Ep. 125 | Can Eating Plant-Based Lower Cancer Risk and Slow Cancer Growth?

Do you have a strong family history of cancer? Or have you lost a close friend to cancer? Maybe you’ve seen the impact of cancer in breaking families apart and worry about getting it yourself and then losing time with your loved ones. Well, if you’re wondering if there is a benefit to eating plant-based to lower cancer risk, you’re in the right place. 

Now, I'm sure most of us are affected by cancer in some way. We probably all know at least one person, a friend or loved one who has had cancer or is battling it at the moment. Maybe you've even had someone you dearly love pass away from it. I definitely have. One of those was an aunt on my father's side who bravely fought lung cancer for three years with chemotherapy treatments. But, then after a period of remission, the cancer came back and eventually took her life.

And that's not surprising. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is a leading cause of death and was responsible for almost 10 million deaths in the year 2020. That's nearly one in every six deaths recorded. In 2020, the top three most common causes of cancer deaths came from lung cancer, colon and rectum cancer, and liver cancer.

Yet the World Health Organization estimates that between a third to half of cancers can currently be prevented by avoiding risk factors and implementing evidence-based prevention strategies. This includes eating a healthy diet, including fruit and vegetables. So, the question is, can cancer risk be reduced by switching up the way that we eat and what we put on our plates, especially if that change is to a vegan or plant-based diet? Let's find out.

In this episode, we’ll see if avoiding meats and eating more plants in general can benefit our bodies by reducing cancer risk and even delay its progression in those that have it. Grab your water or tea and let’s jump in!

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Episode Highlights & Key Timestamps:

• [1:38] Coaching review highlight
• [3:16] Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide 
• [4:02] Can eating more plant-based reduce cancer risk?
• [4:16] Spotlight on a 2022 published UK Biobank Study
• [6:55] How a low-fat plant-based diet can impact prostate cancer progression
• [10:10] A personal story
• [11:57] How you can get more support on your plant-based diet journey

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