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Research Hypothesis
October8,2015
Period4B
TheEffectsofAnticarcinogensonCancerPrevention
ResearchQuestion:
Whichmethodofanticarcinogenusageisthemosteffectiveandefficientatpreventingcertaincancers?
Hypothesis:
Thedigestionoffoodswithhighcontentsofanticarcinogensismoreeffectiveatpreventingcancers
foundinthedigestivesystemthananticarcinogensoneisexposedtothroughalternatemethodsintheir
environment.
Background/HistoryoftheIssue:
Anticarcinogensarefoundinmanydifferentfoodsandcanhelppreventcertaincancersorfightoff
cancercells.Anticarcinogensarefoundinavarietyofdifferentfoods,liketurmeric,tea,andmanyfruits
andvegetables,someofwhichareknowntobeabletokillcancercellsorslowthegrowthoftumors,
whichmaybehelpfulinpreventingthegrowthofsuchmalignanciescompletely.
Rationale:
ThistopicisoneofgreatimportancetomebecauseIthinkthatpreventingcancerbeforeitdevelops
candecreasethenumberofcancerpatientsandtheirhighdeathrates,whichwouldbebeneficialtothe
community.
BasisofHypothesis:
Myhypothesisisbasedonresearchofanticarcinogensfoundinfoodsandhowitaffectsthebodys
susceptibilitytocancer.Ifcertainanticarcinogensareingested,theycanhelppreventcancersinthe
digestivesystemeffectively,butitmaynothelppreventcancersinotherareasofthebodyaswell,and
alternatemethodsmaybeneeded.Myhypothesisfocusesspecificallyonthedigestivecancers,andhow
theingestionoffoodswithhighcontentsofcancerpreventingsubstancesismoreeffectiveincomparison
toothers.
OperationalDefinitions:
certaincancersgastrointestinal(GI)cancers
highcontentscontainsseveraldifferentcarcinogens,significantamount,nottoolittlethatit
wouldnotmakeadifference
alternatemethodsinjections,naturalenvironment,etc.
DescriptorsUsedforLiteratureSearch:
Anticarcinogenscancerprevention
Effectofanticarcinogensinfoods
Cancerpreventionmethods
Cancerpreventionthroughfood
Anticarcinogenicpropertiesinfoods