A unique study appearing in the January 8, 2010 issue of the journal Cell, may shed some light on the role of fats and cancer.
The work out of California based biomedical research organization The Scripps Research Institute finds that an enzyme that normally helps to break down stored fats becomes highly active in some cancer [...]
We all know that healthy cholesterol levels offer protection to our hearts… now two new studies published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention suggest another benefit – reduce cholesterol and reduce your risk of developing certain cancers.
The pair of studies conducted by a team of cancer researchers suggests low cholesterol doesn’t deserve its [...]
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Cancer is a devastating diagnosis, one that will become a fact of life for well over 100,000 people this year.
What puts this particular number at risk isn’t things like smoking or eating an unhealthy diet, it isn’t lack of exercise or bad genetics, it’s being obese.
This startling finding comes from data extrapolated from U.S. cancer [...]
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Curcumin, a natural pigment that gives turmeric its glorious yellow color, has been shown by new research out of Ireland to kill esophageal cancer cells in the lab, suggesting it might hold promise as an anti-cancer treatment.
A team out of Cork Cancer Research Center treated esophageal cancer cells with curcumin, and found that it began [...]
Monday, November 23, 2009
If you have a history of skin cancer, or are looking for ways to reduce your risk, you might want to adopt a low fat diet menu according to research just out of Australia.
The findings tie high intakes of total fat to increased risk of a form of skin cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma [...]
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Can exercise help men avoid prostate trouble? It’s a hotly debated question in research circles, now some new work adds to the ongoing debate about the role being active may play in terms of prostate cancer risk.
U.S. researchers at Duke University Medical Center examined 190 male subjects who were having prostate biopsies at the Durham [...]
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
To protect against skin cancer, we all know to wear sunscreen and stay out of the sun between those peak hours, but a pair of recent studies both suggest a genetic component to this form of cancer that we cannot escape.
Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine have found that short term stress, including things like public speaking, job interview, first dates and healthy work stress can actually boosts the immune system and may offer protection against one type of skin cancer, at least in mice and potentially in humans.
We’ve all heard about the dangers of smoking and hormone replacement therapy in terms of cancer. Now there may be a new lifestyle factor that doctors will attribute to cancer – The problem of being overweight or obese.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Women are usually more comfortable than men about going to the doctor for checkups and regular medical screening, yet strangely younger women tend to ignore symptoms that might be a warning sign of cancer. But what are the symptoms for breast cancer and other potential cancer signs?
