Vitamins, supplements, and other concoctions all have mega-doses of nutrients that our bodies need to fend off all sorts of diseases, including cancer. But should you be popping a handful of pills everyday, or just eating the right types of fresh food? Now there are studies that have shown that supplements might even help some cancer cells keep growing.

If you make fast food and coffee your two major food groups, you might need to grab a few pills every morning to get some semblance of nutrition. Your best bet might be to spend some time in the produce section of your favorite supermarket. Try ramping up your fruit and vegetable intake. Eat 3 servings of fruits or vegetables tomorrow, and the next day. Next week see if you can fit 5 into your shedule. Green things, orange things and yellow things abound with goodness and vitamins, and they all get made by sitting out in the sunshine.

Relay for life is the biggest event in the United States that benefits the American Cancer Society. Many other countries around the world have joined in the fun for one of the largest walkathon events in the world. If you want to get involved in the 2009 Relay for Life, check out their website!

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer which is almost always caused by an exposure to asbestos. The mesothelium is a part of the body which covers most of your vital organs. The most common area of the body that is affected by asbestos is the pleura, the lining between the lungs and the chest wall.

Exposure to asbestos can be as direct as working with asbestos laden construction materials to something as innocuous as washing the clothes of someone who does come into contact with the fibers. There are many things that you come into contact with everyday that might contain asbestos and most countries in the world have started to make its use something of the past.