Broccoli Sprouts and Cancer: The Complete Science of Sulforaphane

If you add only one food to your anticancer nutrition plan, the research points strongly to one answer: broccoli sprouts. These tiny, unassuming seedlings — available at most grocery stores or easy to grow at home — contain concentrations of the most well-studied anticancer phytochemical on Earth.

That compound is sulforaphane (SFN) — an isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables that has now been investigated in over 3,000 published studies. And unlike many "superfoods" hyped on social media, sulforaphane's mechanisms are deeply understood at the molecular level, spanning cancer prevention, cancer stem cell targeting, chemotherapy enhancement, radiation sensitization, and immunotherapy support.

This research blog compiles everything the current science tells us about broccoli sprouts and cancer — including how sulforaphane works, how to maximize the amount you produce and absorb, and how it interacts with ...

Researched and Written by Keith Bishop, Clinical Nutritionist, Cancer Coach, Retired Pharmacist, and founder of Prevail Over Cancer and the Prevail Protocol

Why Should We Consider Short-Term Fasting During Chemotherapy Treatments?

Short-term fasting (STF) has shown promise in enhancing the efficacy of cancer treatments while protecting healthy cells from toxicity. Studies suggest that STF can slow tumor growth and improve the quality of life for cancer patients.

Short-term fasting (STF) has shown promising effects on cancer cells in the human body, according to several medical journal references. Here are some key findings:

1. Differential Stress Resistance (DSR): STF protects healthy cells from the toxic effects of chemotherapy while making cancer cells more vulnerable to treatment. This is because healthy cells can enter a maintenance and repair mode during fasting, while cancer cells, which rely heavily on glucose, struggle to adapt.
2. Enhanced Chemotherapy Efficacy: Preclinica
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Understanding fungal DNA in cancer tumors, terrain imbalances, antifungal foods, and how metabolism shapes fungal behavior in the body.

Researched and written by Keith Bishop, Clinical Nutritionist, Cancer Coach, Retired Pharmacist, and Founder of Prevail Over Cancer and the Prevail Protocol. 

 Why Fungi Are Being Found in Human Tumors

Large sequencing studies have confirmed that low-abundance fungal DNA and fungal cells appear across multiple cancer types — including breast, lung, GI, melanoma, and gynecologic tumors. These findings do not indicate infection and do not establish fungi as carcinogens. Instead, they highlight fungi as ecological participants within the tumor microenvironment.

• The Cell pan‑cancer analysis identified cancer‑type-specific fungal signatures, often co-occurring with distinct bacterial communities and immune phenotypes.
• A second Cell study confirmed the presence of fungi in GI and lung tumors and demonstrated associations with immune infiltration...

Keith Bishop, Clinical Nutritionist, Cancer Coach, Retired Pharmacist, Founder of Prevail Over Cancer

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