Good news regarding the war on cancer: In the last decade, knowledge of the cancer process in humans has "significantly deepened," says Dr. John Potter, Head of the Cancer Prevention Research Program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine at the University of Washington.
"Cancer is often a product of nutrient-gene interaction," says Dr. Potter. "It's true that some people are born at higher risk for certain cancers, while some lead lives that raise their risk even further. But the important thing to remember is that many; perhaps all of us can profoundly decrease our cancer risk by making changes to what we eat and drink and how we live."
