Soluble Fiber As Related To Cancer
Cancer: a major global public health problem
I was not able to find statistics illustrating how many people in the US have cancer as there are so many different kinds of cancer (especially if you include those with active cancer with those in some form of remission).
Currently, one in four deaths in the United States is due to cancer. A total of 1,399,790 new cancer cases and 564,830 deaths from cancer are expected in the United States in 2006. When deaths are aggregated by age, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death for those younger than age 85 since 1999
The incidence of colon cancer is significantly lower in people who eat lots of high-fiber food. Fiber binds carcinogens (toxins that can transform normal cells into cancerous ones) and moves them through the bowels quickly, decreasing their potential to do harm. Fiber also binds estrogen, reducing the risk of breast cancer.
Ten Leading Cancer Types for the Estimated New Cancer Cases and Deaths, by Sex, US, 2006
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