Is There an Anticancer Diet?

Eating certain fruits and vegetables may decrease cancer risk and even stop its growth according to research.
While there is really no "anticancer diet," eating plenty of certain fruits and vegetables can help reduce the risk of getting cancer, based on a Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research in Philadelphia report to the American Association for Cancer Research's Sixth Annual International Conference.
On the list are black raspberries for reducing risk of esophageal cancer and raw cruciferous vegetables like broccoli for preventing bladder cancer.
The raspberry fruit probably reduces oxidative stress – facilitates cell regeneration by reducing the destruction done to cells by free radicals -- and by decreasing DNA damage and the growth rates of cells as well as increasing levels of an enzyme which helps in cell regeneration by detoxifying carcinogens.
Raw cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, broccoli sprouts, cabbage, and cauliflower seem to reduce bladder cancer risk according to a study due to the presence of compounds thought to be protective against bladder cancer. The risk is also further decreased if the fruit eater does not also smoke.
The big take-home message is, eat a variety of fruits and vegetables, especially those in season. The real goal is to try to increase your overall consumption of fruits and vegetables and the proportion of your diet that is made up of a plant-based diet. To ensure a steady supply of these cell regeneration anti-oxidants, you make take nutritional supplements with a good mix of anti oxidants.