What If They Are Interpreting The Data Wrong?

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I read another article today stating how a "Western diet" increases breast cancer risk (and the risk of other cancers). I think we all have heard these results before - no surprise there. But, as I continued reading the article about the two groups of women that they studied; they actually listed the differences in the diets, and I noticed a MAJOR difference in these diets that the researchers FAILED to mention. The one diet was called "meat-sweet" and was high in red meat, shrimp, fish, candy, desserts, bread and milk". The second diet was called "vegetable-soy" and it was high in tofu, vegetables, sprouts, beans, fish, and soy milk". Now, I, personnally, have a food sensitivity that includes a lot of different foods; so, I have to be very careful and read labels closely. What I very quickly spotted was the simple fact that the "vegetable- soy" diet is almost totally UNPROCESSED foods. These unprocessed foods contain very few artifical "food additives". The "meat-sweet" diet is highly processed and contains a TON of flavor enhancers, artifical colors, preservatives, emulsifiers, etc. Read any candy bar wrapper or bread wrapper; the chemical names listed are unpronounceable and sometimes are just plain abbreviated (BHA, BHT, etc) and they make up a LOT of the listed ingrediants. So, maybe it is not "meat-sweet" that is increasing the cancer risk. If the meats are unprocessed and the "sweets" were homemade with natural ingrediants; would there still be the same difference in cancer risk. I am 51 years old and I am salicylate sensitive; which means that my diet is limited and a lot of what I can eat HAS to be made from scratch. I am unable to eat 80% of the vegetables and 90% of the fruits available. I have to stay away from most preservatives. Even with my restricted diet; my doctor is amazed at how healthy I am. I have NO other health problems with the exception of this particular food allergy and the only medication I take is an occasional over-the-counter antihistamine. At my age, there are not a lot of women (or men) who can make that claim. So, maybe, we just need to get the chemicals out of our food and eat REAL unprocessed food to reduce our cancer risk. What do you think?