Cancer

Turmeric Powder for Cancer: Score 100

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Human: Turmeric contains curcumin, which exhibits pre-cancer activity by increasing levels of vitamins C and E, and preventing lipid peroxidation and DNA damage. It has significant therapeutic activity in patients with pancreatic cancer. It has therapeutic value in patients with monoclonal gammopathy, a possible precursor to multiple myeloma. It may enhance the therapeutic effect of gemcitabine in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer. It induces programmed cell death in human malignant gliobastoma cells. It is safe in high dosages when taken by mouth and has chemopreventive properties. It induces programmed cell death in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cell lines in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Animal: It prevents chemically induced oral cancer. It inhibits experimental tumor formation. It could be an adjuvant agent to chemotherapy in treatment of triple negative breast cancer. It displays anti-proliferative and anti-angiogenic properties on tumors. It enhanced the therapeutic response to TMZ in glioblastoma by enhancing apoptosis. It exhibits anti-cancer activity in intestinal cancer. It exhibits anti-gastrointestinal cancer activity. It exhibits anti-liver cancer activity. It exhibits anti-melanoma activity. It has a chemopreventive effect on chemically induced esophageal cancer. It has an immunomodulatory effect in host macrophages and NK cells, which results in a tumoricidal effect. It inhibits adenoid cystic carcinoma. It inhibits bladder tumor growth. It inhibits chemically induced skin cancer promotion. It inhibits leukemia cells. It inhibits proliferation and induces programmed cell death in leukemic cells and prolongs survival of mice with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It inhibits prostate cancer growth. It inhibits the growth of choroidal melanoma. It may have potential value in the treatment of Adult T-cell leukemia. It inhibits pancreatic cancer. It inhibits the proliferation of human oral cancer cells. It inhibits skin cancer in mice. It protects against chemically induced skin cancer.

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Green Tea (Cold Brewed) for Cancer: Score 98

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Human: It has a multitude of therapeutic benefits in the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer. Green Tea may be related to a reduction of endometrial cancer risk. It has potential to be a therapeutic adjuvant against human metastatic breast cancer. It may be associated with a lower risk of kidney cancer. It is associated with a lower risk of hematologic malignancies. Green Tea significantly reduced the risk of lung cancer. It suppresses proliferation of HTLV-1 infected lymphocytes. It reduces the size and incidence of recurrence of colorectal cancer. It is associated with lower risk of ovarian cancer. It is inversely related to the risk of developing endometrial cancer. Green Tea along with other foods, protects against the risk of multiple myeloma. It is significantly associated with a reduced lung cancer risk. It has an apoptotic effect on human colorectal cancer cells. It exerts chemoprotective effects in liver cancer and metabolic syndrome associated liver cancer. Animal: It can inhibit the proliferation and invasiveness and induce apoptosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. It induces profile changes in the mouse lung tumor. It inhibits fibroid tumors. It inhibits growth, invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis of pancreatic cancer. It prevents photocarcinogenesis by enhancing DNA repair. It significantly interferes with androgen independent prostate cancer. It induces cell death in gastrointestinal stromal tumor. It inhibits proliferation of uterine leiomyoma cells. It partly reduces chemotherapy side effects in the small intestine. Green tea polyphenols inhibit lung cancer caused by metastatic melanoma. It inhibits colon cancer progression. It inhibits lung cancer cell growth. In Vitro: It inhibits pancreatic and prostate cancer cell growth. It suppresses colon cancer cell growth. It changes the phenotype of invasive breast cancer cells, repressing malignancy. It fights cancer by modulating telomerase activity. It has a direct effect on growth inhibition in human esophageal cancer. It has anti-cancer effects against ovarian cancer cell lines. It induces apoptosis in melanoma cells. It induces programmed cell death in kidney cancer cells. It inhibits the proliferation of malignant lymphoma cells. It possesses novel anti-metastatic therapeutic potential for the treatment of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma. It inhibits malignant brain tumor cell lines. It demonstrates potent and specific anti-myeloma activity. It suppresses the growth of human cancer cells. It exhibits inhibitory activity against colorectal cancer cells. It induces apoptosis in drug resistant small cell lung carcinoma. It induces programmed cell death in human cancer cells.

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Apple for Cancer: Score 96

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Human: Apple pectin reduced Cesium-137 levels by 62% in “Chernobyl” children. It reduces the body burden of Cesium-137 in Chernobyl children. It significantly reduced Cesium-137 load within 16 days in children exposed to Chernobyl. It reduces risk of many common cancers, particularly of the digestive tract. Consumption of apples is inversely associated with the risk of developing various cancers. They are inversely related to the risk of colorectal cancer. Animal: Apples contain phytochemicals that represent a plausible chemoprotective agent for colorectal cancer. It is able to modulate medium term oral cancer as a result of antioxidant activity. Apple upregulates antioxidant associated genes in the rat colon and liver, which may account for apple’s anti-cancer activity. Apple pectin and lactobacillus inhibit liver cancer metastasis. They prevent breast tumors. They suppress breast cancer. In Vitro: Apples could trigger apoptosis in human breast cancer cells and has potential to improve cancer treatment as a natural product. It inhibits proliferation of human breast cancer cells. It activates programmed cell death in human colon cancer cells. Apples may possess chemotherapeutic effects against esophageal cancer. They contain compounds, which induce programmed cell death in human stomach cancer cells. Apples contain phloretin, which inhibits liver cancer cells.

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Tomatoes for Cancer: Score 94

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Human: Tomato may be associated with a reduced risk of gastric cancer. Tomato contains lycopene, which inhibits liver cancer cell growth. High intakes of fruits and vegetables, including tomato, has a favorable role in the risk of many common cancers. They are associated with reduced pancreatic cancer risk. They are associated with a lower risk of breast cancer. They are associated with lowering the risk of endometrial cancer. Tomato reduces prostate cancer growth. They reduce breast cancer risk particularly for more aggressive and ultimately fatal disease. Animal: Tomatoes may have anti-leukemia activities. They helped the expression of genes associated with inflammation, apoptosis and cancer progression. They can reduce or prevent dietary carcinogen induced cancers. They may inhibit cancer stem cells. In Vitro: They exhibit chemopreventive properties during hepatocarcinogenesis. They inhibit cell migration and invasion in highly invasive hepatocarcinoma cells. They inhibit the adhesion, invasion and migration of human hepatoma cells. They inhibit the growth of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cells. They inhibit the invasion of human lung adenocarcinoma cells. They significantly inhibit basophile leukemia cell proliferation. They may prevent colon cancer.

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Ginger (Freshly Grated) for Cancer: Score 94

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Human: Ginger reduces chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. It is metabolized in human lung cancer cells. Animal: Ginger has anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects on chemical induced hepatoma. It inhibits colon and lung cancer. Ginger inhibited cell proliferation and subsequently induced death of pancreatic cancer. It protects against radiation induced death. In Vitro: Ginger induces programmed cell death in human breast cancer cells. It inhibits melanoma cells. It exhibits anti-lung cancer properties. It has therapeutic properties relevant to cancer treatment. It induces cell death of TRAIL resistant gliobastoma cells. It may help combat chemotherapy resistant pancreatic cancer cells. It inhibits metastasis of human breast cancer cells. It inhibited tumor growth rate and increased the survival rate significantly. It works synergistically with turmeric to suppress prostate cancer cell lines.

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Flax Seeds for Cancer: Score 94

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Human: Flax seeds have an inhibitory effect on breast cancer. They are associated with reduced breast cancer risk and may reduce tumor growth. Flax seeds are associated with reduced risks of postmenopausal breast cancer. Animal: Flax seeds may be chemoprotective for intestinal and colon tumor development. It has potent anti-estrogenic effects on estrogen receptor positive breast cancer. It reduces the growth of human breast tumors at high levels of circulating estrogen.

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Ginger Powder for Cancer: Score 94

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Human: Ginger reduces chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. It is metabolized in human lung cancer cells. Animal: Ginger has anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects on chemical induced hepatoma. It inhibits colon and lung cancer. Ginger inhibited cell proliferation and subsequently induced death of pancreatic cancer. It protects against radiation induced death. In Vitro: Ginger induces programmed cell death in human breast cancer cells. It inhibits melanoma cells. It exhibits anti-lung cancer properties. It has therapeutic properties relevant to cancer treatment. It induces cell death of TRAIL resistant gliobastoma cells. It may help combat chemotherapy resistant pancreatic cancer cells. It inhibits metastasis of human breast cancer cells. It inhibited tumor growth rate and increased the survival rate significantly. It works synergistically with turmeric to suppress prostate cancer cell lines

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Reishi Mushroom Powder for Cancer: Score 94

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Human: Reishi improves the condition of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy/radiotherapy. Animal: It ameliorates the colon precancerous lesions induced by AOM and the small intestinal injury caused by 5-FU. It inhibits the development of lung tumors. It could inhibit cancer cell survival and induce apoptosis, also there were fewer and smaller colonies than the untreated cells. Reishi has anti-tumor effects in inflammatory breast cancer. Reishi extracts inhibit leukemia cells and promote an immune response. In Vitro: Reishi in combination with other ingredients is safe and therapeutic against myelogenous leukemia. It is cytotoxic to both drug sensitive and drug resistant small cell lung carcinoma cells and can reverse resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. It contains polysaccharides, which reverse multidrug resistance in leukemic cell lines. It induced programmed cell death in NB4 human leukemia cells. Medical mushrooms and phytochemicals represent useful approaches to target tissue invasion and metastasis as well as other hallmark areas of cancer. It has anti-cancer activity in human urothelial cells. Reishi induces apoptosis in metastatic lung tumor cells. It inhibits growth of human bladder cancer cells. Reishi causes apoptosis in leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma cell lines. It protects against radiation and chemotherapy associated toxicity. It inhibits proliferation and induces programmed cell death in human prostate cancer cells. It inhibits cell proliferation and growth cycle in human liver cancer cells. It suppresses growth of breast cancer cells through the inhibition of NF-KappaB signaling. Reishi suppresses the proliferation of ovarian cancer cells.

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Carrots for Cancer: Score 92

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Human: Carrots are associated with a lower risk of breast cancer. Animal: Carrot oil has remarkable anti-tumor activity against chemically induced skin cancer. In Vitro: It is a potent anti-cancer agent. Carrots exhibit anti-leukemia properties. It inhibited cell proliferation by inducing cell death in HT-29 cells. It is a potential candidate for cancer therapy specifically targeting cancer motility and metastasis.

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Banana for Cancer: Score 92

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Human: Banana consumption has been shown to be strongly inversely associated with kidney cancer risk. It is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer. It is associated with a lower risk of breast cancer.

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Raspberries for Cancer: Score 92

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Human: Raspberries may be beneficial for colorectal cancer patients. Animal: It could prevent the initiation, promotion and progression of cancer in the digestive tract and esophagus. They could prevent esophageal tumors. They prevent estrogen induced mammary tumorigenesis. They prevent chemically induced esophageal tumorigenesis. In Vitro: They demonstrated significant growth inhibitory and apoptic activating activities in human cervical cancer cells. They have an anti-cancer effect on leukemia and lymphoma cell lines. They exhibit chemoprotective properties in esophageal squamous cell tumors.

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Cabbage for Cancer: Score 92

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Human: It has evidence that it reduces prostate cancer risk. It is strongly inversely associated with kidney cancer risk.

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Coffee Beans for Cancer: Score 92

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Human: An increased consumption of coffee may reduce the risk of liver cancer. Tea and coffee consumption appear to lower the risk of glioma. There is an inverse relationship between coffee drinking and hepatocellular carcinoma risk. It is associated with a reduced risk of pancreatic cancer. It may be associated with a lower risk of kidney cell cancer. It is associated with decreased risk of cutaneous malignant melanomas. It is associated with a reduced incidence of rectal cancer.

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Strawberries for Cancer: Score 92

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Human: Strawberries significantly decreased the histologic grade of precancerous esophageal lesions. Animal: They may protect against and inhibit esophageal cancers. They protected against cigarette smoke induced lung cancer. They can act as a good dietary and chemopreventive and therapeutic agent. In Vitro: Strawberries have antioxidant and anti-cancer activity against human prostate and oral cancer cell lines. They exhibit chemopreventive properties in esophageal squamous cell tumors.

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Mango for Cancer: Score 90

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Animal: Mango induces programmed cell death in mouse prostate and lymph node cancer of the prostate. It activates lymphocytes in normal and tumor bearing mice. It inhibits bowel cancer. In Vitro: It can inhibit the proliferation of HL-60 leukemia cells. It has potent anti-tumor, immunomodulatory and anti-HIV activity.

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Cayenne Pepper for Cancer: Score 90

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Animal: Cayenne has anti-tumor activity on human colon cancer cells. It ameliorates oxidative stress mediated damage produced during chemical induced lung cancer. It exerts anti-tumor promotional effects through suppression of the tumor promoter induced activation. In Vitro: Cayenne induces apoptosis of cisplatin resistant stomach cancer. It induces cycle arrest by inhibiting cyclin dependent kinase in bladder cancer cells. It induces apoptosis of human pharyngeal squamous cancer cells and human tongue cancer cells. It induces programmed cell death in human stomach cancer. It inhibits growth of adult T-cell leukemia cells. It may induce breast cancer cell death. It has an anti-proliferative effect on stomach cancer cells.

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Cinnamon Powder for Cancer: Score 90

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Animal: It has protective qualities against colon cancer. It potentially suppressed the growth of xenografts representing human leukemia or skin cancer. It suppresses inflammatory colon cancer. In Vitro: It has significant anti-proliferative activity against colon cancer cells.

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Grapes (fresh) for Cancer: Score 90

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Animal: Grape seed inhibits growth of human colorectal carcinoma cells. Grape seed inhibits aromatase activity in an animal model of breast cancer. In Vitro: Grape seed induces apoptosis in human leukemia cells. It triggers programmed cell death in a human colon cancer cell line. It inhibits pulmonary metastatic melanoma. It enhances anti-cancer effect on human bladder cancer cells. It promotes programmed cell death in human skin cancer.

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Orange (fresh) for Cancer: Score 90

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Human: It reduces the risk of incident cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. It is inversely associated with esophageal cancer risk. Animal: It has chemoprotective properties against lesions in the mammary gland. It inhibited tumorigenesis in this preclinical mouse model of adenomatous polyposis and increases programmed cell death. In Vitro: It has anti-cancer activity against breast cancer cell lines. It inhibits the growth of human lung cancer cells.

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Pineapple for Cancer: Score 90

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Human: Pineapple contains bromelain, which has anti-metastic potential in lung cancer cells. Animal: It has anti-tumor properties. In Vitro: It exhibits anti-skin cancer and anti-melanoma activity. It has anti-tumor activity against skin cancer cells. It inhibits invasive properties of glioma cells. It may have anti-skin tumor activity. It induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells.

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Lime (thin slice with peel) for Cancer: Score 90

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Human: It is inversely associated with esophageal cancer risk.

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Watermelon for Cancer: Score 90

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Human: It is associated with a lower risk of breast cancer. It is inversely associated with lung cancer risk. It may be protective against prostate cancer.

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Coconut Oil (Virgin) for Cancer: Score 90

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Human: Coconut oil reduced the side effects of chemotherapy and helped improve the functional status and the quality of life of breast cancer patients

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Lemon (or Lime) Juice for Cancer: Score 90

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Human: It is inversely associated with esophageal cancer risk.

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Acai Berry Powder for Cancer: Score 90

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Human: Acai berries have been shown to significantly increase the antioxidant status of human blood plasma. In Vitro: They have anti-proliferation activity in human leukemia cells via induction of apoptosis. They had cytotoxic activities in colon cancer cells and can be effective as natural colon cancer chemopreventive agent.

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Cacao Powder for Cancer: Score 90

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Human: Cacao potentially inhibits angiogenesis. The Kuna Indians may have a reduced frequency of heart attack, stroke, diabetes and cancer due to their very high intake of cacao. Animal: It has anti-lymphoma properties. Cacao may merit further clinical investigation as a chemo-preventive agent that helps prevent colitis associated cancer. Cocao polyphenols protect rats from prostate cancer. It is cytotoxic to a broad range of human cancer cell lines. It has cytotoxic MCF-7 cancer cells but not in normal cells.

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Goji Berry Powder for Cancer: Score 90

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Animal: Goji significantly enhances platelet and white blood cell counts in radiation and chemotherapy induced myelosuppressive mice. They inhibit liver cancer. In Vitro: It exhibits the ability to reduce cancer cell viability, inhibits proliferation and induces cell death in human lung cancer cells.

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Pea Protein Powder for Cancer: Score 90

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Spirulina Powder for Cancer: Score 90

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Animal: Spirulina has potent anti-proliferative effects on experimental human pancreatic cancer. It may serve as a natural agent in cancer treatment or chemoprevention. It triggers programmed cell death in liver cancer cells.

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Wheatgrass Powder for Cancer: Score 90

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Animal: Wheat Grass demonstrated anti-leukemic potential that might be due to the presence of flavonoids and polyphenolics in it. Wheat grass compounds show anti-proliferative activity against tumor cells and tissues. In Vitro: It causes growth inhibition in human cervical cancer cells. It inhibits human laryngeal cancer cell proliferation. It induces apoptosis in human cancer cells via proteasome modulation. It has anti-mutagenic activity that is independent of its chlorophyll content. It induces programmed cell death in colon cancer cell lines

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Walnuts for Cancer: Score 88

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Animal: Walnuts inhibit colorectal cancer growth. They suppress mammary gland tumorigenesis. They significantly inhibit breast cancer cell growth in the mouse experimental model. In Vitro: Walnuts have anti-cancer effects through apoptosis as the relevant mechanism.

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Collard Greens for Cancer: Score 88

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Animal: Collards prevent pulmonary metastasis of breast cancer.

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Mint Leaves (fresh) for Cancer: Score 88

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Animal: It exhibits chemopreventive and anti-genotoxic properties when given to mice with chemically induced lung cancer. It has neuro-protective properties against gamma irradiation induced DNA fragmentation and apoptosis. It protects against radiation induced testicular damage. In Vitro: It enhances an anti-proliferative activity of vitamin D in prostate cancer cells. Mint has radioprotective properties.

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Parsley for Cancer: Score 88

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Animal: Parsley contains compounds with demonstrable chemopreventive properties. It showed protection against DNA damage, inhibition of proliferation and migration of the MCF-7 cells.

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Pumpkin (canned) for Cancer: Score 88

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Human: It may be associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer.

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Acerola Cherry Powder for Cancer: Score 88

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Animal: Acerola inhibits tumorigenesis in the mouse experimental model. In Vitro: Acerola demonstrates cytotoxic potential against tumor cell lines.

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Spinach (raw) for Cancer: Score 86

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Animal: Green vegetables, such as spinach, can provide substantial cancer chemoprotection and they do so by reducing carcinogen bioavailabity.

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Avocado for Cancer: Score 84

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In Vitro: Avocado inhibits prostate cancer cell growth. It has chemopreventive properties. Avocatin B found in avocado induced selective leukemia cell death. It inhibits human oral cancer cell proliferation. It has an anti-cancer effect on esophageal and colon cancer cells.

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Beet for Cancer: Score 84

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In Vitro: Beets have anti-cancer properties against breast and prostate cancer cells. It has anti-tumor promoting activity. There is a synergistic cytotoxicity of beets with doxorubicin in human pancreatic, breast and prostate cancer cell lines.

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Beet for Cancer: Score 84

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In Vitro: Beets have anti-cancer properties against breast and prostate cancer cells. It has anti-tumor promoting activity. There is a synergistic cytotoxicity of beets with doxorubicin in human pancreatic, breast and prostate cancer cell lines.

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Cashews (Raw) for Cancer: Score 84

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In Vitro: Cashew contains an anti-cancer catechol with activity against multidrug resistant cancer cell lines. Cashew has anti-cancer activity in breast cancer cell lines.

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Pear (fresh, cored) for Cancer: Score 84

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In Vitro: Pear contains phloretin that inhibits liver cancer cells. Pears induce programmed cell death in human colon cancer cells.

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Cherries for Cancer: Score 84

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In Vitro: Cherries have antioxidant and anticancer activity. It inhibits colon cancer cell tumor development and proliferation. It has anti-tumor potential against colon cancer cells.

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Raisins for Cancer: Score 84

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In Vitro: Raisins exhibit antiproliferative effects on gastric cancer cell growth.

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Cranberries for Cancer: Score 84

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In Vitro: They have preventative properties for colorectal cancer. They induce cell death and prevent proliferation in esophageal cancer. They have anti-ovarian cell activity.

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Amaranth Flour for Cancer: Score 82

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In Vitro: Amaranth contains compounds, such as lunasin, which demonstrate anti-carcinogenic properties.

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Maca Root Powder for Cancer: Score 82

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In Vitro: Maca increases drug sensitivity in multidrug resistance cancer cells.

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