Cancer Prevention

Could My Children’s Toys Contain Lead? How to Find Out!

  Dr Aly Cohen contributes to TLC health news report. Flint, Michigan, has been in the headlines over the past five months  because dangerously high levels of lead were found ...

Risks and Uses of Essential Oils

From Wellness Mama Essential oils are all the rage lately, and with good reason. They are, in a sense, a pharmaceutical grade natural remedy with incredible power. But with great power comes ...

Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety in Unsealed Documents

    A scanning machine illuminating a bottle of Roundup, a weed killer, as it moved along a production line at a facility in Antwerp, Belgium, owned by Monsanto. CreditJasper Juinen/Bloomberg  ...

The Gluten-Free Craze Is a Symptom of a Bigger Problem With Medicine

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Rethinking Cancer

INTRODUCTION More than 1,400 chemicals and chemical groups are known or likely carcinogens. Through industrial applications, consumer products and food, water and air, Americans are exposed daily to these cancer-causing ...

U.S. life expectancy will soon be on par with Mexico’s and the Czech Republic’s

By Lenny Bernstein February 21 at 6:30 PM  Life expectancy at birth will continue to climb substantially for residents of industrialized nations — but not in the United States, where minimal gains ...

Fran Drescher: “Use your power of purchase”

Fran Drescher, President of Cancer Schmancer, is speaking at the third annual D.C. Food Tank Summit, Let’s Build a Better Food Policy, President of Cancer Schmancer, is speaking at the third annual D.C. ...

Prevent Cervical Cancer

Prevent Cervical Cancer with the Right Test at the Right Time Screening tests can find abnormal cells so they can be treated before they turn into cancer. The Pap test ...

Cancer and Alcohol

Drinking alcohol raises the risk of some cancers. Drinking any kind of alcohol can contribute to cancers of the mouth and throat, larynx (voice box), esophagus, colon and rectum, liver, ...

Healthy Choices

You can reduce your risk of getting cancer by making healthy choices like keeping a healthy weight, avoiding tobacco, limiting the amount of alcohol you drink, and protecting your skin. ...

How to Prevent Cancer or Find It Early

What Is Cancer? Cancer is a term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade other tissues. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the ...