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Scientists, physicians discuss latest discoveries for stopping cancer before it starts

  • A low-carbohydrate diet, rather than a low-fat diet, may halt the progression of prostate cancer. Conversely, vitamin A and related compounds present in dairy products, beef fat and fish oil, slow the growth of prostate tumors.
  • Eating fruits and vegetables reduces breast cancer risk but may not impede colorectal cancer; while ginger potentially can.
  • Drinking green tea helps keep the body from excreting an enzyme that inhibits the formation of certain lesions and tumors.
  • The antioxidants in grapes and wine decrease the odds of developing skin cancer from exposure to ultraviolet light; so do some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
  • Changes in the nucleus of some cells can serve as predictors of cancer susceptibility.

    More than 650 scientists and clinicians from around the world will gather in Phoenix next week to share these and many other novel findings at the second annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

    "Over the past five years there have been significant advances in our understanding of the signaling pathways responsible for the development of both pre-invasive and invasive cancers," said Raymond N. DuBois, Ph.D., M.D., meeting chairperson and Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology and Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.

    "This meeting will provide a venue for discussion of our current strategies for cancer prevention and for a critical evaluation of exciting new opportunities to reduce the high burden of cancer on our society by using better diagnostics, predictive markers and personalized medicine," he added.

    A sea change in the war on cancer is quietly under way in the laboratories of medical centers, research hospitals, universities, government health agencies and pharmaceutical companies globally. The burgeoning field of cancer prevention
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    • Contact: Elizabeth Tait
    tait@aacr.org
    215-440-9300
    American Association for Cancer Research
    23-Oct-2003


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