Video: Simple changes for a cancer-fighting diet By Mayo Clinic Staff Share Facebook Twitter Print details A few simple tweaks to your diet can up your body's resistance to cancer. Want to know how? Watch for ways your diet can protect you from cancer from the registered dietitian nutritionists at Mayo Clinic. Show transcript Simple changes for a cancer-fighting diet Add a cruciferous veggie to dinner. Try cabbage, cauliflower and kale. Cruciferous veggies may lower your risk of some cancers. Cut the burgers (and the salami). More red and processed meat each day = higher colon cancer risk. Try veggie burgers. Hummus. Fish. Don't forget fiber. Oats in the morning or lentils at night. A high-fiber diet may lower breast and colorectal cancer risk. Get your 2.5 cups every day. Reach for fruits and veggies all day for a cancer-fighting diet. Eat the rainbow. No single food can prevent cancer. Aim for mostly plant-based foods and lots of variety. Guidance from the experts at Mayo Clinic. Show references Song M, et al. Nutrients, foods, and colorectal cancer prevention. Gastroenterology. 2015;148:1244. ACS guidelines for nutrition and physical activity. American Cancer Society. https://www.cancer.org/content/cancer/en/healthy/eat-healthy-get-active/acs-guidelines-nutrition-physical-activity-cancer-prevention/guidelines.html. Accessed Aug. 7, 2019. Cancer prevention: 7 tips to reduce your risk. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/cancer-prevention/art-20044816. Nov. 1, 2024. Colditz GA. Cancer prevention. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed March 14, 2019. Macrae FA. Colorectal cancer: Epidemiology, risk factors, and protective factors. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed March 14, 2019. Farvid MS, et al. Dietary fiber intake in young adults and breast cancer risk. Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. 2016;137:e20151226. VID-20466662