Source: www.cancer.gov Author: Carmen Phillips Numerous studies suggest that avoiding excess weight, exercising regularly, and eating a diet heavy on fruits and vegetables decreases the risk of many diseases, including cancer. But as the expanding obesity epidemic has shown, there are major obstacles to getting broad swaths of people to adopt such a healthful lifestyle. [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 14, 2009
Source: www.nytimes.com Author: Gina Kolata Many Americans do not think twice about taking medicines to prevent heart disease and stroke. But cancer is different. Much of what Americans do in the name of warding off cancer has not been shown to matter, and some things are actually harmful. Yet the few medicines proved to deter [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Source: msnbc Author: Associated Press 60 percent seek natural ‘cures’ despite warnings from doctors TAMPA, Fla. – With much of her lower body consumed by cancer, Leslee Flasch finally faced the truth: The herbal supplements and special diet were not working. “I want this thing cut out from me. I want it out,” she told [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 1, 2009
Source: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, doi:10.1093 Authors: Jennifer Lin et al. Background: Observational studies suggested that a diet high in fruits and vegetables, both of which are rich with antioxidants, may prevent cancer development. However, findings from randomized trials of the association between antioxidant use and cancer risk have been mostly negative. [...]
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