Diet for cancer

A diet for cancer is a change in diet, with the help of which it is possible to stop oncological processes in the body. And at the early stages of cancer detection, and completely reverse the formation of malignant tumors.

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Diet for cancer

There are several types of dietary nutrition to restore the body's immune properties and block the development of malignant cells.

The following types of diets are used for cancer patients, namely:

• Buckwheat diet with sprouts.
• Diet according to the method of Dr. Shevchenko.
• Doctor Laskin's diet.
• Cancer treatment using Bolotov's method.
• Cancer treatment using the Breuss method.
• Cancer treatment using Lebedev's method.

Regardless of the stage of malignant tumors, there is a diet for cancer that will help strengthen the body's defenses, stimulate cell and tissue regeneration, improve the patient's well-being, normalize metabolic processes in the body, normalize weight and prevent exhaustion.

It is recommended to include the following foods in your daily menu:

• Green plants, the fruits and leaves of which contain a large amount of chlorophyll, which increases the body's resistance to tumors and pathogens, promoting increased phagocytosis. Among such plants are green peas, white cabbage, dandelion leaves, chlorella, blue-blue algae, nettle leaves, green mustard.
• Vegetables and fruits of red-orange, orange and yellow colors, which contain large amounts of carotenoids - lutein, lycopene, beta-carotene, which have anti-cancer properties. These substances help destroy free radicals in lipids, increase immunity, protect the body's cells from ultraviolet radiation. It is necessary to eat tomatoes, carrots, pumpkin, squash, oranges, tangerines, lemons, grapefruits and other citrus fruits, apricots, peaches.
• Blue, purple and red vegetables and fruits contain a high content of anthocyanins – antioxidants that neutralize the effects of free radicals. They also reduce inflammation, stimulate the body's resistance to carcinogens and viruses, and cleanse the body of toxic and chemical substances. These fruits include beets, cherries, blackberries, blueberries, red and purple grapes, and red cabbage.
• Eating broccoli, garlic and pineapples may reduce the risk of N-nitro-induced cancer due to the detoxifying and antitumor properties of these plants.
• Cruciferous vegetables – cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, mustard greens, turnips and radishes – contain a substance called indole, which stimulates the detoxifying properties of the liver and is also able to bind chemical carcinogens and remove them from the body.
• Pomegranates, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and grapes contain ellagic acid, which helps prevent carcinogenic oxidation in cell membranes.
• Green tea has the ability to remove toxins and free radicals from the body and improve immunity.

The following foods are prohibited for cancer:

• Meat and meat products – sausages, hot dogs, frankfurters, ham, and so on.
• Animal fats, as well as margarine and any artificial fats.
• Meat broths, including poultry and concentrates, industrially produced.
• Fish and fish products, including fish broths.
• Seafood and seafood dishes.
• Milk with a high percentage of fat.
• Various types of hard, salty and fatty cheeses.
• Egg white.
• Smoked products, including dried fruits.
• Fried foods and dishes, as well as vegetables cooked under pressure in a pan.
• Dishes prepared using aluminum cookware.
• Sugar and all products containing it, as well as various confectionery products.
• Any canned food, including vegetables, fruits and juices.
• Salt and salty foods.
• Coffee and black tea, cocoa, carbonated and synthetic drinks.
• Chocolate and chocolate products.
• Products prepared using pickling – cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes.
• Coconuts.
• Potatoes and dishes made from them.
• Legumes – dishes made from beans, broad beans and marrow peas.
• Premium wheat flour, bakery and pasta products made from it.
• Various types of mushrooms and mushroom broths.
• Products containing vinegar (except apple cider vinegar).
• Vegetable oil that is prepared using a hot method.
• Yeast and yeast products (bread, baked goods, etc.).

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Laskin's diet for cancer

The Laskin diet for cancer is carried out as follows:

• Salt, sugar, canned goods and preserved foods are completely excluded from the patient’s diet.
• It is necessary to avoid eating fried and boiled vegetables.
• Vegetables and fruits are eaten raw.
• The basis of the patient's diet is buckwheat, as well as vegetables and fruits in large quantities, and nuts.
• A large amount of rosehip decoction is used, as well as liquids - water and green tea, at least two liters per day.
• You should not eat crab meat or any dishes that contain it.
• The amount of fat should not exceed 10 percent of the total amount of food.
• The dishes used in the diet must be vegetarian, that is, of plant origin.
• Sugar is completely excluded from the menu, it is replaced with natural dried fruits made without the use of chemicals and a small amount of honey.
• Milk and dairy products can be consumed occasionally.

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Diet for stomach cancer

A diet for stomach cancer should saturate the patient's body with useful nutrients and also help reduce the formation of tumor processes.

Therefore, when organizing dietary nutrition, it is necessary to include in the patient’s menu a large amount of vegetables, fruits, berries and greens, freshly prepared juices.

It is important to take into account that there are different types of diets before surgery and during the recovery period after surgery.

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Diet for breast cancer

The diet for breast cancer corresponds to the following principles of healthy eating. Therefore, low-calorie food in small portions, but with frequent meals, is recommended. The patient's menu should include many vegetables, fruits, greens and berries. Emphasis should be placed on the use of whole grains and sprouted cereals, bran, and legumes, as well as foods high in vitamin D.

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Diet for liver cancer

A diet for liver cancer helps restore the functioning of this organ, as well as normalize the protective processes in the body and metabolism.

Therefore, the patient's diet should include fiber, easily digestible proteins, vitamins and microelements. Frequent meals in small portions are recommended. Harmful and heavy food should be avoided.

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Diet for pancreatic cancer

The diet for pancreatic cancer is based on the principles of healthy eating. At the same time, harmful products such as alcohol, carbonated drinks, pickles, smoked meats, marinades, canned goods, spicy foods, fatty foods, fried foods, too hot and cold foods, sweets, coffee and tea, pastries and bread are excluded from the patient's diet. There are some nuances in the diet for pancreatic cancer, due to which healthy products are excluded from the patient's menu, such as bananas, grapes and dates. Healthy products, without a doubt, are fresh vegetables, greens, fruits and berries, mashed whole grain cereals, low-fat dairy products.

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Diet for colon cancer

Diet for bowel cancer has several types. There is a diet before surgery and after surgery. There are also nuances in organizing nutrition during radiation and chemotherapy.

In any case, the diet for bowel cancer should contain the maximum range of products that help improve the body's immune properties and reduce the activity of malignant cells.

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Diet for lung cancer

The diet for lung cancer includes the use of products that restore the body's defenses and have anti-cancer properties. These types of products include garlic and onions, tomatoes, blue-green algae, cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables, cherries, citrus apricots, grapes, pumpkin, and so on.

It is necessary to exclude from the patient’s diet products that have carcinogenic and toxic properties, namely alcohol, sweets and confectionery, smoked, canned and pickled foods, refractory fats, fatty foods, sausages and any products with preservatives.

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Diet for rectal cancer

Diet for rectal cancer helps to improve the body's immune functions and restore the activity of the rectum.

You should avoid products containing methylxanthines - coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate, medications containing caffeine. You should give up drinking alcohol and fast foods.

The patient’s daily diet should be rich in foods that have oncoprotective properties.

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Diet for prostate cancer

The diet for prostate cancer is aimed at restoring the body's protective functions, as well as normalizing the functioning of the prostate gland.

High-calorie foods, as well as dishes and products with a high calcium and fat content, contribute to the formation of malignant tumors in the prostate. Therefore, experts recommend changing the diet in the direction of refusing the above foods.

Consumption of soy products can slow down malignant processes in the prostate due to the presence of a special substance in soy – genistein.

It is necessary to enrich the patient’s diet with foods containing vitamin D, which helps reduce the risk of developing tumors in the prostate.

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Diet for kidney cancer

A diet for kidney cancer after undergoing treatment should be aimed at restoring the organ that underwent surgical treatment. Specialists advise patients to follow the following recommendations:

• The diet menu for kidney cancer should be aimed at saturating the body with all the useful substances - vitamins, microelements, proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
• The basis of the patient's menu consists of fresh vegetables, greens, fruits and berries; whole grain porridge; sprouted grains.
• Protein food should be limited to 70-80 grams per day. If there is renal failure against the background of kidney cancer, then this amount is reduced to 20-25 grams per day.
• Poultry, meat and fish are served boiled or baked (after boiling).
• From fermented milk products you can consume fermented baked milk, kefir, sour milk, natural yogurt, cottage cheese, and also milk.
• Consumption of butter, sour cream and cream should be significantly limited, and in the first period after surgery, these products should be completely avoided.
• The number of eggs should be limited to three per week.
• The total weight of food eaten per day should not exceed three kilograms.
• The amount of liquid drunk per day (including first courses) should reach 800 ml – 1 liter.

Among the drinks, it is worth paying attention to:

• rosehip decoction or infusion,
• freshly prepared fruit and berry juices,
• clean filtered water.

The amount of salt per day should be minimized to three to five grams. You should add salt to already prepared dishes. For some patients, specialists recommend a complete refusal to consume salt.

It is necessary to eat often - five or six times a day.

It is necessary to completely avoid the following foods and drinks:

• Carbonated drinks.
• Strong broths – meat, fish, mushroom.
• Legumes – beans, peas, lentils, soybeans, and so on.
• Confectionery products – cakes, pastries, various creams.
• Pickled, marinated, canned and smoked products.
• Ready-made snacks and salads.
• Alcoholic beverages.
• Strong tea, as well as coffee of any kind.

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Diet for uterine cancer

The diet for uterine cancer is based on the following principles:

1. Using only environmentally friendly vegetables, fruits, herbs and berries.
2. Include at least four servings of fresh vegetables and fruits in your daily diet.
3. It is best to use brightly colored fruits and greens in your diet.
4. Instead of meat, use fish, which is rich in unsaturated fatty acids.
5. In winter, instead of greenhouse and imported vegetables, fruits and greens, use fruits that are grown in the summer and retain their properties well throughout the year - beets, cabbage, pumpkin, carrots and turnips.
6. Use low-fat dairy products in your diet.
7. Enrich the patient's menu with sprouted grains, as well as whole grains.
8. Dishes should be prepared by boiling, baking or steaming.

The following foods and drinks are excluded from the diet:

• alcohol,
• smoked, spicy, canned, highly salted and pickled foods,
• semi-finished products,
• confectionery and sweets,
• coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate,
• products made with preservatives, colorings, flavor enhancers and other artificial additives.

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Diet for Cervical Cancer

The diet for cervical cancer is similar to the principles of dietary nutrition for uterine cancer. There are no differences in nutrition for oncological diseases of the cervix from tumor lesions of the uterus.

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Diet for ovarian cancer

A diet for ovarian cancer, combined with the main treatment, can bring significant relief to the patient, and in the early stages, completely stop the formation of malignant tumors in the body.

The principles of diet for ovarian cancer are as follows:

• Fresh vegetables, fruits, berries and greens should make up most of the diet. Moreover, they should be grown in an ecologically clean area without the use of chemical additives.
• The patient's daily menu should consist of four to five servings of plant foods consumed fresh.
• Brightly colored fruits and leafy greens should be a priority on the table, since they contain substances that can inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
• In winter, you should not buy imported fruits and greenhouse greens. Vegetables grown in the summer and easily stored are always available for sale - cabbage, beets, carrots, pumpkin, turnips, potatoes. They should mostly be consumed fresh - in the form of salads and juices.
• It is necessary to include fresh fish rich in unsaturated fatty acids in your diet – herring, mackerel, flounder, salmon, and so on.
• Meat should be consumed only boiled, cooked or baked. Lean meats are allowed, no more than 2-3 times a week.
• You can use various fermented milk products with low and medium fat content in your food.
• Sprouted grains (wheat, rye, oats, etc.) and legumes, which should be eaten raw, will be of great benefit.
• A variety of whole grains should be included in the diet.
• Dishes should be prepared by steaming, boiling or baking in the oven.

When organizing a diet for patients with ovarian cancer, it is necessary to exclude the following foods and drinks from the diet:

• All kinds of alcoholic drinks of varying strength.
• Strong tea, as well as any type of coffee.
• Any chocolate products and cocoa.
• Various products that have been smoked.
• Fatty, spicy and highly salty foods.
• Fried foods.
• Products containing preservatives, colorings, flavor enhancers and other artificial additives.
• Any confectionery and industrial sweets.
• Semi-finished products, including sausages, salami, ham.
• Products made from premium flour – bread, baked goods, pasta.

It is also necessary to significantly limit the amount of salt and sugar consumed. It is best to replace sugar with honey, fruits and berries, and freshly prepared juices.

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Diet for bladder cancer

The diet for bladder cancer is based on the principles of healthy eating, the purpose of which is to maintain the patient's body's defenses. For these purposes, it is necessary to eat fresh vegetables, fruits, greens and berries daily.

It is necessary to completely abandon:

• Drinking alcohol and smoking.
• Various carbonated drinks.
• Spicy, fried, fatty and salty foods.
• Products that contain preservatives, colorings and artificial additives.
• Red meats – beef, pork, lamb.
• Mushrooms.

After the surgery, it is necessary to adhere to the following dietary recommendations:

• In the very first days, nutrition is provided only intravenously.
• Liquid intake in the form of drinking is possible only on the second day. On the first day, the patient's lips should be wiped with a piece of damp cotton wool.
• After the first days of the postoperative period, when intestinal peristalsis is normalized, the patient can eat small portions of low-calorie dietary dishes with low fat content. Such dishes include broths with mashed chicken or fish, low-fat mashed cottage cheese, and so on.
• From the fifth day of the postoperative period, the patient can eat steamed cutlets, well-boiled porridge, and so on.
• On the tenth day, the strict diet is removed and the patient returns to the diet that was recommended before the operation.

During chemotherapy, patients are advised to eat as follows:

Of the protein products, the following are permitted to be consumed:

• from 120 to 180 grams of meat per day (fish, poultry, lean meats, liver);
• legumes;
• nuts;
• eggs.

Dairy products can be eaten at least twice a day:

• various dairy products;
• fermented milk food products.

Fruits and vegetables should be consumed at least three to four times a day in the following quality:

• fresh vegetables or vegetables stewed, boiled, baked or steamed;
• fruits and berries with a high content of vitamin C;
• vegetable and fruit salads;
• dried fruits;
• freshly prepared juices.

Cereals and grains can be consumed at least four times a day:

• wholemeal bread;
• sprouted grains;
• various cereals.

As for fats, you can use vegetable oils and butter, cream and sour cream in small quantities.

Drinking should be plentiful, among which freshly prepared juices should occupy a special place.

During radiation therapy, it is necessary to use a diet option that facilitates bowel function. The main emphasis is on avoiding coarse food. Food should be easily digestible, that is, low in calories and served in a mashed or semi-liquid form.

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Diet for thyroid cancer

Before starting treatment for thyroid cancer with radioactive iodine, you should switch to a special diet for some time. The principles of such a diet include minimal consumption of products that contain iodine. It is necessary to:

• Eliminate all seafood from your diet.
• Limit the amount of dairy products consumed as much as possible.
• Do not use sea salt.
• Do not take cough medicine.
• Eliminate foods that contain the dye E 127, which contains a lot of iodine.
• You can eat meat, rice, vermicelli and pasta, fresh vegetables and fruits, since they contain minimal amounts of iodine or none at all.

The diet for thyroid cancer after surgery is as follows:

• A variety of products and dishes to saturate the body with useful substances.
• Use foods that have oncoprotective properties, namely, various types of cabbage, turnips, radishes, horseradish, legumes - soybeans, peas, beans, lentils. And it is also necessary to introduce a lot of carrots, parsley, celery and parsnips into the diet. Tomatoes, grapes, onions and garlic, almonds and apricot kernels have antitumor properties.
• It is best to consume proteins in the form of seafood and various types of fish, cottage cheese, eggs, legumes and soy, buckwheat and oatmeal.
• From proteins, you can eat lean meats (not red) one or two times a week.
• It is necessary to limit to a minimum, and better yet, completely refuse to consume sugar and confectionery. It is best to replace sugar with honey. Of the sweets, you can eat marmalade, marshmallow, jam and preserves in small quantities.
• You need to eat fruits in large quantities and also drink freshly prepared juices.
• Complex carbohydrates – pectin and fiber – can be obtained from whole grains, whole grain bread, and vegetables.
• Essential fats are found in vegetable oils – olive and rapeseed.
• It is worth excluding animal fats from your diet – lard, butter, etc., as well as margarine.
• It is necessary to saturate the diet with vitamins that have antioxidant properties. Therefore, it is necessary to eat a large amount of greens, which have a high content of vitamins and minerals.

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Diet for Esophageal Cancer

The diet for esophageal cancer recommends adhering to the following nutritional principles:

• The patient's meals should be small, but frequent. The most optimal daily number of meals is 8 to 10 times.
• The processes of absorption and assimilation of food in esophageal cancer are facilitated by the mashed consistency of food (or semi-liquid), which also improves the quality of bowel movements.
• The food consumed by the patient should not contain hard particles, lumps, seeds or fruit peels.
• The total amount of food should not exceed three kilograms.
• The total amount of liquid consumed per day should not exceed six glasses (first courses must also be taken into account).
• The temperature of the food consumed should be warm; hot and cold food products and dishes are prohibited.
• Seasonings, herbs and spices should be included in the patient’s diet in minimal quantities.
• It is worth minimizing the consumption of fats.
• Fruits and berries should not be consumed fresh; they can be consumed in a processed state – in jelly, puree, juice, jelly.
• Meat and fish dishes are steamed and served pureed.

If the attending physician does not see any contraindications, the patient can take rosehip infusion. It is prepared as follows: twenty grams of fruit are poured with half a liter of boiling water. The infusion is best prepared in a thermos so that it is always warm when taken. One hundred ml of the drink is taken before breakfast, and then another one hundred and fifty ml of the infusion is taken during the day.

The following foods should be excluded from the patient’s diet:

• Containing coarse fiber.
• Alcohol, including beer and soft drinks.
• Milk, because it stimulates fermentation processes in the gastrointestinal tract.
• Carbonated drinks.
• Fried foods.
• Fatty foods.

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Diet for throat cancer

The diet for throat cancer is based on the following principles:

• The patient's diet should contain a large amount of fresh vegetables and fruits.

Experts believe that with such a diet, the probability of developing throat cancer decreases by 20 to 50 percent. If you have throat cancer, you need to eat a variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, and berries at least six times a day. With such a "cocktail" of fresh plant products, scientists cannot yet isolate the main active substance against cancer. Therefore, you need to eat as many different vegetables, fruits, berries, and greens as possible.

• In case of throat cancer, it is useful to use decoctions of medicinal plants as a treatment, especially in the early stages. The following are used for treatment:
  • plantain leaves;
  • sagebrush;
  • birch leaves;
  • bay leaf;
  • horsetail;
  • violet.

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Diet for skin cancer

The diet for skin cancer is aimed at reducing the negative consequences of antitumor therapy for the patient's body. Also, the purpose of organizing dietary nutrition for patients with skin cancer is to restore immunity and protective functions of the body, improve metabolism and improve the patient's quality of life.

Experts advise following these guidelines:

• You need to eat food often and in small portions – at least five to six times a day.
• Fresh vegetables, fruits, berries and greens are considered the main ingredients in the diet.
• Also, the basis of the patient's diet is whole grain cereals, bran (wheat, rye, oat) and sprouted grains.
• It is necessary to include in the patient’s diet foods rich in potassium – legumes, bananas, pumpkin, potatoes, buckwheat, oatmeal, cabbage, zucchini.
• The best drinks for skin cancer patients are clean filtered water, freshly prepared vegetable and fruit juices, green tea without sugar, and herbal infusions.
• In the absence of diabetes, the amount of carbohydrates per day should reach 500 grams. At the same time, the amount of sugar and sweets should be limited as much as possible. It is better to replace these products with honey, fresh fruits and berries, dried fruits, freshly prepared fruit juices.
• It is recommended to consume vegetable oils from fats - olive, sunflower, corn, and butter. The total amount of fats should be limited to 100 grams per day.
• It is necessary to eat the following types of fish: herring, mackerel, halibut, capelin.
• You should eat lean meat, preferably poultry.
• Recommended protein products include fermented milk products, legumes, as well as buckwheat and oatmeal. The ratio of plant proteins to animal proteins in the daily diet should be one to one.
• The amount of salt consumed should be limited, as large amounts of salt promote fluid retention in the body, which is harmful for skin cancer.

The following are excluded from the patient’s diet:

• Alcohol.
• Chocolate, cocoa and products made from them.
• Coffee, black tea and strong brewed green tea.
• Salted, smoked, pickled and canned food products.
• Food products made with preservatives, colorings, flavor enhancers and other additives.
• Various sweets – confectionery, pastries, cakes, pastries, candies and so on.

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Diet for blood cancer

There are nutritional principles that blood cancer patients must adhere to:

• Completely exclude canned, fried, pickled, smoked, spicy, fatty foods and dishes.
• Give up fat foods, processed foods and any store-bought ready-made or fast food products.
• It is prohibited to consume alcoholic and carbonated drinks, coffee and strong tea.
• Throw away uneaten food and wash dishes immediately after using it.
• Eat only those foods that were prepared that day.
• The food should be warm. It is forbidden to use too cold or hot dishes.
• When eating, you should only use your own personal dishes and cutlery.
• Avoid various sauces – ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard.

Dietary nutrition for blood cancer should be aimed at restoring the number and functions of blood plasma cells. Therefore, it is recommended to consume the following products, dishes and drinks:

• A large amount of raw vegetables, fruits, greens and berries. It is useful to eat brightly colored fruits and greens that normalize the body's hematopoietic functions, namely parsley, beets, carrots, black currants, mulberries, blueberries, tomatoes.
• Every day you need to drink freshly prepared juices - beetroot (or beetroot-apple), carrot, tomato, currant.
• Lentil dishes have a positive effect on hematopoiesis functions.
• It is useful to eat wheat and oat germs and sprouts.

It is essential to fill the patient’s menu with foods high in iron, namely:

• meat - liver and red meat (beef, pork, lamb);
• fish and seafood;
• buckwheat and rye bread;
• chicken eggs;
• beans and spinach;
• fruits and berries – apples, cherries, black currants, strawberries, prunes.

It is necessary to include in the patient’s diet foods that promote the absorption of iron by the body:

• fruits – apples, oranges, pears, plums, bananas, lemons;
• vegetables – cauliflower, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, green bell peppers, carrots, potatoes, beets, pumpkin;
• sauerkraut;
• kefir;
• liver, meat and fish.

It is necessary to provide the patient’s body with large doses of vitamin C, which is found in most fresh vegetables, herbs, fruits and berries.

It is necessary to exclude from the diet foods that interfere with the absorption of iron by the body:

• Milk.
• Corn, corn flakes, corn flour and corn oil.
• Various types of baked goods and bread made from premium flour.
• Confectionery and sweets.
• Different types of cheese.

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Diet for brain cancer

For brain cancer, specialists prescribe the following diet:

• Use of natural sweeteners in food – stevia, agave nectar, xylitol, dark natural chocolate (with cocoa content over 70%).
• Eating whole grain bread.
• Eating cereals - oatmeal, buckwheat, millet, brown rice.
• Eating legumes – beans, peas, lentils.
• A large amount of fruits and berries in the diet, especially cherries, blueberries, raspberries.
• Using fresh garlic and onions, as well as broccoli.
• Drinking water acidified with lemon juice, with the addition of mint, is possible.
• You need to drink two or three cups of green tea without sugar per day.
• You need to season your dishes with turmeric.

The list of foods that need to be excluded in case of brain cancer is as follows:

• Refined sugar and all products that contain it.
• Various syrups, brown sugar and honey.
• Compotes and drinks with added sugar.
• Carbonated sweet drinks.
• White rice dishes.
• White flour products: pasta, vermicelli, bread, buns, cookies and other baked goods.
• Potatoes and dishes made from them.
• Dairy products produced industrially where cows were fed corn and soy.
• Red meat – pork, beef, lamb.
• Industrially produced eggs.
• Various oils rich in Omega-6 unsaturated fatty acids – sunflower, corn, soybean, safflower.

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Diet for laryngeal cancer

The diet for laryngeal cancer includes the general principles of organizing dietary nutrition for cancer, and is also similar to the diet used for throat cancer.

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Diet for cancer prevention

The World Health Organization has published data indicating that proper and nutritious nutrition helps prevent cancer.

The diet for cancer prevention is based on the following principles:

• Every person's daily menu should contain two thirds of plant foods and only one third of protein.
• There are foods that have oncoprotective properties (helping to stop the growth of cancer cells). These products have remarkable qualities that help strengthen the immune system, have an antidepressant effect on the human psyche, and also tone the body.

The list of such food products necessary for a person is as follows:

• Cruciferous family

Eating white cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, watercress and other vegetables that belong to this family helps slow down cancer processes in the body. This is due to the presence of substances called indoles. Experts have concluded that indoles can block the activity of excess estrogens, which can cause cancer. In order for the effect of eating vegetables to be the highest, cruciferous vegetables should be eaten raw or after minimal steaming.

• Garlic and onions of different varieties

Garlic has chelating properties, that is, the ability to bind and remove toxins from the body, for example, carcinogenic cadmium from cigarette smoke. This product also has the ability to activate white blood cells, which subsequently destroy malignant cells. In addition, garlic is rich in sulfur, which the liver needs to maintain the detoxification function.

The beneficial properties of onions include the same qualities, but in smaller quantities. Like garlic, onions contain allicin, a substance that has a strong detoxifying effect.

• Soy and soy products

Soybean dishes, as well as products made from it (tofu, miso, tempeh, soy sauce) block the division of cancer cells. Their beneficial properties also include the presence of isoflavones and phytoestrogens, which have antitumor properties. In addition, soy products are credited with reducing the toxic effects of radiation and chemotherapy on the human body.

• Almond

Almonds are distinguished by their content of leatryl, a substance that contains a cyanide-like substance that has the property of killing cancer cells. The seeds and pits of fruit trees, such as apricots, have the same property.

Sunflower and pumpkin seeds, as well as flax and sesame seeds, contain lignans, which are contained in their hard shell. This substance is a phytoestrogens, capable of removing excess estrogen from the human body, which provokes the occurrence of cancer, for example, of the uterus and mammary glands.

• Brown algae

The large amount of iodine that brown algae are famous for is necessary for the normal functioning of the thyroid gland. It performs the function of regulating the metabolism of sugar (and therefore energy) in human blood. A sufficient amount of sugar (energy) in the human body helps block tumor processes. Also, the large amount of selenium in brown algae, as a powerful antioxidant, stimulates the removal of various carcinogens and toxins from the human body.

• Tomatoes

Tomatoes contain a useful substance - lycopene, which has a powerful antioxidant effect. This explains the beneficial antitumor properties of tomatoes.

• Citrus fruits and various berries

Citrus fruits and, for example, cranberries, contain bioflavonoids that enhance the antioxidant function of vitamin C. This vitamin is also found in abundance in them. Raspberries, strawberries and pomegranates contain ellagic acid, a powerful antioxidant that prevents gene damage and reduces the development of malignant cells. Blueberries are also rich in substances that help reduce oxidative processes and slow down the aging of the body.

• Fish and eggs

These healthy foods contain Omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids, which help block the growth of malignant cells. Of the fish varieties, flounder is most famous for these properties.

• Mushrooms of Japanese and Chinese species

The following types of mushrooms, such as shiitake, maitake, rei-shi, contain the most powerful substances with immunostimulating properties - beta-glucans, which are polysaccharides. Regular mushrooms do not contain such substances, so it is worth turning to Chinese and Japanese cuisine in search of useful ingredients for an anti-cancer diet. These mushrooms can be used in any form, even dried, and added to dishes in which they will be appropriate.

• Turmeric

Turmeric is a bright yellow powder spice that has excellent anti-cancer properties. Eating turmeric reduces the production of enzymes in the human body that are responsible for inflammatory processes, especially in patients with cancer.

• Olive oil

Olive oil is rich in polyphenols, which have the ability to reduce or even stop the development of cancerous tumors in the human body.

• Green and black tea

These drinks are rich in antioxidants - polyphenols (catechins) - which have the ability to block the growth of malignant cells. First of all, preference should be given to green tea due to its higher content of these useful substances - about forty percent of the dry mass of leaves.

• There are foods whose consumption should be limited in order to prevent cancer, and some should be completely removed from the diet - alcohol, sugar, salt, meat, smoked foods.

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Buckwheat Diet for Cancer

Buckwheat diet for cancer has healing properties for this disease, if you strictly adhere to the following principles:

1. Raw buckwheat is used as food, namely the buckwheat sprouts that appear when the cereal is sprouted.
2. Antitumor properties are possessed by sprout protein - a protease inhibitor; flavonoids - quercetin and rutin; tannins, etc.
3. Green buckwheat sprouting is done in the following way. You need to take one or two glasses of green buckwheat, a convenient bowl, a container with a lid or a jar with a lid with holes (or a cloth with a rubber band instead of a lid).
   • Buckwheat is washed, poured into a container for germination and filled with water in an amount of two to four glasses and left for one to three hours.
   • Then the water is drained and the buckwheat is washed through a sieve.
   • Buckwheat is placed in a container for germination and covered with a lid. If a jar is used, it should be covered with a lid or cloth, then turned upside down and placed at an angle in a container into which the water from the jar will flow.
   • Sprouts appear within a day, but the most useful qualities are possessed by sprouts that have germinated for two, three and four days.
   • The sprouts that appear are washed and eaten raw. The remaining portion of sprouts can be stored in the refrigerator until the next meal.
4. When using the buckwheat diet, meat and meat products, sugar and products containing it, salt and salty foods are completely excluded from the diet. As well as products that are made using chemical processing, preservatives, dyes, including dried fruits.

Diet for cancer is a necessary therapeutic measure to activate the protective functions of the patient's body and stop the development of tumor processes. Dietary nutrition also plays an important role in the recovery period after cancer treatment, helping to block the recurrence of the disease.