Cancer, A Disease Which Causes Abnormal Growth Of Cells, Is Becoming More And Mo

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Term Paper Title	Cancer, A Disease Which Causes Abnormal Growth Of Cells, Is Becoming More And Mo
# of Words	1266
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	5.06

     Cancer, a disease which causes abnormal growth of cells, is becoming more and more common in recent years.  Because of this large increase, cures for it and medicines preventing it are now common goals among scientists.  Some have turned towards herbal or plant remedies, about which this paper is written.
     Recently a discovery was found that helps to cut your chances of getting cancer by 50 percent.  It cuts the chances by one half!  And what is it but, common vegetables.  "This new study found the strongest protection against cancer may come from raw veggies, garlic and onions, legumes, carrots, green veggies, cruceferous veggies (the broccoli gang), tomatoes and citrus fruits." (Webb, 93)  All of these veggies reduce chances of getting cancer because of what vitamins they have:  "vitamin C, folate, and beta-carotene." (Webb, 93)  Also, fiber is included in the cancer "fighters".  "And dozens of natural substances called phytochemicals that scientists are just beginning to uncover--like lycopene from tomatoes and ellagic acid from strawberries." (Webb, 93)
     This does not mean that you have to live on a strict diet of these vegetables to reduce the chances of getting cancer but, to eat your normally daily serving.  It is recommended that five servings a day of these vegetables to retain your health.  However, uncooked, raw vegetables are often better that cooked veggies.  This is because uncooked, they retain many more nutrients that they would if they were cooked.  Also, is does not really matter if the veggies come fresh or in a can because overall you will get the same out each.
     Another recent development in cancer treatment was the discovery of the properties of common white birch tree.  A chemical called betulinic acid or betulin, can be extracted from the bark of this tree.  However, the amount of birch trees that actually contain betulin is very slim, it is a very rare substance.  Additionally, there is no real worry though because there are over seven million acres of white birch tree in Canada.  Betulin specifically targets only melanoma cells, or skin cancer, and leaves other cells perfectly intact.  "It attacks melonoma cells as if guided be a laser." (Bricklin, 15)  This leaves the healthy cells.  In a way it causes melanoma cells to essentially commit suicide.  This is beneficial because melanoma is the fastest rising type of cancer in the U. S.  "It affects 1 in 90 white people over a lifetime." (Centafanti, 231)  When tested on other t...

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