Below are some basic steps to drastically reduce your cancer risk. They come with the added benefit of drastically reducing your risk of heart disease, neurodegenerative disease, and autoimmune disease.
1. Make most your fats (i) grass-fed butter, beef & tallow, (ii) eggs (preferably the omega 3 or pastured kind), and coconut oil (extra virgin, cold pressed). This means completely avoiding vegetable oils (except coconut). Olive oil is ok too, but it has more omega 6 than 3, so you could pass on it if you are hardcore. Poultry and Pork fat are not ideal either.
2. Make most of your carbs from starchy vegetables or dairy (if you tolerate lactose). This means severely limiting sweets, specifically fructose. I also think it's smart to limit (or avoid) grains. A few pieces of fresh fruit per day is probably still good. I think you get the most bang for your fructose-buck with berries. Good carbs include potatoes and other starchy vegetables, rice, and oats.
3. Supplement with fish oil, vitamin D3, and (probably) turmeric. Try to balance your omega 3s with your estimated dietary intake of omega 6s (and then keep both low). If you really good at limiting your 6s, you don't need more than a 1 gram of omega 3 per day. If you are not so careful, you might need a little more, but be careful with bleeding issues if you go above 3 grams per day. Be careful to avoid buying fish oil with more than a minimal amount of omega 6 it in (maybe 10%). Take about 2000 IU (or a little more) of D3 per day in gel-cap form (with MCT or olive oil, not soybean oil, as the filler). Get your levels tested after a few weeks. Use something to increase the absorption of the turmeric (like black pepper). It's also a good idea to get some vitamin A with your fish oil (as with cod liver oil).
4. Drink only water and freshly brewed green tea, steeped for about five minutes. Alcohol should be significantly limited. Favor wine over beer if you do drink.
5. Sleep well -- in a very dark, quiet space for sufficient time.
6. Eat a lot of cruciferous vegetables (e.g., broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage), but don't have them with every meal (unless you want a goiter). Lightly steaming them is best. Also, eat a lot of asparagus, garlic, and mushrooms.
7. Eat fermented foods or take a probiotic.
8. Use organic produce when you can.
9. Exercise a little.
10. Breath clean air if possible. Obviously, don't smoke.
11. Avoid charred meat. Cooking meat in the oven may be best (since you can control the temperature). Grass fed meat, in addition to having better fats, is also less likely to be contaminated with bad bacteria.
12. Don't take iron supplements (unless you are anemic).
13. Take care of your dental health.
Also, if there is a specific cancer you are worried about, there may be other things to do. For instance aspirin and calcium may reduce the risk of certain GI cancers.
For more background regarding inflammation read at
http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/.
Edited by Jay, 13 July 2009 - 09:09 PM.