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Let’s look at cancer in a totally new light. This way we can understand how it operates. Instead of asking, “Why does cancer grow?” We can ask the question, “How does cancer grow?” It can be a key to winning our fight with cancer! more…

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If our food fix are veggies and fruits to battle cancer, looking for creative recipes isn’t difficult to find. As mentioned in an earlier blog, the book, “Zest for Life” is a good book to start with. The gems from this book are the recipes written by an expert on nutrition, a lady with a degree in nutrition. Her brush with cancer inspired her to write this book coupled with her conviction that our food choices influence our chances at survival. She evolved into a passionate advocate in enlightening people that we can prevent this scourge through our lifestyles and especially with what we eat. more…

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When it comes to cancer, celebrities are just like us. They get cancer too. Being a celebrity is no guarantee they’re protected from cancer. At 37 years old, Giuliana Rancic, a co-host of E!news was stricken with breast cancer.

A smart woman, she listened to her physician’s recommendation. Her initial lumpectomy failed to cut off the tumor mass. She was brave enough to go through a double mastectomy. Most women would hesitate having both breast excised. But that’s exactly what she decided to do. The radical mastectomy seemed drastic. But it was the best way to cut off those deadly cancer cells from her body. Surgery is a standard cancer treatment. The aberrant mass of tissues is lopped off from the body. Doing so, those immortal cancer cells won’t proliferate, invade nearby tissues, metastasize to remote bodily organs. And then finally kills its victim. more…

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We are what we eat! Food greatly affects our risks in developing certain types of cancer. It’s obvious. High energy and high fat diets lead to obesity and increase our risk for some cancers. Needless to say, a plant based diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains may help prevent cancer. more…