Nutrition and cancer

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Food safety -I

Foods to avoid
Cancer and its treatment can weaken your immune system by affecting the blood cells that protect you from illness. Your body may be less able to fight infection from any bacteria or other organisms that could be in the foods you eat. Try to avoid:

* raw and undercooked meat, fish, shellfish, poultry, eggs,and soy products.

* all unpasteurized foods including: honey, some commercial fruit and vegetable juices, beer, milk and milk products including cheese and yogurt.

* aged cheese such as Brie, Camembert, Blue, Roquefort, Old Cheddar, and Stilton.

* unwashed raw vegetables and fruit and those with visible mould.

* all raw vegetable sprouts such as alfalfa and mung beans.

* home-canned vegetables, fruit, meats and fish well water, unless tested yearly and found safe.

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