Gastric cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related death in the world, and it remains difficult to cure in Western countries, primarily because most patients present with advanced disease. In the United States, stomach malignancy is currently the 15th most common cancer.
The condition of the tendrils near the fruit stem is another indicator of when a watermelon is ready to pick. When they are green at the attachment point, the fruit is not yet ripe, but when they start to turn brown and dry, it is harvest time.
Instructions. 1  Cut the watermelon in half horizontally. 2  Place one half on a cutting board, flesh down. 3  Cut slices downward 1-2 wide depending how large you want the sticks.  Rotate the cutting board and cut slices downward and perpendicular to the other 1  slices. Repeat with the other watermelon half (or save that portion for another meal)