Special Health Alerts
Bursting with nutrients like vitamin C, potassium, pectin and fiber, mothers have been telling their children for generations that an apple a day can keep the doctor away. Now, research has uncovered yet another reason that apples are one of nature’s most potent medicines – and may even act as a natural cancer cure.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, and incredibly, new studies have recently discovered an inverse relationship between the consumption of …
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Before you pick up that glass of wine tonight, you may want to consider that new research has found that even one drink per day can increase your cancer risk. The study, conducted by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, found that alcohol was responsible for about 3.5% of all cancer deaths in 2009 in the United States. And while you may think only heavy drinkers are affected, even light to moderate drinkers were at a significant increased risk of …
Overall cancer death rates in the United States continued to decline according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2009. The decrease in cancer death rate was seen in both men and women and across all major racial and ethnic groups and for the most major cancer risk sites including lung, colon and rectum, female breast and prostate. However, the news on cancer risk and cancer death rates was not all positive.
The report also …
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The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) recently celebrated World Cancer Day on February 4th and this day is primarily designed to raise awareness and understanding of cancer.
For this year, the UICC focused on dispelling myths about cancer, which somehow has been distorted across various countries and societies around the world. The Union distributed posters, leaflets, and pamphlets on the major myths about cancer, with the hope that society would better understand this disease and support the goals of …
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