Diet

Health of more than 26,000 men, aged over 30, was tracked for five years. Avoiding all animal-related foods cut odds of the cancer by 35 per cent. Those who ate eggs and dairy just as likely to get disease as meat eaters Read the article.

Cancer is a scary word and a diagnosis of the disease can be intimidating and daunting – but what can we do to prevent or lower our chances of getting it? Tara Whyand, an oncology dietitian, has explained to Express.co.uk there is a link between diet and the chances of getting cancer. Read this somewhat general article on diet and cancer here.

Antioxidants are supposed to keep your cells healthy. That is why millions of people gobble supplements like vitamin E and beta-carotene each year. Today, however, a new study adds to a growing body of research suggesting these supplements actually have a harmful effect in one serious disease: cancer. Read the article.

Antioxidants — which include vitamins C and E and beta-carotene, and are contained in thousands of foods — are thought to protect cells from damage by acting as defenders against something called “free radicals” which the body produces as a part of metabolism or that can enter through the environment. That’s all great for normal cells. But what researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center found is that antioxidants can work their magic on cancerous cells, too — turbo-charging the process by which they grow and spread. Read the article.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of pomegranate extract on rising PSA levels in men following primary therapy for prostate cancer. This article found no significant effect. Read the article.

Cancer Protection A study from the University of California, Riverside found components of pomegranate juice may stop prostate cancer cells from moving, while also weakening the chemical signals that promote this kind of cancer to spread in the first place. And in a separate study, Israeli researchers found pomegranate juice may prevent and destroy breast cancer cells (though it’s hardly the only cancer-fighting food). Stable PSA Levels Prostate cancer patients may also experience lowered levels of a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) when they drink 8 ounces of pomegranate juice each day, found this study from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Metabolites in the essential mineral selenium may help the body fight certain kinds of cancer, say researchers at the University of Copenhagen. Selenium is found naturally in a number of vegetables and nuts, as well as in fish such as salmon, tuna and cod. Read the article.