Food and Cancer
We know that some foods can cause cancer and some can help prevent it. Below is a list including information from laboratory tests, animals and humans. The specific cancer types mentioned relate to known associations in people.
| Food | Causes Cancers | Preventing Cancer |
|---|---|---|
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Fruits & Veges - carotenoids
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Prostate, lung, stomach
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Fruits & Grains - phytooestrogens
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Breast, colon, prostate
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Fruits & Veges
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Ovarian, breast, stomach, melanoma
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Veges - organosulfurs
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Stomach
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Citrus fruit - monoterpenes
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Breast, skin, liver, lung pancreas, prostate
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Veges - isothiocyanates & indoles
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Breast, esophagus, lung
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Soy - protease inhibitors
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several
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Smoked meat - N nitoso compounds
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Nasopharyngeal, bladder, liver
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Cooked meat - aromatic hydrocarbons
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Similar to industrial pollutants
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Cooked meat - aromatic amines
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Liver, colon, breast, prostate, lymphoid, oral cavity
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Meat - animal fat
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Breast, colon, prospate
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