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DO YOU think certain foods can cure cancer?

Occasionally through the years I read where some doctors cure their own cancers through diet and chemo too. They eat black beans, brown rice, veggies,no sugar at all, no pop, lots of water, and apples and oranges and stuff.
I read it first in an old Life Magazine, featuring this Radiologist with liver cancer. He was angry about the fact we havent found a cure. So he treated himself. He got well on his diet. Stopped the chemo, and survived it.
The magazine was in an antique store written in the 50's or 60's. Interestingly enough, another doctor is featured today in prevention doing the same thing.
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Brussels sprouts, bok choy, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower all contain sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinols , two potent anticancer molecules. These molecules help the body detoxify certain carcinogenic substances and can help prevent precancerous cells from developing into malignant tumors. They also promote the suicide of cancer cells and block tumor growth.

Fresh ginger, or gingerroot, is a powerful anti-inflammatory that combats certain cancer cells and helps slow tumor growth. A ginger infusion can also alleviate nausea from chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

curry powder, this spice is the most powerful natural anti-inflammatory available today. It encourages cancer cell death, inhibits tumor growth, and even enhances the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Some research shows that turmeric is most effective in humans when it's mixed with black pepper and dissolved in oil (olive or canola, preferably). In store-bought curry mixes, turmeric represents only 20% of the total, so it's better to obtain ground turmeric directly from a spice shop.

Garlic, Onions, Leeks, Shallots, ChivesThe sulfur compounds found in this group (the alliaceous family) promote the death of colon, breast, lung, and prostate cancer cells. Epidemiological studies also suggest a lower risk of kidney and prostate cancer in people who consume the most garlic.

The risk of several cancers is significantly lower in people who eat fish at least twice a week. Several studies discovered that the anti-inflammatory long-chain omega-3s found in fatty fish (or in high-quality purified fish-oil supplements) can help slow cancer cell growth in a large number of tumors (lung, breast, colon, prostate, kidney, etc.).

Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, and cranberries contain ellagic acid and a large number of polyphenols, which inhibit tumor growth. Two polyphenols found in berries, anthocyanidins and proantho­cyanidins, promote cancer cell death.

Oranges, tangerines, lemons, and grapefruit contain anti-inflammatory compounds called flavonoids that stimulate the detoxification of carcinogens by the liver. Certain flavonoids in the skin of tangerines--tangeritin and nobiletin--can also help promote the death of brain cancer cells.

Of course this information was found by my researching the internet, in a quest to answer such a important question. I found and pasted most of this information.
No plagiarism attacks please. : )
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Posted Mar 31st, 2009 at 1:01PM
This website has some good suggestions, one of which is an alkalinizing diet:

http://www.curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1339076
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Posted Mar 31st, 2009 at 1:01PM
Don't know about curing cancer but when I had it, I was advised to stay away from tomato sauce, pepper, and a few other things.

Chemo & surgery cured mine in 94.
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Posted Mar 31st, 2009 at 1:02PM
Call me cynical but I think cancer cures have existed for centuries. Nowadays there is so much money to be made by keeping people ill that cures for cancer and many other health problems will never see the light of day.
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Posted Mar 31st, 2009 at 1:02PM
I think certain foods do help prevent cancer. Raw fruits and vegetables have more medicinal properties than processed foods. It never been proven that a diet can cure cancer or not.
During the WW2, parts of Poland only had raw cabbage to eat and had a 20% reduction in new cases of cancer.
As for what I think, Yes, certain foods do cure cancer.
Garlic, raw onions, Almonds as well as cabbage in cold slaw or just eat by itself and Fruit juices made from a juicer machine just add carrots, apples, bananas to make it a punch drink.
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Posted Mar 31st, 2009 at 11:34AM
Fight--yes. Cure--no.
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Posted Mar 31st, 2009 at 12:49PM
Foods can't cure cancer, but the right diet can go a very long ways towards preventing cancers. This knowledge has been around for decades. The cure for cancer is to prevent cancer, through an alkaline diet.
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Posted Apr 1st, 2009 at 3:52AM
No, I think maybe some things can possibly help you to be healthier to ward it off. I have been told there are only a couple types that can actually be cured, that there are many, so no I don't believe foods can cure it.
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Posted Mar 31st, 2009 at 1:03PM
My daughter just got done with cancer treatment.....I will tell you that doctor's say to stay away from certain foods...because cancer cells feed off of them (sugars)..

I have also heard that certain foods can cure it....our bodies were designed to heal itself....so, I would say it's possible....the problem is finding the right combination of the right food, to bring about the cure.
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Posted Mar 31st, 2009 at 9:53AM
to be honest, if one person has done it, then i guess other people can to. although i don't think it will cure, it would be like a complementary therapy. like working along side chemo etc.
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Posted Mar 31st, 2009 at 9:15AM
no, i don't. the foods mentioned didn't cure the cancer, the therapy that was included did. i know certain foods you are supposed to avoid like chocolate and soy. but for the most part no, food doesn't cure cancer.
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Posted Mar 31st, 2009 at 11:44AM
Not cure it. some foods can help prevent cancer and when you do have cancer some foods can help make the symptoms less agonizing. Those stories you read are hoaxes, and there is no proof to them except for people saying it happened to them.
I suggest doing more in depth research and reading studies done about certain foods and their affect on cancer.
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Posted Mar 31st, 2009 at 12:22PM
"I do believe in you are what you eat" Red meat is known to stay in the digestive tract for 3 days. It's hard to digest, if people ate it everyday they would be full of *hit. Excuse the pun. veggies, salads, natural fruit drinks, water, lean meats, fish, chicken is the way to go, along with your nuts and berries. I believe you can prevent it with a healthy lifestyle.
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