Cancer Prevention
Cancer Prevention Works
The recent Annual Report to the Nation featuring colon cancer trends (http://bit.ly/ccF9ma) highlights the success of prevention in reducing colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Colorectal cancer is the third most ...
Preventing Cancer: Who Has Time?
As we struggle to deliver 200% at work each day and come home and offer the same to our children and spouses, it can be easy to let the choices ...
Hexavalent Chromium, Cancer-Causing Toxin, Common in Tap Water: What to Do
(CBS) Americans worried about the safety of their drinking water may have new cause for alarm. A new study shows that tens of millions of us are drinking water contaminated ...
Outsmart Breast Cancer
Nine steps that make a difference — from eating the right vegetables (not all are equal) to taking the correct supplements Here's the good news about breast cancer: No matter ...
Winter Skies Still Pose Sun Danger, Experts Warn
Skiers and other outdoor enthusiasts need to be aware that factors such as weather conditions and time of day can cause considerable variation in the levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation ...
Family history a powerful, underused health tool
Learning about your family tree is the best genetic tool to predict cancer risks, study finds WASHINGTON — Make Grandma spill the beans: Uncovering all the diseases that lurk in your ...
Women more skin savy than men when it comes to skin cancer prevention
Skin Cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the U.S. And also the most treatable. According to a new study, women lead the way in getting ...
13 everyday ways to avoid cancer
First, the good news: You probably won't get cancer. That is, if you have a healthy lifestyle. "As many as 70% of known causes of cancers are avoidable and related ...
5 secrets you shouldn’t keep from your GYN
Year after year, doctor's visit after doctor's visit, Myke Triebold kept a secret from her gynecologist. Even when the secret landed her in the hospital -- twice -- Triebold kept ...
Real Things You Can Do to Prevent Breast Cancer
And none of them involve pink ribbons. Each and every October finds us being bombarded with all things pink to raise awareness of breast cancer and of all the new ...
Cancer Prevention: Rethink Your Diet as Well as Your Smoking
If everyone were to quit smoking today, nearly 450,000 fewer Americans would die annually from smoking-related diseases. Yet even with all the smoking bans across the country, one in five ...
Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Made With Monsanto’s Artificial Hormones?
Monsanto has been in the news this week, with a U.S. District Court Judge ruling that the USDA has to at least go through the motions of regulating the company's ...