The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2017, 1,688,780 new cancer cases and 600,920 cancer deaths are projected to occur in the US. While mainstream treatments like chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy are advocated as cancer treatments, cancer drugs are reported to kill patients faster than cancer itself. Therefore, it is important to learn other non- invasive ways to prevent and treat cancer, so that choosing a treatment can be done out of knowledge, instead of advice. Recently, studies have proven that eating lycopene rich foods is a viable treatment for various cancers. Below is how scientists got to that conclusion.