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Milk Consumption and Prostate Cancer
Milk Consumption and Prostate Cancer Abstract Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide, with an estimated 400,000 new cases diagnosed annually. Its incidence and mortality have been associated with milk or dairy product consumption in intern |
Section Two: Cancer Prevention
Breast Cancer Fat Increases Estrogens How Much Fat is Too Much? Fiber Reduces Est |
Cancer Project: The News You Need
Double Hormone Replacement Therapy May Increase Breast Cancer Risk Women who take both estrogen and progestin for symptoms of menopause may increase their risk for breast cancer. While estrogen alone increases breast cancer risk by 1 percent for every year of use, adding progestin (synthetic deri |
Health Concerns about Dairy Products
Health Concerns about Dairy Products Many Americans, including some vegetarians, still consume substantial amounts of dairy products—and government policies still promote them—despite scientific evidence that questions their health benefits and indicates their potential health risks. Osteoporosi |
Fish
Fish A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Few food products are as controversial as fish. A leading source of heavy metals and other contaminants, fish is frequently the subject of government health-risk advisories. However, some people promote fish as a source of omega-3 fatty ac |
Cancer Project: The News You Need
Taxol Improves Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer Women with metastatic breast cancer have better survival rates and fewer side effects when treated with Taxol (paclitaxel), instead of a standard chemotherapy combination of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, and prednisone (CMFP), accordi |
Cancer Project: The News You Need
By Joseph Gonzales, R.D., and Susan Levin, M.S., R.D. Soy Decreases Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence Women consuming the most soy products have a lower risk of breast cancer recurrence, according to a new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Researchers tracked soy isoflavones consumed by 524 women w |
Cancer Project: The News You Need
Diabetes Linked to Increased Cancer Risk People with diabetes have up to twice the risk of developing liver, pancreatic, and endometrial cancers of people who do not have diabetes, according to a study published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Cancers of the colon, rectum, bladder, and breast are also mo |
Concerns about Growth Hormone Experiments in Short Children
Concerns about Growth Hormone Experiments in Short Children Beginning in 1958, human growth hormone (hGH) was extracted from cadavers for use in children who do not produce normal amounts. The hormone increases the height of hormone-deficient short children, although t |
Cancer Project: The News You Need
By Jennifer Reilly, R.D., and Neal D. Barnard, M.D. Does Childhood Dairy Intake Increase Later Cancer Risk? Children who consume a high-dairy diet—equivalent to nearly 2 cups of milk per day—have almost three times the risk of developing colorectal cancer in adulthood compared with children who consu |
Cancer Project: The News You Need
Clueless About Cancer Prevention A new study has shown that most U.S. adults are unsure how to lower their risk of cancer. Of 1,000 people surveyed, only 38 percent strongly agreed that a diet rich in vegetables and fruits reduces cancer risk. Half the respondents cons |
Cancer Project: The News You Need
High Cholesterol Tied to Prostate Cancer A study of nearly 3,000 Italian men found a direct relationship between cholesterol levels and prostate cancer risk. Men over the age of 65 with prostate cancer were 80 percent more likely to have high cholesterol, compared w |
Section One: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
What is Heart Disease Risk Factors Different Types of Cholesterol |
The Five Worst Foods to Grill
The Five Worst Foods to Grill A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine August 2005 Three out of four American households own a barbecue grill, according to the Hearth, Patio, & Barbecue Association. |
Soy and Your Health
Soy and Your Health Soy foods have recently enjoyed increasing popularity. Soy foods include soybeans (also called edamame) and any other foods made from soybeans, including soymilk, tofu, tempeh, miso, and vegetarian meat and dairy substitutes, like soy meats and soy cheeses. Like most other plant foods, the most |
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