More than any supplement or vitamin, getting certain nutrients through eating whole foods can help block tumors.

Carrots

Like kale and spinach, carrots pack carotenoids, an antioxidant group that may help prevent rectal cancer.

Grains

All prepackaged bread, cereal, flour and pasta contains folic acid, which wards off birth defects and can lower your risk of colon cancer.

Tomatoes

Cooked tomatoes are especially good for the guys in your life—they contain a carotenoid called lycopene that might lower prostate cancer.

Fiber

Fiber-rich foods, including some cereals, root crops and other vegetables, and legumes appear to protect against colon cancer.

Garlic

The World Health Organization advises adding about a clove a day to foods; it may lower your risk of colon, stomach and breast cancers.

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