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Current research indicates that the foods we ingest to our body can influence our risks to certain types of cancer. High energy and high fat diets can lead to obesity and are generally thought to increase the risk of some cancers. Plant-based diets high in fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes and wholegrain foods may help to prevent cancer.

Diet is just one of the lifestyle factors that influence the risk of developing cancer.

Smoking, obesity, alcohol, sun exposure and physical activity levels are also important.

Foods to limit in your diet or eat less of include: Fatty processed red meats ,Highly processed foods that are low in fibre Heavily salted and pickled foods.

Foods to eat more The strongest protective anti-cancer effect has been shown with: Vegetables, especially raw vegetables or salads ,Leafy green vegetables, carrots,Tomatoes,Citrus fruits ,Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, bok choy and other Asian greens.

MicroRNA has been found to have regulatory in many cancer-related processes in the human body that researchers in Israel are capitalizing on as a sure way of detecting squamous and non-squamous cells that are sure sign of lung cancer. This is vital for current available treatments for non-squamous cancers are deadly to squamous cancer sufferers and vice versa. On the other hand, Italian researchers have devised a way by which oncologists can check for three genetic markers as determining factor of the best approach treatment is to take. This allows better diagnosis with treatment customized to individual patients giving the oncologist the best possible chances of success and the patient recovery. To determine the advancement of the disease greatly enhances our ability to treat and provide the best possible medical solutions for a particular disease. This for m of diagnosis is being tested out for other forms of cancer which can greatly increase survivability rates of sufferers. It may also aid scientists in providing better prevention drugs or through genetic analyses be able to say who is susceptible of what thus giving patients time to adjust their lifestyles to avoid contracting that form of the disease.

Research submitted to the 1st European Lung Cancer Conference have conclusive proof that may warrant more study that the human HPV virus has a role in the formation of lung cancer. Smoking is still the main contributory factor for contracting lung cancer but the presence of the HPV virus in the lungs of women who have lung cancer may establish a link between the two diseases. HPV or the Human Papilloma Virus is a cause of cervical cancer and the discovery was quite a surprise for it shows that the virus present in the cervix that caused it to form there was present in the lungs of all test subjects. HPV is now being looked at as a co-carcinogen or cancer causing agent and future studies may prove a link should it really be there.

As with any disease, there are lots of myths surrounding the ability of a family member to develop the same form of disease. Some experts say there is no direct link to the said relation and your ability to get the same disease except perhaps for the same environmental factors which may be causing the disease to manifest in both of you. There is no solid scientific basis for cancer being inherited but it should be used as an indicator that you are susceptible to it. The size of breasts is also a point of contention for many claim that having large natural breasts are a sure sign of you being prone to getting breast cancer. Experts say there is also no medical foundation for the myth and that whatever size of breasts you may have; the best tool in the fight against cancer would be to get screened regularly. There are more myths regarding the disease and most are said to be just plain myth without scientific basis. The best tool for prevention and successful treatment is early detection which is the key.

Researchers have found that kids who are educated on proper diet and nutrition from an early age are more likely to be conscious about their health in later life. Parents are advised to get their children involved in chores such as shopping at the grocery and explaining to them the pro’s and con’s of the various food choices that are available. These children have these lessons built into them allowing them to be healthy and active. They are also recommended to partake in most activities such as exercise and other physical activities so they tend to open their eyes to the active lifestyle to avoid obesity. Obesity is a growing threat to the health of many developed countries and has become so much of a threat that drastic measures such as the banning of junk foods form schools and other government facilities have been put in place.

Vegetables and the fiber they contain have long been seen as a good source of phyto-chemicals and compounds that have cancer prevention properties. Colored cabbages are considered to be the best sources of such cancer-fighting compounds and should be eaten abundantly. Eating them raw increases the amount of cancer-fighting agents as opposed to cooked dishes. This is one study that shows naturally occurring compounds present in foodstuff that need no further synthesis as a potent cancer-risk lowering measure. So eat your green leafy vegetables. Other vegetables have shown potency in the fight to prevent cancer rather than treat it which involves costly and painful procedures. High-fiber diets have also shown promise in lowering the occurrence of colorectal cancers which gives credence to the old folk’s saying that all natural is best.

Plant drinks that are now common may help fight prostate cancer which signifies the amount of knowledge we still need about plants that can solve most health related problems. Plants have long been the source of many of the world’s best antibiotics and have been found to contain phyto-chemicals that helps boost the immune system aiding it in fighting cancer. Diet and exercise are also some of the best forms of prevention for they boost the energy level of the body allowing it to provide stiffer defense against the myriad of diseases out there. These along with many more are some of the findings and conclusions these doctors and health professionals as some of the best cancer prevention tips that all should be informed of as they continue to wage the war against caner in its many forms and shapes.

In the previously concluded convention by the American Association for Cancer Research, many conclusions have been reached and the best of them is that the best way to treat cancer is to prevent it from happening in the first place. Recommendations include the consumption of fresh and raw leafy vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower to lower the risk of developing gall bladder cancer according to the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. From John Hopkins’s, they have found that a woman who gains weight right after diagnosis of having breast cancer greatly reduces their chances of survival or successful treatment. All agree that the HPV vaccine which has been developed to reduce greatly the risk of developing cervical cancer in women and most are benefiting from getting them with reduced occurrences.

The current practice of administering prevention surgery for women with breast cancers in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation bracket may have different results that previously expected. The risks are the same yet they may have different effects which may outweigh the risks of having the surgery in the first place. The study factored in the effect of genetics into the equation which was not considered in the past and it shows that a family history of the disease in women may provide varied results for sufferers. The cancer reducing operation coupled with the intake of cancer fighting drugs has produced results but this new study shows that the two types have different risks involved and that two different approaches should be devised for successful prevention and treatment.

Recent studies are showing that consumption of too much red meat leads makes one more prone to colorectal cancer. Meat as we all know that comes from farms are loaded with growth hormones, antibiotics and vitamins that are used by farmers to increase the health and productivity of their livestock. Researchers are only beginning to investigate the links between these veterinary products and how residual chemicals in the meat of the animals we consume can have adverse effects on the human body. The study shows that consumption of more than 18 ounces of red meat per meal can raise the risks of contracting colorectal cancer in later life. An ounce and a half intake increase raises the risk by as much as 15% which means people should cut back on the red meat they consume and consider more vegetables and leaner cuts of meat.