Food for LIfe: Cancer Prevention & Survival

Certain diet patterns seem to have a major effect in helping people diagnosed with cancer to live longer, healthier lives. The National Cancer Institute research shows that as much as 50 percent of cancer risk may be related to diet. In this class, you will learn about the right food choices that can help reduce the risk of developing cancer as well as overcome the disease after it has been diagnosed.
 

More than four decades ago, the United States declared a “war on cancer,” yet current statistics predict that during our lifetime, one in two men and one in three women will develop cancer. This amounts to 1.5 million people being diagnosed with cancer in the US each year, and cancer causing nearly one-quarter of every death in America. Research has shown that ore than one-third of all cancer deaths in the US are due to poor diet, yet most are unaware of the connection. Faced with these startling statistics, the Food for Life: Cancer Project offers a new direction in battling this disease. The Cancer Project information about how certain foods and nutrients work to promote or discourage cancer growth,, along with demonstrations of simple recipes that can be easily recreated at home.