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Nutrition and Cancer

What you eat can reduce your risk of cancer

Eating for treatment is quite different than eating for survivorship. During treatment, the goal is to maintain your weight and, if necessary, plan meals to reduce any side effects the cancer treament may be having.

After treatment, the goal often is to reduce the risk of recurrence by making changes in diet. For cancer prevention, the best advice -- as it relates to your diet -- is the simplest:

Eat mostly plant foods, limit red meat and avoid processed meat.

Be physically active however you can for at least 30 minutes per day.

Aim for a healthy weight throughout your life.

The following articles are specifically for cancer survivors

Help or Harm?
Nutritional supplements and cancer treatment often don't mix
Fresh Start:
Changing eating habits may help keep cancer at bay
The Weight Battle:
Dietitians offer strategies for controlling weight after cancer treatment
Organic Curiosity:
Is it worth the cost to buy organic?
Bounty of the Mediterranean:
Pediatric weight loss program takes multidisciplinary approach
Motivated to Lose:
U-M researcher examines diet's potential for preventing cancer
Most Wanted Supplements:
Are They Cancer Killers or Frauds? What You Need to Know
Separating Scams from Supplements
Finding your way through the health-food store
Soy Foods
Can I eat them if my cancer is Estrogen-Receptor positive?

The following articles are for anyone interested in how nutrition prevents cancer

Organic Curiosity:
Is it worth the cost to buy organic?
Bounty of the Mediterranean:
U-M researcher examines diet's potential for preventing cancer
Pleasures from the Farm:
Explore farmers' markets for healthy, delicious eating
Most Wanted Supplements:
Are They Cancer Killers or Frauds? What You Need to Know
Taming the Flame
Enjoy summer grilling -- but with an ounce of prevention
Fads Fade Fast
Healthy Eating Sticks
Preparing Foods with Antioxidants
Tips an easy ways to include these foods in your favorite recipes
Taming the Flame
Enjoy summer grilling -- but with an ounce of prevention
Preparing Foods with Antioxidants
Tips an easy ways to include these foods in your favorite recipes
All About Soy
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Lycopene Supplements a Good Idea for You?
Frequently Asked Questions

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See Also:

A Temporary Fix
What to expect when tube feeding is necessary
Nutrition, Supplements and Cancer Treatment
-from the Spring 2004 Online issue of Progress
An Unlikely Laboratory
-from the Winter 2004 Online issue of Progress

Broccoli Versus Breast Cancer Stem Cells
a video blog from NutritionFacts.org

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