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----Fare rich in fiber, including certain cereals, root and other types of vegetables, and legumes, seems to protect against colon cancer.

Garlic----Oncologists of Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou advise adding about a clove a day to foods; it may lower your risk of colon, stomach and breast cancers.

*Surgery, in addition to the appropriate chemotherapy and radiotherapy, are effective in treating early cancer, but certain patients in late stage of cancer may not be tolerate surgery well as they can be relatively weak. A combination of carefully planned minimally invasive therapy, chemotherapy or radiotherapy can effectively reduce the side effects and discomfort of treatment and may help patient get better efficacy.