Three days after her arrest, Bland was found dead in her jail cell. July 26, 2015 Margaret Hilaire, center, bows her head in prayer during a demonstration in Katy, Tex., calling for the firing and indictment of Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, who arrested Bland.
High intake of cancer-fighting foods like vegetables, fruit, fish, calcium-rich foods and fiber was associated with a decreased risk of colorectal, lung and breast cancers, while red and processed meat intake, alcohol intake, unhealthy body mass index (BMI), and abdominal obesity were associated with an increased risk.
Not coincidentally, eating foods chock-full of vitamin A, alpha carotene, and beta carotene seem to slash stomach cancer in half. Beta carotene may protect against other cancers as well, including esophageal, liver, pancreatic, colon, rectal, prostate, ovarian, and cervical cancers due to their potency as an antioxidant.