An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but if you're concerned about cancer, eat grapefruit and tomatoes.

Researchers at Texas A&M University says these fruits have high levels of lycopene - a nutrient that helps fight prostate, breast and cervical cancers. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant that prevents the formation of "free radicals." (These steal oxygen from healthy cells, and may eventually trigger cancer.)

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Tomatoes are the best source of lycopene, but red grapefruit is a close second. Grapefruit also contains other antioxidants, including vitamin C.

Here's a hint: the redder the flesh in a ruby grapefruit, the more lycopene it contains.

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