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Tue 05 May 2004Combat cancer with disease-fighting foodSOUNDBITES Paula MeeEvery time a cell in our body divides, it must copy the DNA it contains as accurately as possible. However, we're only human and mistakes are made - mistakes that can lead to the uncontrolled growth of cancerous cells.When our immune system is working well, it can spot cancerous cells early on and kill them but if our immune system is compromised (due to stress, poor nutrition, HIV, etc) the incidence of cancers increases very significantly.