A nutritious, well-balanced diet can help lower your cancer risk, and this has been demonstrated repeatedly. Yet widespread myths and misconceptions have caused people to think certain foods can trigger or shield against cancer.

Cancer Research UK has made clear that no individual food item can either safeguard against or trigger cancer.

The specialists do recognise that regularly overindulging in particular food groups can heighten your risk, though it doesn't guarantee you'll get cancer. Nevertheless, they highlighted that some foods are wrongly placed in this category including eggs, soy and coffee which aren't cancer-causing despite popular myths.

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The specialists said: "Eating eggs is unlikely to cause cancer

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