Drink two (or more) sugary sodas a week? You have an increased risk of developing cancer of the pancreas, one of the most rapidly fatal of the cancers, according to new work appearing in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
The research involved an analysis of data collected on 60,524 Chinese adults and [...]
In one of the largest studies ever on vitamin D and colon cancer, researchers have found that high levels of vitamin D in the blood might offer protection from cancers of the colon and rectum.
The work, appearing online in the British Medical Journal, involved more than 1,200 subjects who had colorectal cancer and 1,200 controls [...]
If your BMI has crept up there, here’s yet another reason to take action.
Being obese increases your risk of developing a nasty form of kidney cancer according to a new study published in the January 2010 issue of the UK urology journal BJUI.
The researchers out of New York’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center examined 1,640 male [...]
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Eating or drinking this tasty, nutrient rich fruit might help to prevent, or slow the growth of some breast cancers according to a new study published in Cancer Prevention Research.
The work identifies a group of phytochemicals known as ellagitannins, abundant in pomegranates, that inhibit the growth of estrogen responsive breast cancers in the lab.
The researchers [...]
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 [...]
