Cancer/ Prevention/ Control/ Foods for Cancer/ Preventive measures of cancer/ what to eat and what to avoid for cancer

1. Cancer
Prevention and Foods
Ms.M.RAGADEEPA
Assistant Professor,
Department of Food and Dairy Technology,
Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai

2. CANCER
 Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the
body.
 Cancer develops when the body's normal control mechanism
stops working.
 Old cells do not die and instead grow out of control, forming
new, abnormal cells.
 These extra cells may form a mass of tissue, called a tumor.

4. Causes:
 Lifestyle Factors
 Smoking
 Diet
 Alcohol
 Obesity
 Infectious Agents
 Environmental pollutants
 Radiation

6. NUTRIENTS FOR PREVENTING
CANCER
 Selenium,
 Folic acid,
 Vitamin B-12,
 Vitamin D,
 Chlorophyll, and
 antioxidants such as the carotenoids (α-carotene, β-carotene,
lycopene, lutein, cryptoxanthin)
 Ascorbic acid

7. Death Rate
 25-30% dude to Tobacco
 30- 45% - Diet
 15- 20% - Infections
 10- 20% - Obesity
 4- 6 % - Alcohol
 10-15% - Others

8. Good News
High Fruits and Vegetables intake may
reduce cancer incidence by 40- 64%

9. How diet can affect Cancer
 Aflatoxins( Found in mouth foods )
 Heterocyclic amine ( meat cooked at very
high temperature)
 N- nitrogen compounds (Spoiled foods)
 Policyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
( combustion foods, smoked foods )
These chemical can start cancer process by
creating cancer cells.

10. Tumor Anti-promoters
 Folic Acid
 Antioxidants
 Phytochemicals
 Low fat plant based diet
 Phytonutrients

12. CANCER PREVENTION FOODS
 Broccoli contains sulforaphane,
 Carrot
 Beans - Fiber
 Berries - antioxidant properties
 Cinnamon - reduce blood sugar and ease inflammation
 Nuts
 Olive Oil
 Turmeric - anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and even anticancer effects.
 Citrus fruits ( lemon, limes, grapefruits and oranges )
 Flax seed - High in fiber
 Tomatoes - Lycopene (anticancer properties).
 Fatty Fish

13. TYPES OF CANCER
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer
Skin cancer
Lung cancer
Liver cancer
Blood cancer

14. Avoid Anti-nutrients
 Aspartame
 Transfat
 Refined Carbohydrate
 Processed food

15. Thank you…