🍅 Tomatoes & Cancer: A Potent Combo When Used Right Tomatoes contain lycopene, a carotenoid that may: ✅ Starve tumors by inhibiting VEGF signaling ✅ Enhance mitochondrial repair ✅ Protect DNA from oxidative stress ✅ Reduce risk of prostate, colon, and gastric cancers 📚 Chen et al., J Natl Cancer Inst, 2001 – Lycopene linked to reduced prostate cancer risk 📚 Giovannucci, Am J Clin Nutr, 2002 – Lycopene inhibits IGF-1 and tumor angiogenesis 📚 Nutr Cancer, 2010 – Cooked tomato with fat increase