cancer

No one likes talking about their colon. It's the butt of too many embarrassing colonoscopy jokes.

But, colon cancer gets a lot of press, and practically every box of high-fiber cereal touts its ability to ward off colon cancer and improve colon health.

So, it's no surprise a new study says eating more fiber lowers the risk of colon growths and polyps.

Bar hopping is fun. I know, I just did some in New York City this weekend. But, if you make a habit out of it, you've got problems. And I'm not talking about hangovers and coyote ugly!

Regular heavy drinking increases the risk of developing different types of cancer, such as esophageal, stomach, colon, liver, pancreatic, lung and prostate cancer. Wow!

What's in a hotdog? Supposedly beef and sometimes turkey. But, we've all heard the rumors they're made with discarded animal innards and unfortunate rats that got to close the grinder--creepy.

Now, love them or hate them, hotdogs are a processed meat and nowadays everyone is on high-alert over mass-produced food.

That's why one health advocacy groups wants hotdogs to carry warning labels about cancer-risk.

For years, Donkey Kong has been trying to snuff out Super Mario, but with no luck. So maybe he should try cutting back on his bananas.

A new study found rhesus monkeys--a distant cousin of Donkey Kong--stayed healthier and more youthful on a calorie-restricted diet.

The research, first reported on in 2006, tells the tale of two rhesus monkeys, Canto age 27, and Owen age 29, both with two very different diets.

Looks like the Siamese cat is out of the bag! Experts have discovered consuming green tea may slow the progression of prostate cancer.

Some suggest great tea has many health benefits, such as halting Alzheimer's disease, reducing the negative effects of cholesterol and preventing cancer. But, these are largely unproven claims.

Worldwide, the tea market is worth roughly $941million, with green tea making up 20% of the total global production. But, with research like this, green tea's intrigue will surely grow.

Now if you're jonesing for the fruits of summer. Remember, autumn ushers in a bounty of delicious fall vegetables.

A very exciting study has just been released demonstrating that vigorous exercisers are 30% less likely to develop breast cancer. Here are the details - reported in the journal Breast Cancer Research.

Eggs are in the news again. Is it good news this time or bad news?

Well--it's both. Yet again, eggs are confusing us all by being nutritious, but associated with certain health risks.

According to recent studies, the news looks good if you're a woman trying to avoid breast cancer; not quite so good if you're a middle aged man who eats more than one a day.

Cancer is evil. It takes lives and destroys families. We can't cure it and we struggle to fully identify exactly what causes it.

Recent health reporting has been filled with the results of a large cancer study (the WCRF) that links a large array of lifestyle factors with various cancers.

The report concluded that over a third of cancers could be attributable to diet. Obesity features heavily too (forgive the pun). "Obesity is now 'approaching smoking as a cancer risk.'" claims Walter Willett.

A new Australian study has found that obese people are "six times more likely to develop esophageal cancer than people with healthy weight."

The researchers looked at 800 people with esophageal cancer and compared them to 1600 people who did not suffer from the disease.

Even when the researchers ruled out contributing factors to esophageal cancer such as heavy drinking and smoking, obesity was still found to be a major contributing factor for esophageal cancer risk.

A newly released study has proposed a combined benefit of exercise and caffeine consumption in the prevention of skin cancer.

A selection of news and not-news for all health-minded individuals.

There is no link between artificial sweetener aspartame and cancer - according to a new study. This large study involved data from surveys filled out 10 years ago detailing food and beverage consumption. This was then measured against those people that developed blood-related cancers. No link to aspartame consumption was found.

Bewilderment and confusion strikes again. The NY Times reports that a low-fat diet has no effect on reducing cancer and heart disease risk. The study is the largest ever conducted (49,000 women followed for 8 years). The results, the study investigators agreed, do not justify recommending low-fat diets to the public to reduce their heart disease and cancer risk. Given the lack of benefit found in the study, many medical researchers said that the best dietary advice, for now, was to follow federal guidelines for healthy eating, with less saturated and trans fats, more grains, and more fruits and vegetables.