You review her diet and recommend increasing intake of foods rich in polyphenols, including berries, leafy greens, green tea, cruciferous vegetables, and legumes. Two months later, she returns and states she has made the dietary changes, but she still doesn’t understand how these foods can impact cancer risk. Which explanation best describes how her new diet exerts cellular anti‑cancer effects?