Diet and Leukemia, does food play a role

Condition analysis:
Regular consumption of fruits and vegetables during the first two years of life is associated with a reduced risk of childhood leukemia. Children who regularly eat cured meats like bacon and hot dogs may have an increased risk of leukemia, while vegetables and soy products may help protect against cancer. Cured meats included foods like bacon, ham and hot dogs, as well as traditional Chinese staples like dried salted duck, salted fish and Chinese-style sausage. 

Instructions:
Mangosteen herb has potent compounds known as xanthones.
Antioxidants -- Children being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia seem more able to deal with their treatment if their levels of antioxidants don't drop too much. Kids with leukemia do not take enough antioxidants, which raises their risk of side effects during chemotherapy. Chemotherapy produces changes that stress the body's antioxidant defense system. Therefore, it's important that the diets of cancer patients contain adequate amounts of antioxidants. In a 6-month study, the researchers examined antioxidant intake and chemotherapy side effects in 103 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common cancer in kids.