food prevention on cancers and diseases? can anyone help me with this question. Food that may prevent cancers?
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Diet rich in fibre content (like vegetables, cereals like wheat, bran etc,) helps decrease the risk of colonic cancer, whereas foods like smoked fish and fatty foods & red meats are associated with increased risk of gastric and colonic cancers respectively. Also antioxidants like vitamin A and C play a vital role in preventing formation of cancers. Alcohol is also known to be a risk factor in certain Gastrointestinal malignancies.
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer-prevention/CA00024
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None that I know of. Why would instant food cause cancer? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are generally very strict about the safety of our food. If you hear that cancer was caused by some type of food, it usually means that lab rats were fed an incredibly large amount of it for a couple of years and then they got cancer. For example, they may have been given the human equivalent of a case of soda a day for six years. Don't worry about your instant food. It's simply been processed in a way that makes it cook faster. Don't believe everything you hear on the street. Most people don't know what they're talking about.
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The problem is, the data isn't conclusive. While there are people who have died from lung cancer who never smoked, there are also people who work around smokers all the time (in a bar for example) who are perfectly healthy. So, the question is - were these non-smokers exposed to something else and/or simply, unfortunately, susceptable to developing cancer (because it ran in the family, for example)?
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I am not sure what the question is.  I'll interpret it in two different ways: \n1) What are the risk factors associated with prostate cancer? and \n2) If you have prostate cancer what is your health risk? What impact will it have on your lifespan?\n\nAnswering the first question.\nThe risk factors of prostate cancer are in order of importance: 1) age; 2) ethnicity (African American have a higher risk than other ethnic groups); and 3) diet (high fat diet). \n\nProstate cancer is a complex disease.  Most men as they age will develop cancerous cells within their prostate.  When taking autopsy of elder males, by the time they are in their 80s the majority of them will have some prostate cancer.  But, the majority of them will have died of otherr causes.  Prostate cancer very often is contained and does not spread.  And, if it does it often spreads very slowly so as not to affect the lifespan of individuals.\n\nAfrican Americans are at a greater risk simply because their dark skin pigmentation reduces their absorbption rate of Vit. D synthesized directly from sun exposure.  Vit. D plays a crucial protective role related to prostate cancer.  \n\nRegarding diet, Asians have a far lower incidence and mortality rate from prostate cancer.  However, when they move to the U.S. and adopt our nutritional habits (eat more meat, saturated fat, etc...) their prostate cancer rates quickly increase to our levels.  Thus, the Asians do not have a lower rate of prostate cancer because of any genetic component, but because of their protective lifestyle and nutrition. \n\nAnswering the second question.\nUltimately most cancers can be terminal.  Prostate cancer is no exception.  You can die from it.  However, prostate cancer is far more benign than many other cancers such as lung cancer, colon cancer, and lymphoma.  As mentioned before many more men who have prostate cancer die from other causes then die from prostate cancer.  The older one is the higher the probability that one has some prostate cancer; but, also cancer growth rate drops with age.\n\nSeveral studies conducted in Europe concluded that invasive prostate removal and other surgeries did not expand lifespan over just "watchful waiting."  And, that the lifespan of such individuals was normal and overall not curtailed by prostate cancer.  \n\nHope this info was helpful.  Also, check out the books I mention under my sources.  If you need any clarification on the above, don't hesitate to contact me through "Answer."
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I have a saying, "Genetics trumps everything".  That means that you can do everything you're supposed to AND still get breast cancer.  And we've all known people who ate the worst food, drank like a fish and lived to be 100.\n\nThe bottom line is that we just don't know.  Diet may be a factor but if it is, we don't really know how much.\n\nBest wishes.
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A growing field of cancer prevention research is chemoprevention, or the use of natural or synthetic compounds to decrease the number of mutations that may lead to cancer. Chemoprevention research seeks to identify those compounds that reduce risk and use them in pills or food additives as a prevention measure for those who are at high risk for cancer. More than two dozen chemopreventive compounds are currently being studied for how well they work in humans.
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A meta-analysis on this issue was reported in the May 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).  They found 'some evidence' for increased risks of certain types of cancer and recommended additional research.\n\nHope this is helpful for you.
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Hey Carolina C - Eat your fruits and veggies (they make great snacks), salads from time to time, grilled or broiled verses fried, drink plenty of healthy fluids plus drink an antioxidant juice daily, exercise, drink a natural and healthy energy drink, look for the heart smart on menu's when you go out to eat, and pop a Hershey's kiss every now and then just because. I do but don't tell anyone ok. Take care and best wishes to you !!!!
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I have not heard good things about Splenda !!    \n here is some information for you about cancer. In my opinion I would not suggest or recommend conventional treatments,there are alternative approaches that can be taken. Cancer can accrue in the body when nutritionally (malnutrition is the lack of proper Nutrition / Vitamins / Minerals ; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition) the body is not in a condition to defend it's self against free radicals and other cancer causing agents. A nutritionally deficient body that has an acidic PH could support the growth and development of cancers.The body's PH balance is a very important factor to be considered, you want to have more of an alkaline PH, to have a body that is to acidic can be very dangerous (to much sugar or the wrong types of sugar in the diet can cause an acidic PH, by wrong types in my opinion are splenda, corn syrup, white sugar. Most sugars that are labeled as brown sugar are actually white sugar that had some of the molasses stirred back into it,) Here is some information for you about health.I suggest a change in diet, drink a lot of clean bottled water (my guess is that this person drinks coffee or soda, these things need to be taken out of the diet for sure and smoking as well) include MINERALS (the sports one is flavored or else i think that there are others that are flavored) AND EFA dietary supplements from a company called American Longevity, phone#1-800-982-3189 2400 Boswell Road, chula vista, California 91914 be careful about the amount of the mineral supplement do not exceed more then one tablespoon a day,Vitamins, the vitamin product that i use is called E 7 (essential seven.) the telephone number is 1(888) 737-7307 i would take only one half of one scoop a day . If you do some study about what exactly it is that all of these different vitamins and minerals PURPOSE INSIDE OUR BODY'S is you will probably figure out that they can help to elevate ALMOST all symptoms of ill health,there is a audio tape about minerals called "dead doctors don't lie" call 1800-982-3189 to order. \n\n\nhttp://www.mannatech.com get a DVD from manna-tech called "OUTSIDE THE BOX" BY JEFF ALLEN this DVD will explain to you a lot of information about health and give some very good advice about cancer.\n\nmy hope is that you are a saved person, the bible says "we are loved by god with an everlasting love"(Jeremiah 5:8), you can go to http://www.bellevue.org and you can watch sermons live if you want p.s. HOPE I HELPED
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When you read articles like this you have to remember that researchers like to get published and what better way to get published than to claim some obscure compound in chocolate or beer or broccoli will help prevent cancer. Take these articles with a big grain of salt along with claims that vitamins or supplements will cure cancer. Cancer is a complex illness and if drinking beer or eating chocolate was a big factor in preventing it, then you could be assured there would be much lower levels of cancer among the general population.
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cancer is an auto-immune disease and can be reversed with\nproper cell to cell communication or glycosylation. the \nimmune system kills off cancerous cells. all you need are \nglyconutrients. send me and email for more info.
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Flaxseed oil. Also, mixed with cottage cheese is said to cure cancer. Check it out. http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/ search the site for the oil and cancer.
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I think the second one.\n\nMany cancers can be prevented thru healthy lifestyle choices.
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As someone that has worked as a medical researcher regarding soy - I have some very strong sentiments regarding soy products. \n\nWe observed countless women go from having no noticible reproductive (breast, ovarian, ect.) cancers to having very large ones. \n\nSome soy products are benefitial in preventing cells from becoming cancerous - but only if the cell is not already that way! All of us have cancer countless times in our lives and never know it - because our body does what its supposed to and gets rid of the cell that's gotten "confused". \n\nHowever, phytoestrogens (the estrogen component of soy products, the "active ingredient") fit the same receptors on the cells as estrogens do. And, reproductive tumors use estrogens as food - so if you are taking soy products you are directly feeding these tumors. \n\nWe also see indications that soy taken by women that eventually have children may negatively impact the estrogen/testosterone ratio of all male children. \n\nWhole soy foods - not the extracted tablets etc - were considered highly dangerous for many years. It was not until the oriental communities learned to ferment soy that it became acceptable as safe. Soy contains goitrogens that affect iodine levels in the body and can lead to hypo/hyper- thyroidism among other things if consumed pre-fermented. Tofu is not a fermented food and is thusly not safe. \n\nAs a whole food, whithout extracting anything, and with remembering to only eath the fermented foods, such as miso, soy is likely a healthy contribution to the diet. However, without these factors being taken into consideration, the long term effects of soy supplementation are potentially very dangerous.
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Check out "Beating Cancer With Nutrition" by nutritionist Patrick Quillen (CTCA) or "How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine" by Michael Murray ND.\nAvailable on Alibris.com; both books are a goldmine of info on diet and other approaches to helping cancer paitients. Good luck and God Bless!
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There are no (absolutely no) health risks involved with either one. That whole cancer scare was started by a guy whose wife died of brain cancer, and he blamed it on her cell phone. But people who eat carrots also die of brain cancer. And people who drive cars. And people who eat breakfast...  But you can't place blame on just anything. Your phone is safe, and independent research (i.e., by people who have no axe to grind) have shown no correlation.