New research strongly suggests that a mix of preventative agents, such as those found in concentrated black raspberries, may more effectively inhibit cancer development than single agents aimed at shutting down a particular gene. Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center examined the effect of freeze-dried black raspberries on genes altered by a chemical carcinogen in an animal model of esophageal cancer.

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The American Institute for Cancer Research finds itself and its landmark expert report, Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective, caught in the middle of a furious PR battle between two conflicting interest groups. The Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), an anti-meat advocacy organization, is using the AICR report’s conclusions to bolster its campaign to get all processed meats out of U.S. schools.

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US researchers found that giving mice with rapidly spreading ovarian, pancreatic, and brain cancers high “pharmacologic ” dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, caused the tumors to shrink and their growth to slow down by as much as 50 per cent.

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Outdoor cooking season is at its peak, and now there are even more reasons to marinade meats before grilling. New research published in the Journal of Food Science suggests that marinating meats may decrease the cancer-forming compounds called heterocyclic amines (HCA), which are produced during grilling, by over 70 percent. Researchers from Kansas State University tested three commercial spice-containing marinade blends (Caribbean, southwest, and herb) on round beef steaks.

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