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A Run And Java To Prevent Skin Cancer
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A quick click of the remote in spring, and it isn’t long before we hear how we must prevent skin cancer. Prevention, we are told, comes in a multitude of colorful bottles with assorted numbers and can even be applied in colors that dissolve, to make certain every patch of skin is concealed. Could it […]
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Don’t Stress Out - Reduce Your Risk of Cancer!
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We all know that “stressed out” feeling. Too much to do. Too little time.
And, we know intuitively that stress is not healthy.
But we also know that some people seem to endure endless stressful events in their lives and come out healthy. Others, faced with fewer of these events, but feeling overwhelmed nonetheless, do not fare […]
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Ethnic Foods To Fight Breast Cancer
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It is well known that people in different regions of the world have rates of breast cancer that vary considerably. Is this simply because the genetic makeup of certain populations differ? Japanese women have a low rate of breast cancer. If they move to Hawaii, their risk increases, and risk increases further yet if they […]
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Lower Cancer Risk With a "Green" Lawn
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Spring has arrived! For those in the north, the sound of lawn mowers and sprinklers strum heavenly chords in our souls after a long winter. We think of health and vitality as we watch our children roll in the grass, and exchange boots for bare feet. Is it possible that such a tranquil vision could […]
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Safe Summer Grilling - Cancer Prevention Tips
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What would a summer picnic be without the grill going? Yet, studies show us that eating grilled foods may raise our risk of developing cancer. As we spring into the summer months of picnics, parties, and that wonderful aroma and taste of grilled food, what can we do to celebrate the taste of the […]
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Ten Tips To Lower Colon Cancer Risk
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March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month!
How many of us have lost a loved one to colorectal cancer? Too many - since colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the USA. Thankfully, at least 60 percent of colon cancer deaths can be prevented by timely screening alone. In addition, certain lifestyle […]
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Colonoscopy Party!
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Last week, I was able to check off something that has been on my to-do list for 19 years!
To be entirely truthful, as a more than mildly neurotic type A first-born physician daughter, it has been on my list of things to make my mother do for almost two decades.
She did make a few attempts […]
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No Fluoride Baby!
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I wrote some time ago about the new recommendations regarding fluoride in babies, and was surprised to hear recently (not really surprised), that some health care programs in our country continue to teach about the importance of using fluoridated water for infants. News hits the headlines, but is quickly forgotten.
Last year, the American Dental Association […]
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Cancer Proof Your Travels!
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When we think of international travel hazards, thoughts drift to Montezuma’s revenge and terrorism. Yet, another danger lurks beyond our boundaries. Whereas 10 percent of cancers in the US are caused by infection, that number increases to 25 percent worldwide. Many of these potentially cancer-causing infections can be avoided through knowledge and vigilance. A few […]
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Recreation Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
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A study due to be published in the March issue of “Epidemiology,” entices us to find entertaining ways to exercise to reduce our risk of developing breast cancer. The researchers, noting that epidemiological studies have shown breast cancer risk to be reduced 30 to 40 percent in highly physically active women, evaluated the effect of […]
