Date: August 26, 2015 Source: Penn State Summary: Compounds found in purple potatoes may help kill colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of the cancer, according to a team of researchers. Compounds found in purple potatoes may help kill colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of the cancer, according to a […]
Even ‘sham’ acupuncture beat one frequently used medication TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Acupuncture appears to be more efficacious than oral medication for treating hot flashes in breast cancer survivors, according to a new trial that compared acupuncture, sham acupuncture, gabapentin, and a placebo pill. The study was published online Aug. 24 in […]
Date: August 17, 2015 Research has shown that a regular dose of aspirin reduces the long-term risk of cancer in those who are overweight in an international study of people with a family history of the disease. The study, conducted by researchers at Newcastle University and the University of Leeds, UK, is published in the […]
Date: August 17, 2015 Regular consumption of caffeinated coffee may help prevent the return of colon cancer after treatment and improve the chances of a cure, according to a new, large study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that reported this striking association for the first time. The patients, all of them treated with surgery and chemotherapy for […]
PLoS One. 2015 Aug 11;10(8):e0135190. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135190. eCollection 2015. Sanna Heikkinen 1, Janne Pitkäniemi 2, Tytti Sarkeala 1, Nea Malila 3, Markku Koskenvuo 4 PMID: 26263013 PMCID: PMC4532449 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135190 Abstract Introduction: Role of hair dyes in the etiology of breast cancer has occasionally raised concern but previous research has concluded with mixed results. Remnants […]
By Kathryn Doyle August 10, 2015 10:43 AM (Reuters Health) – Cancer patients who report more religiousness or spirituality may also experience fewer physical symptoms of cancer and treatment and more social connection, several new papers suggest. The new analyses reviewed previous studies of spirituality involving more than 44,000 cancer patients altogether. The studies varied […]
Published on Aug 8, 2015 Cancer results because of in an imbalance in the system. So many people are walking around with tumors and don’t know it. We can do something to prevent them from growing by maintaining a healthy soil. YouTube Link
Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 07/28/2015 Sehdev A, et al. In this review article, authors discuss these interventions including aspirin (and other non–steroidal anti–inflammatory drugs), vitamin D, exercise, diet, statins, and metformin. Greater understanding of molecular mechanisms and the application of genomic tools to risk stratify an individual and tailor the interventions based on that […]
American Journal of Epidemiology, 07/28/2015 Epstein M, et al. The authors performed the first investigation of an association between dietary pattern and cHL risk in 435 cHL cases and 563 population–based controls from Massachusetts and Connecticut (1997–2000) who completed baseline diet questionnaires. Other dietary patterns were not clearly associated with cHL. They report the first […]
June 22, 2015 JAMA Oncology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This is a secondary analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative clinical trials, which included 67,142 postmenopausal women aged 50 through 79 years old. Women who were overweight (BMI 25 to <30), had grade 1 (BMI 30 to <35) obesity, or grades 2 or 3 obesity (BMI ≥35) all […]
6/17/2015 by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today Nut consumption was associated with a decreased risk of some types of cancer but not with type 2 diabetes in a large review. When patients eating the most nuts were compared with those eating the least, those in the first group had a lower risk of colorectal […]
Date: June 1, 2015 Source: Harvard School of Public Health Summary: After a prostate cancer diagnosis, eating a diet higher in red and processed meat, high-fat dairy foods, and refined grains — known as a Western diet — may lead to a significantly higher risk of both prostate cancer-related mortality and overall mortality compared with […]
Date: May 27, 2015 Source: Cancer Research UK Summary: Women who eat a Mediterranean diet could cut their risk of womb cancer by more than half (57 per cent), according to a new study. Women who eat a Mediterranean diet could cut their risk of womb cancer by more than half (57 per cent), according […]
Best Evidence Yet!: Ejaculation Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk Nick Mulcahy May 17, 2015 NEW ORLEANS — Good news, men: you may be able to decrease your risk for prostate cancer by ejaculating — frequently, according to research presented here at American Urological Association 2015 Annual Meeting. The frothy advice is not new but is now backed up […]
5/5/15 Action Points Randomized clinical trial data show exercise during adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer reduced an expected decline in physical fitness, with more intense exercise showing greater benefit. Meta-analysis of observational data suggests a beneficial effect of exercise on survival in colorectal cancer. A supervised, moderate to high-intensity exercise program in breast cancer patients […]
5/5/15 by Diana Swift Contributing Writer Action Points Aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgias were equally reduced by omega-3 fatty acids and soybean-corn oil placebo in breast cancer patients. Triglyceride levels were reduced by omega-3 fatty acids and not by placebo, but there were no differences in LDL or HDL cholesterol or CRP. The arthralgias that reduce quality […]
Date Posted: 4/22/2015 3:28:36 PM Is Supplement Use Linked to Increased Cancer Risk? By Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO TAPintegrative.org Many integrative healthcare practitioners prescribe multivitamin/mineral supplements to their patients. After all, this can provide a strong foundation of nutrients that may be absent from the standard American diet. A recent (April 2015) presentation by Tim […]
News · April 21, 2015 PracticeUpdate Editorial Team April 19, 2015—Philadelphia—When taken long-term, regular aspirin use was associated with a modestly reduced overall risk for cancer, which reduction was driven primarily by a lowered risk for colorectal cancers. This result of a prospective study was presented at the American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. After 31 years in practice, I have had thousands of patients who were told that there was nothing else that could stop their back pain except pain medication and/or surgery. Unfortunately, many of these same patients were NOT offered ALL of their options. The one option that was not […]
APRIL 13, 2015 There’s no question mammograms can save lives by detecting breast cancer early. But they can also result in unnecessary testing and treatment that can be alarming and costly. In fact, each year the U.S. spends $4 billion on follow-up tests and treatments that result from inaccurate mammograms, scientists report in the current […]