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Deep Fried Food May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk

Eating deep-fried foods such as French fries, fried chicken and doughnuts at least once a week is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a study by investigators at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Continue reading »

 

According to a new Vital Signs report, more than 14 million U.S. women binge drink about 3 times a month, and consume an average of 6 drinks per binge. Continue reading »

 

Harvard School of Public Health research has found that detailed knowledge about your genetic makeup—the interplay between genetic variants and other genetic variants, or between genetic variants and Continue reading »

 

According to a study led by scientists at Duke University Medical Center women receiving care for breast cancer may have significantly impaired cardio-pulmonary function that can persist for years after they have completed treatment.

 

The findings, reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Continue reading »

 

DNA Damage Linked to Alcohol

Alcohol is known to be carcinogenic to humans in the upper aerodigestive tract, liver, colorectum, and the female breast.

 

Evidence suggests that acetaldehyde, the primary metabolite of alcohol, plays a major role in alcohol-related esophageal cancer.

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How Diet Affects Cancer

Today we are honored to feature the first in a series of articles by Keith I. Block, MD an internationally recognized expert in integrative oncology.   Dr. Block is currently Director of Integrative Medical Education at the University of Illinois and is the author of Life Over Cancer: The Block Center Program for Integrative Cancer Treatment.

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