People who eat 5 A Day have a third of the risk of developing cancer as those who eat only 1-2 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. In fact, eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables could prevent more than 20 percent of cancer deaths each year.

People whose diets are rich in fruits and have a lower risk of getting cancers of the lung, mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, colon, and rectum. They are also less likely to get cancers of the breast, pancreas, ovaries, larynx, and bladder. There is no specific fruit or vegetable responsible for reducing cancer risk; instead, research shows that it is the regular consumption of a variety of fruits and vegetables that reduces risk.

An expert report, Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global PerspectiveM, reviewed over 4,500 world-wide research studies and found that if people increased their fruit and vegetable consumption to at least five servings a day, cancer rates could be reduced by more than 20 percent.