​Colorectal cancer patients on high-fiber diets may have a low tendency of dying from the disease.

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between the consumption of high-fiber foods and the risk of dying from colorectal cancer. A team of researchers analyzed the diets of 1,575 colorectal cancer patient recruited from the Harvard Nurses's Health Study and Health Professional Follow-Up study for 8 years. The colorectal cancer mortality risk of each of the participant in this study was also determined.

The research team discovered that high intake of foods rich in fiber diminished the likelihood of dying from colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer mortality risk was found to decrease by 25% for every 5 gram of fiber added to the diet, with cereal fiber having the greatest mortality risk-reducing effect. The results of this study suggest that regular consumption of foods containing high amounts of fiber may help reduce the rates of deaths from colorectal cancer.