HOW TO PREVENT CANCERS

The quick summary of our center is available through this link. "Transdisciplinary Center Approach to Examine Multilevel and Multigenerational Associations Between Obesity and Cancer". 


Over the coming months we will add updates on progress as we expand our research and translation to practice to address obesity and prevent cancer.

Next up in the Eight Ways to Prevent Cancer video series: Exercise.

CNiC's Dr. Kate Wolin walks us through the huge benefits we get from exercise, including a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes, on top of the cancer benefits many people may not be aware of. The video also highlights the fantastic progress of a cancer survivor who went from walking just over a 1,000 steps per week, to over 6,000 steps per day - on her way to an ultimate goal of 10,000 per day.

Wolin's quote sums it up best:  "It's never too early to start being active, but it's certainly never too late."

This week on the NY Times Well Blog is a discussion of whether the health benefits of aspirin have been oversold (or the health risks underreported). The spark to this renewed discussion is a Cochrane review of the aspirin data. What gets lost in the debate, is how important timing is when considering the health benefits of aspirin use. As we've previously noted here on CNiC, the benefits of aspirin use for colorectal cancer risk reduction and reduction in colorectal cancer mortality really become apparent after a decade or more of use. With a mean follow-up of 6 years, the latest review by Seshasai et al, wouldn't capture the full benefit of regular aspirin use.