Eating for cancer prevention depends on knowing which foods can
damage body cells and which foods can protect cells from damage.
I’ve heard people say that they believe cancer is unavoidable It’s
true that we inherit a tendency to develop certain cancers, but
scientists estimate that only about 5 percent of all cancers have a
genetic origin. On the other hand, about 35 percent of cancers are
related to nutritional factors. (To fill in the numbers, about 30
percent of cancers are thought to be related to tobacco use, and the
remaining 30 percent are attributed to all remaining factors, including
bacterial and viral infections, pollution, radiation, and occupational
hazards.) Some foods can damage body cells, setting them up for
precancerous changes, while other foods protect cells from damage.
Cancer prevention depends on knowing the difference.
