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Deep Fried Food May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk

Eating deep-fried foods such as French fries, fried chicken and doughnuts at least once a week is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a study by investigators at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Continue reading »

Component of High Fiber Diet Halts Cancer in Lab Study

While the rate of prostate cancer occurrence in some Asian cultures is similar to the rate in Western cultures, it appears that prostate cancer tends to not progress in Asian cultures. Why?

Vegetables Against Cancer

by Dr. Geo Espinosa

Here is a quick look at some of the research on vegetables and cancer.

Cruciferous or Brassica vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, bok choy, collard greens, and kale, are rich in sulforaphane and indole-3 carbinol (I3C) (Higdon et al. 2007).

Inflammation and Cancer

by Dr. Keith I. Block

Evidence of the ability of inflammation to both initiate and fuel cancer has been accumulating since at least the 1980s. In fact, any chronic inflammatory disease – such as arthritis, bronchitis, fasciitis, colitis, and asthma – can increase the risk of cancer.

How Diet Affects Cancer

Today we are honored to feature the first in a series of articles by Keith I. Block, MD an internationally recognized expert in integrative oncology. Dr. Block is currently Director of Integrative Medical Education at the University of Illinois and is the author of Life Over Cancer: The Block Center Program for Integrative Cancer Treatment.