Cancer Prevention

Plastic Free Autumn: 10 Ways to Enjoy the Season

Fall is a beautiful time full of festivities, scenic vistas, and delicious treats—but it can also come with a huge plastic tab. Here are Plastic Pollution Coalition’s 10 tips for enjoying the beauty and tastiness of fall with none of the plastic.

4 Popular Medications That Spike Your Cancer Risk, According to Doctors

Many medications can be extremely useful, from easing discomfort to saving lives. But shortages and recalls can cause concern, leading people to look for alternatives to swap out with their prescribed meds.

6 Shampoo Brands Recalled Over Cancer Risk. Is Yours One of Them?

These dry shampoos are potentially contaminated with elevated levels of benzene.

Why is the EPA Still Exposing Women to Pesticides Linked to Breast Cancer?

The EPA must update its testing to better capture the effects of pesticides on the mammary gland.

This fall marks the 60th anniversary of writer and scientist Rachel Carson’s 1962 book “Silent Spring.”

Cancer Vaccine Could Be Available by 2030, Say Scientists Behind Covid Shot

Cancer vaccines could be accessible to patients within the next decade, the husband and wife team behind one of the most successful Covid jabs has said.

German couple Professors Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci said they are hesitant to say they can find a cure for cancer, but that they have had "breakthroughs" they will keep working on.

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Rethinking the Origins of Inflammatory Diseases

Research on how the immune system can go wrong is changing the way medicine thinks about everything from Covid-19 to heart disease

A potentially Cancer-Causing Chemical is Sprayed on Much of America’s Produce. How High is Exposure Near You?

Weedkillers containing glyphosate are sprayed on nearly half of all corn and soybeans grown in the U.S. Exposure is highest in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.

On a daily basis, many people in the U.S. could be exposed to a potentially cancer-causing chemical used in the world’s most common weedkillers. Data shows that people in the Midwest, parts of the South and Colorado have the highest exposure. 

What You Need To Know About Male Breast Cancer

Breast cancer in men accounts for less than 1% of all cases of breast cancer. But because breast cancer is so common, that still amounts to about 2,700 cases in the United States every year.

The FDA Is Revisiting Its Definition of ‘Healthy’ Food

It’s actually harder to define than most people think.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it is proposing changes to its definition of “healthy.” The FDA’s definition of healthy defines criteria for when foods can use the word on their packaging, and has been a hotly debated topic in the food world for years.

Cancer in people under 50 is rising around the world. Why?

We know what we need to do to reduce our risk of getting cancer, right? Wear SPF, stop smoking, avoid processed foods, keep fit, lose weight and get enough sleep. But what if much of what causes cancer has already happened in our early years, or worse still, before we were born. A recent study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University says that may be the case, especially in cancers that happen before the age of 50 (early-onset cancers).

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