8 Ways to Keep Cancer at Bay

What you eat—and just as importantly what you don't—may affect your risk of getting cancer

(NEWSER) - Genes may be a bigger factor than diet, but what you eat can still affect your chances of developing cancer. MSNBC tells you what to pile on your plate, and what to avoid. Eat up:

1. Cruciferous veggies like broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and kale
2. High-fiber anything
3. Foods rich in vitamin D and calcium

Awash in information, many remain dangerously misinformed

(NEWSER) - An American Cancer Society survey of 1,000 adults, as reported in Time, determined five major misconceptions about the disease.

1. The risk of dying from cancer in the United States is increasing.
2. Living in a polluted city is a greater risk for lung cancer than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.

Heinz-backed research highlights lycopene

(NEWSER) - Good news, but only if you like tomatoes: The chemical that makes them red helps fight prostate cancer, a study suggests. In a lab, lycopene was shown to stop cancer cells from attaching to a blood supply. The process can delay the cells' growth, and even kill them, the Telegraph reports. "'This simple chemical reaction was shown to occur at lycopene concentrations that can easily be achieved by eating processed tomatoes," said one of the researchers in Britain. More»

New drug combos delay tumor growth in advanced cases

(NEWSER) - Two new studies mark what could be the biggest breakthrough in treating breast cancer in more than a decade, researchers say. Both involve combining drug therapies that attack tumors in different ways, significantly delaying the time until women with advanced breast cancer became sicker, the AP reports. One treatment held tumor growth at bay for around six months longer than conventional treatments; the other delayed it for four months longer. More»

Doctors excited about 'huge' new clinical trial

(NEWSER) - Dramatic results from a new cancer treatment trial are being called "a huge accomplishment—huge," and could mean a breakthrough in treating a common type of leukemia and potentially a range of other cancers. University of Pennsylvania scientists basically turned patients' T cells into leukemia-killing machines by modifying a virus so that it would cause the T cells to bind with and destroy leukemia cells. When the T cells were injected with the virus and then re-entered the patients, each one killed at least 1,000 cancer cells. Some experts believe other cancers—including blood, breast, and colon—could utilize the same type of treatment. More»