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How to Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk
We’ve known for some time that exercise can help lower a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, and now a large new study suggests that the more a woman exercises, the lower her risk, whether she’s...
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What’s Your Breast Cancer Risk?
Whatever your view of your breast cancer risk, it’s probably incorrect. A recent survey of nearly 10,000 women revealed that fewer than one in 10 accurately estimated their lifetime risk of breast...
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How Alcohol Boosts Breast Cancer Risk in Young Women
Drinking alcohol on a regular basis before a first pregnancy can set the stage for breast cancer later in life. A study published online on August 28, 2013 in the Journal of the National Cancer...
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How to Prevent a Common Cancer
A healthy diet (that includes a daily cup of coffee), keeping weight down and regular exercise can protect women from endometrial cancer, the most common malignancy affecting the female reproductive...
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Garlic to Ward Off Lung Cancer
Raw garlic has long been recognized as a powerful natural medicine. It has immune-stimulating properties and is an effective antibiotic and antiviral agent that can be used to help address many kinds...
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New Rules for Beating Prostate Cancer
Watching what you eat (very carefully), keeping your weight down and exercising regularly can lower the risk of aggressive tumors in men diagnosed with early prostate cancer. The formula for success,...
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Good News About Diet and Breast Cancer
If you’ve increased your consumption of omega-3 fatty acids by taking fish oil supplements or adding fish to your diet, you may have also lowered your risk of breast cancer along with your risk of...
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Why Breast Cancer Targets Young Black Women
A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine has found that genetics may explain why young African-American women have higher rates of breast cancer than other women of the same age, why their...
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Fit at 50 Cuts Cancer Risk for Men
Men who demonstrated a high level of physical fitness on a treadmill test at age 50 were much less likely to have developed lung or colorectal cancer 20 years later – and if they did get one of these...
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Exercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk
We’ve long known that regular exercise – specifically aerobic exercise – reduces the risk of breast cancer, but until now, we haven’t known how physical activity confers its benefits. A team of...
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Omega-3s May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
A group of Canadian researchers has demonstrated that lifelong exposure to omega-3 fatty acids can help prevent breast cancer, at least in mice. The investigators worked with mice bred to develop...
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5 Signs of Colon Cancer
Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is now the second leading cause of cancer deaths among American adults. When treated at an early stage, the five-year survival rate is 90 percent. But for...
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Energy Drinks That Give You Pep Without Giving You Cancer
Whenever one of my patients mentions “energy drinks”, I cringe. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Processed, chemically enhanced liquid that contains caffeine. I thought, “Are there any energy...
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Green Tea May Lower Cancer Risk
Drinking green tea at least three times a week might cut the risks of colon, stomach and esophageal cancer in women. This association was noted in an investigation that included 69,000 Chinese women...
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Green Tea and Prostate Cancer
Drinking six cups of green tea daily may slow the growth of prostate cancer. A study from UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, presented at the annual conference of the American Association for...
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Blood Test for Breast Cancer
New research suggests that blood tests for certain hormones might indicate a woman’s risk of breast cancer, and might be predictive for up to 20 years. This interesting possibility emerged in an...
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Lung Cancer Part 1: Knowing the Signs
Lung cancer typically doesn’t cause signs and symptoms in its earliest stages, with noticeable changes occurring most often when the disease is advanced. These may include: A new cough that doesn’t go...
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Lung Cancer Part 2: Simple Prevention Tips
Breathing properly is fundamental to good health, and you shouldn’t take your respiratory system for granted, especially if you live in a big city. In addition to prudent supplementation and a diet...
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New Way to find Cancer in Dense Breasts
The FDA has approved a new one-minute ultrasound scan for use in conjunction with screening mammograms in healthy women with dense breasts. Mammograms can yield inconsistent results regarding signs of...
View ArticleOvarian Cancer Part 2: Taking Precautions
Knowledge is key – while ovarian cancer accounts for four percent of all cancers in women, it has a 90 percent cure rate if it is detected in its early stages. Some simple precautions can drastically...
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