Globally, nearly half of deaths due to cancer can be attributable to preventable risk factors, including the three leading risks of: smoking, drinking too much alcohol or having a high body mass index, a new paper suggests. The research, published … Continue reading
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Alcohol Should Have Cancer Warning Labels, Say Doctors and Researchers Pushing to Raise Awareness of Risk
Advocates of warning labels want Canadians to understand alcohol is one of top causes of preventable cancer It’s not a secret, but it may as well be. Few Canadians know the truth, and few may want to hear it: Alcohol, … Continue reading
Eating Chili Peppers Can Help You Live Longer, Cut Risks For Heart Disease And Cancer
DALLAS, Texas — Previous studies have shown that spicy food can have a positive impact on your health. Now, a study released by the American Heart Association has a “hot” new take on the topic. Researchers say eating chili pepper … Continue reading
2 Supplements That Prevent Heart Disease And Cancer
The most recent trial confirms that two nutrients can reduce deaths from heart attacks and cancer. Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil can significantly reduce heart attacks and vitamin D supplementation can significantly lower the number of deaths caused by … Continue reading
Australian Researchers Develop 10-minute Cancer Test
Researchers in Australia have developed a 10-minute test that can detect the presence of cancer cells anywhere in the human body, according to a newly published study. The test was developed after researchers from the University of Queensland found that … Continue reading
Vitamin D Lowers Risk of Dying From Cancer, Fish Oil Reduces Heart Attack Risk: Study
A large U.S. study designed to gauge the health benefits of vitamin D and fish oil supplements concludes that the omega-3 oil can dramatically reduce the odds of a heart attack while vitamin D’s benefits seem to come from lowering … Continue reading
Can Eating Organic Food Lower Your Cancer Risk?
In a study, those who ate more organic produce, dairy, meat and other products had 25 percent fewer cancer diagnoses over all, especially lymphoma and breast cancer. People who buy organic food are usually convinced it’s better for their health, … Continue reading
Gut Bacteria ‘Boost’ Cancer Therapy
Bacteria living in the murky depths of the digestive system seem to influence whether tumours shrink during cancer therapy, say French and US researchers. They tested the microbiome – the collection of microscopic species that live in us – in … Continue reading
Relationship Between Sugar And Cancer Is Now Clearer, Scientists Say
Belgian scientists say they’ve made a research breakthrough in the relationship between sugar and cancer. Researchers found yeast with high levels of the sugar known as glucose overstimulated the same proteins often found mutated inside human tumors, making cells grow … Continue reading
40% Of Cancers Diagnosed In U.S. Related To Obesity, CDC Says
Add cancer to the many good reasons to strive for a healthy weight The rates of 12 obesity-related cancers rose by 7 per cent from 2005 to 2014, an increase that is threatening to reverse progress in reducing the rate … Continue reading
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