How much is being spent on cancer related incidents?

$104 B is being spent for cancer related incidents each year.    Prevention, what you eat and drink, how active you are, and other lifestyle behaviors all can affect your risk for cancer.  The body seems to use certain nutrients in vegetables and fruits to protect against damage to tissues that happens constantly as a result of normal metabolism (oxidation).  Because such damage is linked with increased cancer risk, the so-called antioxidant nutrients are thought to protect against cancer. Antioxidants include vitamin C, vitamin E,  Your Registered Dietitian (RD) can best provide advice and nutrition guidance for disease prevention.