Radiation researcher Joel Moskowitz has warned about the adverse health effects of cellphones for more than a decade.
But few people are willing to listen, he says.
“People are addicted to their smartphones,” he said. “We use them for everything now. I think the idea that they’re potentially harming our health is too much for some people.”i
Moskowitz is director of UC Berkeley’s Center for Family and Community Health.… Read More
Dozens of sunscreen brands contain a potent carcinogen that can be absorbed through the skin.i
That’s the alarming finding of a new analysis. It found benzene in 78 sunscreen and after-sun products.
We recently told you that benzene also had been discovered in hand sanitizers. The chemical is linked to leukemia, multiple myeloma, and lymphoma.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer puts benzene in its highest risk category of carcinogens, on par with radioactive materials, asbestos, and formaldehyde.… Read More
If you got cancer, how would your doctors decide what treatment to give you?
It’s likely they would turn to guidelines from the U.S. National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). It’s a little-known group of doctors with big clout. They recommend what cancer drugs should be used in which situations.
The NCCN frequently recommends that cancer medications be used beyond the situations for which they were approved by the FDA.… Read More
Tea is one of the healthiest things you can put into your body.
Its powerful antioxidants provide tremendous and diverse benefits. They improve bone density and heart health. They help you lose weight, boost your immune system, and even slow brain aging.[1] [2]
But a surprising study discovered a downside to tea.
Researchers led by the National Natural Science Foundation of China followed more than 450,000 adults for nine years.… Read More
This year more than 280,000 American women will be told by their doctors that they have invasive breast cancer. More than 43,000 will die from it.
One out of every eight women will get breast cancer at some point in their lives. The fact that it is so widespread and so deadly makes breast cancer perhaps the disease women most fear.… Read More
When your doctor delivers the terrible news that you have cancer, the last thing you want to worry about is whether his treatment recommendation is motivated by profit.
But a study found that men with prostate cancer have good reason for concern.
The standard prostate cancer treatments are surgery, radiation, and watchful waiting, also called active surveillance.
Watchful waiting means having regular checkups to make sure the tumor isn’t spreading.… Read More