Food for Life: Cancer Project

Although the United States declared “war on cancer” a few decades ago, the current statistics predict that during our lifetime, one in two men and one in three women will develop cancer. This amounts to 1.8 million people being diagnosed with cancer in the United States in 2021, and over 600,000 cancer deaths in America. Research has shown that more than one-third of all cancer deaths in the United States are due to poor diet, yet most are unaware of the connection.

The Food for Life: Cancer Project includes information about how certain foods and nutrients work to promote or discourage cancer growth, along with demonstrations of simple recipes that can be easily recreated at home. The intended audience of the Food for Life: Cancer Project classes are cancer survivors and their family and friends as well as those looking to prevent the disease.