The likelihood of developing cancer is largely attributed to an individual's genetic inheritance, but can also be affected by lifestyle choices and what we eat. In 2009, an article by the American Cancer Society recommended eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day to prevent cancer but now a recent study from the University of Oxford suggests that fruits and vegetables are unlikely to protect against cancer. Researchers concluded that the only diet-related factors to affect the risk of cancer were obesity and alcohol. Obesity can cause very difficult-to-treat forms of cancer in the bowel, pancreas, kidney, esophagus, and breast. Alcohol can cause cancer of the mouth, throat, breast, bowel, and liver. Researchers stress that the best way to prevent cancer is to keep a healthy diet, stop smoking, and limiting alcohol to one drink per day for women and two for men. Eating fruits and vegetables up to a certain level is essential for the body to obtain vital nutrients. This article largely shows that a lot of companies will create publicity around their products by advertising them as cancer-fighting or cancer-curing food so people will consume them more. While essential for a healthy diet, fruits and vegetables can't fight all the new cancers nowadays specially since more come up everyday that are becoming harder to fight with treatment or medicine.
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