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Receiving a cancer diagnosis is scary. With so many new terms and statistics to learn, those who have been recently diagnosed often feel overwhelming. New relationships with doctors must be forged to ensure a positive mindset that can help achieve the best success rate possible. The fact that these doctors have so much control over the outcome can lead a patient to feel a bit helpless; there are, however, steps the patient can take to help improve his or her odds in the fight against their disease. One of these steps is taking control of nutrition. Fruits and vegetables have been shown to have tremendous anti-cancer properties. These foods have been shown to have anti-oxidants and other components that actively fight against cancerous activities, and new benefits are being discovered all the time. The body is designed to utilize these components for its toolkit used to keep the body healthy, and ensuring that one is fully stocked on these nutrients gives the body the best chance possible to fight against the disease. Many view cancer treatments as chemicals and techniques that actively attack the cancer; in reality, these treatments prepare and prime the body to fight the cancer on its own. Fruits and vegetables work in concert with the treatments. Further, fruits and vegetables help the body handle the secondary problems cancer causes. It is often not the cancerous growth or activity but the secondary symptoms that lead to problems. When receiving cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, the body's immune system can be substantially weakened, and infections that the body would normally handle easily can become dangerous. Vegetables and fruits are able to substantially boost the effectiveness of the body's immune system. By loading up on these immune system boosting nutrients before and during cancer treatment, a patient can ensure that his or her body is as well-equipped to fight infections as possible. Fruits and vegetables, however, are not cheap. Cancer is an expensive disease to fight, and careful budgeting is often necessary. Debate has surrounded the issue of whether organic or conventional food is better for the body, but cancer patients are best served by ignoring this debate until their cancer has been defeated. Conventionally-grown fruits and vegetables, according to all large, properly-controlled research, are just as healthy as organically-grown fruits and vegetables. In fact, research has shown that conventionally-grown products are actually less mutagenic than organically-grown products. Even if there are undiscovered benefits of organic produce, the cost difference still makes conventional produce a better option; eating a large amount of conventionally-grown fruits and vegetables is certainly better than eating a smaller amount of organically-grown fruits and vegetables. Research has shown that a positive outlook and optimism help when fighting cancer. When a patient has the sense that he or she has some control over their outcome, he or she can derive confidence and pride. Taking control of one's diet and loading up on the anti-cancer components contained within fruits and vegetables can help the body fight as effectively as possible and helps maintain the patient's positive outlook. Author Bio: The Nebraska Medical Center is a leader in leukemia treatment and other clinical services. For more information on their treatments for epilepsy, visit NebraskaMed.com.
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