Eating to prevent cancer

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Avatar f tn There are many kinds of cancer and there are many factors to consider in determining if you are at risk for cancer. To prevent getting cancer as a whole during your teens, a healthy lifestyle- including regular exercise and eating healthy, avoiding alcohol and smoking and other dangerous substances are important. Also, talk to your parents of your family medical history and determine if there has been cancer with other members of the family.
1100598 tn?1413127426 I saw a Gyn and he suggests at least the removal of both ovaries and the tubes to help prevent ovarian cancer. He said that a full hysterectomy is not as necessary. But down the road, there is a chance of getting uterine or cervical cancer. I don't really want to have either surgery, but I refuse to go through chemo again. So now I don't know which surgery to have. The full hysterectomy or have just the tubes and ovaries removed?
750172 tn?1256147076 Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals. ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer. WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher.
Avatar n tn I had a discussion with a doctor who assured me that if I had my breasts removed I could not get breast cancer. If I had a family history of breast cancer or ovarian/uterine cancer and had a mastectomy or hysterectomy, can I still get breast or uterine/ovarian cancer?
Avatar f tn Well, there's nobody on here that can give you a meal plan or a complete answer to those questions. The issue with preventing and treating disease with food and supplements is there are a lot of different notions out there and not much conclusive evidence behind them. Virtually all of the big money spent on health in the developed world is spent on selling pharmaceuticals and medical devices, which can be patented, and on surgery, which is quite lucrative.
1829282 tn?1325591658 The 13 Most Powerful Superfoods Avocados They're high in fat, but avocados contain healthful monounsaturated fat, which has been linked to a reduced risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. "Avocados aid in blood and tissue regeneration, stabilize blood sugar, and are excellent for heart disorders," says Ed Bauman, Ph.D., director of Bauman College.
Avatar f tn What are the percentages of people who have this that develop cervical cancer? What, besides regular pap smears, can be done to prevent this from causing cervical cancer? Is diet a factor? Frequency in sexual relations? Birth control pills? There is no cervical cancer in her family history. She is really concerned.
Avatar f tn Hi Maria, IF your OVCA was estrogen-receptive, then you're in luck. Yes, there's currently a clinical trial of a drug called Aromasin. I believe that it's in the final trial stages, meaning that it's probably working at least for a few women. It cuts the amount of estrogen in our system by 95%. It has nasty side effects, mostly pain in the hands and feet, and hot flashes, but heck, at least we'd be alive to complain about that!
Avatar f tn There is some promising data that suggests osteoporosis drugs may help prevent breast cancer patients having recurrances of cancer as bone cancer.
541196 tn?1293552936 After a lot of crying and discussing options with vet on duty we put her down. Is there anything I could have done to prevent her break? How can pet owners detect cancer earlier? This has been really hard on our family.
Avatar f tn It is a possible alternative to getting on a medication, which would prevent breastfeeding as eating the placenta is said to benifit both, not just one while preventing the other. The woman who does this is a selfless stand up Mother in my book.
Avatar f tn In fact, mushrooms are used as an adjunctive cancer treatment throughout Asia because of their ability to counteract the toxic effects of chemotherapy and radiation while simultaneously shrinking tumors. What's more, Japanese researchers have found that regularly eating shiitake mushrooms lowers blood cholesterol levels up to 45 percent. Dark Chocolate When it comes to chocolate, bitter is better – at least in terms of health.
148588 tn?1465778809 you change your diet to a healthy one...common sense...so why not eat right in the first place to prevent disease?..again.disease is is caused by the chemicals we ingest...
Avatar m tn The best things you can do to help prevent it is to keep your dog as healthy as possible. Keep her at her ideal weight through a combination of exercise and providing a nutritious diet. There aren't any known supplements or medications that will specifically prevent bone cancer, and no one knows what specifically causes bone cancer at this time--just that large breed dogs are more susceptible and that genetics can play a role.
Avatar n tn My surgeon said it lessens the % chance of cancer, but it was my understanding that it is not by much and that you will still get cancer. Thats why I am not going to take tamoxafin. I had atypia and it would supposedly lessen my chance of the atypia one day becoming cancer, but not significantly enough for me to want the side effects. Do you research to see what would be best in your case.
Avatar f tn So this week, I suffered from constipation after eating improperly for about a week. The stool was hard and painful to get out. There was blood in the toilet. My anus feels ripped when I push the stool out. I often feel a fleshy lump on my rectum after straining, but it goes away a day later. I rarely have stomach aches or pains. Its just really hard to past stool when im not eating well. Then the blood comes. Then my anus hurts for a day or 2. It doesn’t itch much or cause stomach pain.
Avatar m tn the one and most inportant is get a colonoscopy they say start at 50 but if it runs in your family or you are real concern than you should get one. colon cancer is a very easy cancer to get rid of if you get your colonoscopy, they find poyls and remove them right there . my husband had one monday . they found 2 and removed them, if he had let them stay there he would of got cancer. colon cancer is very slow growing and if you get it early its cureable.
Avatar f tn Cholesterol and Triglyceride Lowering Foods Mushrooms Used for centuries in Eastern medicine, mushrooms have powerful effects on the immune system – especially the maitake, shiitake, and reishi varieties. "Mushrooms such as maitake help prevent and treat cancer, viral diseases, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure," says Bauman.
600561 tn?1326845621 experiment with it and if you are doing okay and eating these things, then it is okay to continue eating them. But coming from someone who is completely tube fed, avoiding nuts, seeds, and popcorn to possibly keep you healthier doesn't seem that bad. When you said, "Each person may need to find out what is acceptable to the irritable bowel and deal with it that way", I agree with that 100%.
Avatar m tn t want HBV to progress to cirrhosis by treatment and suppressing the viral load , another thing to consider is the issue of HCC , my question is 1) what is the best way to diagnosis HCC 2) is there anything to do to avoid HCC? May be drug or supplement or even food to lower the risk. I did my AFP test and the result is 9.6 , the normal range is 0-10 . When I did the test 5yrs ago it was 2.