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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 »

Component of High Fiber Diet Halts Cancer in Lab Study

While the rate of prostate cancer occurrence in some Asian cultures is similar to the rate in Western cultures, it appears that prostate cancer tends to not progress in Asian cultures. Why?

Vegetables Against Cancer

by Dr. Geo Espinosa

Here is a quick look at some of the research on vegetables and cancer.

Cruciferous or Brassica vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, bok choy, collard greens, and kale, are rich in sulforaphane and indole-3 carbinol (I3C) (Higdon et al. 2007).

Alcohol Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

Heavy drinking is associated with increased risk of death from pancreatic cancer.

Heavy alcohol consumption, specifically three or more glasses of liquor a day, is associated with an increased risk of death from pancreatic cancer, according to a report in the March 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Aspirin Daily Can Reduce Cancer Risk Study Finds

Could daily low dose aspirin help reduce risk of cancer?

Researchers have been looking at the connection between aspirin and cancer risk. Now scientists from Oxford University have discovered that low dose aspirin daily may help in lowering the risks of several types of cancer.