HOW TO PREVENT CANCERS

The CNiC cooking team is fortunate to have numerous wonderful resources to draw on when looking for healthy recipes that incorporate the cancer prevention principles that make up our 8 Ways to Prevent Cancer. When talking to others about these approaches, I'm often asked how much extra time and effort is required to cook this way. Thanks to New York...

Recently, there’s been a lot of chatter on the blogosphere about sneaking vegetables into kid’s food. This practice gained notoriety a few years back with the publication of cookbooks by both Jessica Seinfeld (wife of Jerry) and Missy Lapine (“The Sneaky Chef”) and came back into the conversation with the publication of another cookbook by Ms. Seinfeld....

Last week new data were released adding to the evidence on the harmful effects of hormone therapy on breast cancer incidence and mortality (story). This timely report released in October when so much media attention focuses on breast cancer detection, treatment and prevention, brings further evidence to show how hormones cause breast cancer. Here I...

This story from the New York Times on what health promotion items get tax breaks is sure to spark some heated comments, and it should (story).The IRS has ruled that Americans can get tax breaks on denture adhesive and acne cream, but not on breast pumps and other nursing supplies because "breast-feeding does not have enough health benefits."As we have...

New evidence has emerged that adds further insight into the risks and benefits of aspirin for prevention of colorectal cancer. Aspirin has been extensively studied in observational epidemiologic settings that address duration of use, dose, and magnitude of risk reduction. The observational evidence is consistent with evidence from randomized primary...

Chalk another one up for the power of prevention.  While it's easy to give in to the "heredity is destiny" mindset when it comes to diseases like breast cancer, new research from the Women's Health Initiative suggests that women can take positive steps to lower their risk of...

Fifteen years after its ground-breaking expose’ on the dietary train wreck that is movie theater popcorn, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has published results of a new study showing that little has changed when it comes to the cinema-show favorite “snack” (report). The popcorn choices carried by most major theater chains range from 400...

New research results out today suggest that 1 in 13 colon cancers may be missed on colonoscopy. There are a few reasons this may happen - some you can control and some you can't. Completing the colonoscopy prep is one you can control - having a clean, prepped colon reduces the...

Breast cancer prevention means taking action now. We talked about awareness earlier this week and have discussed drug strategies to reduce risk of breast cancer in high risk or postmenopausal women. But for every woman there are things to do now to lower risk.be active - increase your level of physical activitymaintain a healthy weightcut down on the...

The LA Times has a provocative new article out that seems to rail against breast cancer awareness month. What are the criticisms? - Since the breast cancer awareness campaign started, age-adjusted rates have remained largely flat.- Talking about "breast cancer" ignores all of the...

A new survey conducted by the National Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University has found that well over half of sexually active teens in the United States regularly use condoms when they have intercourse, a percentage much higher than that...