Melanoma Treatment: Nutrition

Nutrition can play a large role in your ability to prevent cancer. Some studies have shown that right nutritional program can reduce the chances that you get certain cancers by over 60%. In addition, nutrition can also help significantly in your battle to fight melanoma, or manage the side effects of some of the treatments you may try.

Melanoma and Diet

There is a lot of evidence that suggests that the food you eat, and the manner is which you eat them, may be able to help prevent cancer and melanoma from occuring, and also may help you fight and beat melanoma once a tumor has formed. There are two way that diet can be helpful. First, there are individual foods that can help prevent and fight melanoma. Additionally, there are specific full diets that many believe can be even more effective.

Foods that help Prevent and Fight Melanoma

Many individual foods are purported to help prevent and fight cancer, some with varying levels of specific scientific evidence. Here are some of the most promising foods that have either been studied, or there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that they may be helpful.

• Broccolli
• Flax Seeds
• Kale
• Blueberries
• Apples
• Watercress

Melanoma and Supplements

There are a variety of vitamins and minerals that can potentially help prevent and fight cancer and melanoma. Some may also be helpful in managing side effects of a variety of cancer treatments.

• Vitamin D3: Studies and anecdotal evidence around the use of Vitamin D in fighting melanoma, and specifically the D3 form, reveal that it is a promising supplement. There are over 3,500 PubMed articles on Vitamin D3 and cancer, including over 80 clinical trials. Many studies cite the positive effect that Vitamin D3 has on killing melanoma cells, and animal studies that suggest that it may play a role in helping to prevent the spread of melanoma.
• Selenium: The effect of selenium on fighting melanoma is a subject of a lot of recent studies. Many patients tend to deficient in selenium, which is an important micronutrient for your body¹. Some studies done on mice suggest that various selenium compounds may prevent the spreading of melanoma. Additionally, several studies have suggested that selenium vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale and brussel sprouts, can help your body target melanoma.
• CoQ10
• NAC
• Flax Seed Oil
• Melatonin
• Lycopene
• Alpha Lipoic Acid

1. www.naturalnews.com/025758.html