CANCER, DIET, AND THE MASTER SWITCH

To Turn Off Cancer’s Master Switch, Heed Grandmother’s Advice: Fruits and vegetables target the disease at the molecular level by Jeni Baker, Cancer Monthly Staff Writer

A recently published review* highlights a large body of evidence that active ingredients in fruits and vegetables can not only stave off certain cancers, but also can inhibit the cell division that leads to tumor growth and metastasis.

Although the review specifically examines a number of ways that some fruits and vegetables target cancer at the molecular level, co-author Bharat B. Aggarwal, PhD, of MD Anderson Cancer Center, stresses that diet represents only one front in the battle against the disease.

The culprit is inflammation, the cause is (usually) lifestyle

Simply put, most diseases, including cancer, are caused by dysregulated inflammation, Aggarwal says. “If we can correct this, we can prevent and even treat cancer.”