There are tried-and-true methods to prevent cancer. But most are difficult.
It’s not easy to quit smoking, to lose weight, or to make big changes to your diet.
And one of the biggest cancer risk factors—your genes—are impossible to change. There’s nothing you can do about your DNA.
But what if you could prevent cancer without making any major lifestyle changes?… Read More
Prostate cancer has long presented men and their doctors with a major dilemma…
In most cases, it’s not fatal. It’s harmless. It doesn’t even affect a man’s health.
But in a few men, it spreads. Usually into bones. Then to the rest of body. At that point, it’s usually lethal.
The problem is that doctors have no reliable way to tell the harmless cancers from the fatal ones.… Read More
The standard treatments for breast cancer have largely remained the same for decades. They are chemotherapy, radiation, and/or surgery.
The side effects of any of the three can be devastating. Women may lose their hair. They may get so nauseated they can’t eat. They may become painfully thin. That’s just the beginning. And that’s on top of losing a breast to mastectomy.… Read More
There is no shortage of drugs to treat high blood pressure.
No fewer than 14 different classes of medications have been approved for hypertension. And within those classes are more than 110 drugs.i
So why would any doctor advise you to take one that not only works poorly, but also raises your risk for the deadliest type of cancer?
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States.… Read More
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