From Our Blog

WCRF/AICR

Global Network

Modification of Mutagen Sensitivity by Dietary and Chemopreventive Factors in Head and Neck Cancer in Vitro (1991)

Title:

Modification of Mutagen Sensitivity by Dietary and Chemopreventive Factors in Head and Neck Cancer in Vitro

Key words:

vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, cysteine, DNA damage

Research Institution:

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Location:

Texas

Researcher:

Zoltan Trizna

Project Description:

Dr. Trizna sought to determine if dietary factors including vitamins A, C, and E, selenium, or cysteine, might prevent damage to DNA, the genetic material, and thereby lower the inherited tendency for developing cancers of the head and the neck.

Cancer Site(s)

Head and Neck

Related Foods that Fight Cancer

Apples
Blueberries
Broccoli & Cruciferous Vegetables
Cherries
Cranberries
Flaxseed
Grapefruit
Squash