Cancer Prevention

How Gender Affects Your Cancer Risk
Cancer Prevention

How Gender Affects Your Cancer Risk

Otis Brawley, MD | August 27, 2012

The surprising differences you should know about... Beyond the gender-specific cancers, such as prostate and ovarian, most people assume that…

Avoid Cancer by Eating Avocados
Cancer Prevention

Avoid Cancer by Eating Avocados

Steven D'Ambrosio, PhD | August 13, 2012

Research Affirms Cancer-Fighting Powers I'll take any excuse to eat an avocado, so I am always happy to see research…

Do Medical Tests Give You Cancer?
Cancer Prevention

Do Medical Tests Give You Cancer?

E. Stephen Amis, Jr., MD | August 10, 2012

About MRIs, CT Scans, Ultrasound and More — What You Need to Know MRI... CT... ultrasound... these and other imaging tests…

The Anticancer Life Plan
Cancer Prevention

The Anticancer Life Plan

David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD | August 10, 2012

New research shows that 24% of all cancers may be preventable More than one-third of Americans will be told "You…

Plastic Water Bottles Leach Carcinogens
Cancer Prevention

Plastic Water Bottles Leach Carcinogens

Scott M. Belcher, PhD | August 3, 2012

Everyday Plastics Boost Risk for Breast, Prostate Cancer, Early Puberty One big health story in the news in recent months…

Do CT Scans Cause Cancer?
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Do CT Scans Cause Cancer?

E. Stephen Amis, Jr., MD | July 30, 2012

Every Scan Increases Risk The last several months have presented one worrisome story after another regarding the dangers of CT…

New Procedure to Prevent Esophageal Cancer: Radiofrequency Ablation
Cancer Prevention

New Procedure to Prevent Esophageal Cancer: Radiofrequency Ablation

Michael S. Smith, MD | July 30, 2012

Promising Treatment for Barrett's Esophagus Patients There’s no such thing as a "good" cancer diagnosis, but esophageal cancer is a…

The Truth About Garlic and Cancer Prevention
Cancer Prevention

The Truth About Garlic and Cancer Prevention

Andrew Rubman, ND | July 24, 2012

Get the Greatest Health-Promoting Benefit from Garlic Traditional healers and modern scientists often see things differently, but when it comes…

The Best Kind of Sunscreen for Your Child
Cancer Prevention

The Best Kind of Sunscreen for Your Child

Abbey-Rose Diaz, MASc | June 28, 2012

When you’re in the supermarket or drugstore and you’re staring at the dozens of different sunscreens for sale, you probably…

Six Powerful Moves to Defend Yourself Against Cancer
Cancer Prevention

Six Powerful Moves to Defend Yourself Against Cancer

H. Robert Silverstein, MD | May 31, 2012

The average adult produces and removes 250,000 to 500,000 cancer cells every day. In most cases, the body routinely wipes…

Excess Folic Acid May Raise Cancer Risk
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Excess Folic Acid May Raise Cancer Risk

Joel Mason, MD | April 2, 2012

Folic Acid Reduces Birth Defects…but May Raise Risk for Colorectal Cancer Where a little may be good, a lot may…

Good Buzz: Coffee Helps Protect Against Endometrial Cancer
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Good Buzz: Coffee Helps Protect Against Endometrial Cancer

Youjin Je, ScD | March 2, 2012

Java lovers, rejoice—new research reveals yet another potential health perk from drinking coffee. We already have evidence that coffee can…

Cancer In the Family? Too Few Doctors Recommend Genetic Tests
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Cancer In the Family? Too Few Doctors Recommend Genetic Tests

Katrina Trivers, PhD, MSPH | February 8, 2012

You are probably aware that if two or more of your close family members (or just one family member for…