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Rectal Cancer Learning Center
Prevention could include:
- vitamins
- High Fiber Diet
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Alcohol Abstinence
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There is not an absolute way of preventing colon or rectal cancer. Still there is a lot that an individual can do to lessen risk or to identifiy the precursors of colon and rectal cancer so that it does not manifest itself. The patient with a fami...
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Vitamins are a group of substances essential for normal cell function, growth and development. There are 13 essential vitamins. That means they are needed for the body to function. They are: Vitamin A; Vitamin C; Vitamin D; Vitamin E; Vitamin K; V...
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Vitamins are organic components in food that are needed in very small amounts for growth and for maintaining good health. The vitamins include vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K, or the fat-soluble vitamins, and folate ( folic acid ), ...
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Vitamins are organic components in food that are needed in very small amounts for growth and for maintaining good health. The vitamins include vitamins D, E, A, and K (fat-soluble vitamins), and folate ( folic acid ), vitamin B 12 , biotin, vitami...
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American biochemist 1884–1967 Dr. Casimir Funk, who discovered that substances in food could prevent or cure certain diseases. He called those substances "vitamines." [AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.] Casimir Funk was born in Warsa...
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Vitamins are organic components in food that are needed for growth and for maintaining good health. They include the fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin D , vitamin E , vitamin A , and vitamin K ; and the water-soluble vitamins, such as folate (...
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Groups of nutrients that the human body needs in order to remain healthy and function normally. Vitamins are organic substances, small amounts of which are needed for certain biochemical reactions in the human body. Minerals are inorganic compound...
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Vitamins are compounds that are essential in small amounts for proper body function and growth. Vitamins are either fat soluble: A, D, E, and K; or water soluble: vitamin B and C. The B vitamins include vitamins B 1 (thiamine), B 2 (riboflavin), a...
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Fiber is the material that gives plants texture and support. Dietary fiber is found in many plant foods, including fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, and whole grains. Although fiber is primarily made up of carbohydrates, it does not have a lot of c...
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