... at each stage of carcinogenesis, for example, contaminants in food such as nitrosamines or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH's) are initiators, and some fats are known to be promoters (Professor Marcel Roberfroid., University Of Louvain Belgium., 2000). Food components that are relative to carcinogenesis can be divided into macro-components that tend to act indirectly and micro-components, which have a clearly defined action - they act directly. It appears that total calorie intake has a carcinogenic effect on cancer incidence and food typical of more developed countries such as foods rich in fat is linked to increased incidence of breast, colon and prostate cancers (Takashi Sugimura, et al., 2002). It has been indicated via epidemiological research that the risk of cancer development increases with increased alcohol consumption. Alcohol consumption is strongly linked with cancers of the upper digestive tract but has also been associated with breast cancer. Cirrhosis of the liver, caused by ...

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