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All entries tagged with cancerFiber: It's Good For Your Colon
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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.
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Heavy Boozing Raises Risk of All Sorts of Cancer
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!
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Cancer Risk: Do Hotdogs Need Warning Labels?
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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.
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Monkeys Stay Slimmer and Younger on Low-Calorie Diets
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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.
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Vegetarians Get Fewer Cancers, UK Study Shows
A large study in the UK, involving 52,700 men and women, has indicated that vegetarians are less likely to get cancer than meat-eaters.» Continue...
Simple Changes To Help Prevent Cancer
Cancer experts have found that healthier living could cut out a third of instances of the most common cancers in the developed world, and a quarter in the developing world.» Continue...
Autumn's Super Foods...
Flickr: webgirlpipThe fall can be a real bummer. Days get shorter and the weather gets colder. If it wasn't for football, I'd go mental!
Now if you're jonesing for the fruits of summer. Remember, autumn ushers in a bounty of delicious fall vegetables.
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Vigorous Exercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk - Big Time!
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.
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Eggs: Healthy or Not?

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.
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Diet, Cancer, and the Subsequent Backlash
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.
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Obesity Increases Esophageal Cancer Risk
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.
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A Jog and a Joe for Skin Cancer Protection?

A newly released study has proposed a combined benefit of exercise and caffeine consumption in the prevention of skin cancer.
A combination of exercise and some caffeine -- equivalent to one or two cups of coffee a day -- protected against the effects of the sun's ultraviolet-B radiation, which can lead to cancer.» Continue...
Quick Links and News Roundup
A selection of news and not-news for all health-minded individuals.
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Aspartame and Cancer
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.
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