Antiangiogenesis

In Colleen's, the sophomore class of Animas High School watched a Ted Talk on antiangiogenic food. The Ted Talk was called "Eating to Starve Cancer" and it talked about the different food that could possible help lessen the chances of us getting cancer.

The Ted Talk first discussed about what causes a tumor to become malignant. All tumors start out as a small cells that have a genetic malfunction. To grow bigger, the cell needs to have small blood vessels supply it with oxygen and nutrients. If the small blood vessels are cut off then they will not be able to supply the tumor with nutrients, thats where the anti-angiogenic foods come in. Antiangiogenic foods are food the are used to regulate blood vessel growth. By eating antiangiogenic foods, you cut off the blood vessels that feed tumors, there for starving the tumors. Anitiagiogenic foods are things like dark chocolate, red whine, blackberries, strawberries, tomatoes and much more.

My reaction to this article was amazement. I love the idea that people can do something as simple as eating foods, and it can be used to help prevent cancer. Its such a weird concept that eating can be a simple enough thing to stop someone from getting cancer. People should be more aware of what they can do to help them not get cancer.