Effect of Food on Causation and Prevention of Gastric Cancer
- Journal of Cancer Prevention & Current Research
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Aqsa Iqbal*
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Center of Cardiovascular Research, University of Illinois, USA
Abstract
Stomach cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer related death in both males and femalesworldwide. [1].Food preservatives and salt are responsible for causing gastric cancer. Fresh fruits, vegetables, carotene, Vitamin C, Calcium, Garlic, Mushrooms, Citrus fruits, Milk and milk products prevent from stomach cancer. The most effective way to prevent cancer is to avoid food that cause cancer and increase the consumption of food that prevent from cancer. The knowledge of the factors that cause and prevent from gastric cancer will be helpful in decreasing the incidence of gastric cancer.
Keywords
Stomach Cancer, Salt, Food Preservatives, Garlic, Vegetables, Allicin, Selenium, Anticancer, Antioxidant, Tumor necrosis factor, Interleukin, Superoxide dismutase, Glutathione peroxidase, Gastric cancer, Carcinoid tumor, Pernicious anemia