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How does p53 prevent cancer cells from forming

A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sewa Legha
Medical Oncology 52 years experience
Creatine does not cause cancer. But like so many other food supplements its usefulness to your body is debatable. if I were you, I would rely on a bal... Read More
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Agree with Dr. L. Other than lightening your wallet, creatine is not doing you any good. It is not doing any harm either. For healthy diet: http://www... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Earle
General Surgery 33 years experience
No: Well there are some cancer prevention techniques, much of this is related to genetics and unavoidable environmental exposure. Nobody can prevent all c... Read More
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Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
Not altogether: The single most helpful thing you can do is not use tobacco. Protect yourself from the nastiest HIV with the vaccine (men and women). Don't abuse alco... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Plant source: Good diet and exercise will reduce, but not eliminate the risk of cancer. For good health - Have a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
No consensus: It is extremely difficult to do good science about diet and cancer without confounding variables. This explains the welter of contradictory, confusing... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carlos Encarnacion
Medical Oncology 37 years experience
I can't see how: ..It would cause cancer unless there were carcinogens already present in the ingredients. As for protection, i don't think it does either. Maybe som... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
We wonder, too: Truth be told, sophia, the more you read about this in the genuine, peer-reviewed scientific literature, the more confused you'll become. It's impossi... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
Don't be so sure: Internet junk sites are full of claims about "superfoods" with supposed near-magical powers. It should be obvious that these are entertainment and sal... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
No: Retrospective studies in epidemiology generate a huge amount of junk data. The stuff about melatonin and breast cancer didn't hold up. Melatonin has o... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ritesh Rathore
Hematology and Oncology 32 years experience
In some cases: In high-risk patients, some cancers can be prevented with medications (example- breast cancer by taking tamoxifen), lifestyle changes (example- oral c... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
No magic: The traditional teaching from mainstream medicine (more fruits and vegetables, less red meat) has had trouble holding up in the best studies especiall... Read More
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