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MARCH 2008

IN STUDY AFTER STUDY, whole grains have been credited with helping to lower your risk for a host of ailments, including stroke, type-2 diabetes and heart disease, as well as enhancing weight maintenance.…

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APRIL 2007

EAT YOUR GREENS—and your purples and yellows, too. Brightly colored fruits and vegetables are already known to contain a wide range of healthful nutrients. Now a new Italian study says that increased intake of flavonoids—antioxidant components found in abundance in such foods—could lower your risk of kidney cancer by nearly a third.…

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JANUARY 2008

THE MASSIVE Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) may finally have produced encouraging news: A low-fat diet seems to reduce postmenopausal women’s risk of ovarian cancer—and women with the unhealthiest diets benefit the most from cutting down on fat.…

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AUGUST 2005

SCIENTISTS ARE DEBATING the significance of a headlinegrabbing study that seems to show a link between a low-fat diet and reduced recurrence of breast cancer. Researchers said this represented the first large, randomized clinical trial to show diet could have any impact on cancer outcomes. But experts cautioned that the findings, presented at the world’s largest cancer meeting, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, were only marginally statistically significant.…

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JULY 2007

LOOKING TO LESSEN your breast cancer risk? Hold off on the bacon and burgers. That’s the word from two recent studies linking heavy consumption of processed and grilled red meats with increased risk for breast cancer, particularly among postmenopausal women.…

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DECEMBER 2007

Forget the old adage about an apple a day. If you’re looking to lower your risk of pancreatic cancer, you’d be wiser to eat a healthy dose of onions, spinach and certain cabbages.…

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JULY 2009

The recent 100th meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) spotlighted the growing importance scientists place on the role of lifestyle in cancer prevention. The conference, which coincided with a flurry of other news about diet and cancer, shed new light on what you can do to reduce your cancer risk.…

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DECEMBER 2009

While there are still plenty of reasons to watch your consumption of animal fats, a large European study concludes that meat, eggs and dairy products do not increase the risk of breast cancer. Results from the European Pros - pec tive Investigation into Cancer and Nutri - tion (EPIC) study of 319,826 women show no significant link between overall intake of these foods and breast-cancer risk.…

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APRIL 2010

The largest study of its kind to date may tip the scales on the controversial question of whether higher vitamin D levels are associated with reduced risk for colorectal cancer. Researchers drawing on data on more than a half-million participants in the European Prospec - tive Investigation into Cancer (EPIC) study concluded that people with the highest blood levels of vitamin D were up to 40% less likely to develop colo - rectal cancer compared to those with the lowest levels.…

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FEBRUARY 2008

A LANDMARK REPORT by a 21- member expert panel points to ways you can reduce your risk of cancer through diet and lifestyle.…

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OCTOBER 2007

WHAT WE DON’T KNOW about cancer can hurt us. A new American Cancer Society survey finds surprising number of Americans believe scientifically unsubstantiated claims concerning cancer. The telephone survey asked people to label 12 cancer myths as true or false; all 12 were actually false. While more than two-thirds of those surveyed could identify seven myths as false, five were endorsed as true by at least a quarter of respondents. Among the results: • 67.7% mistakenly believed the risk of dying of cancer in the US is increasing. • 38.7% thought that living in a polluted city is a greater risk for lung cancer than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. • 29.7% said electronic devices, like cell phones, can cause cancer. • 14.7% thought personal-hygiene products, like shampoo, deodorant and antiperspirants, can cause cancer. • 6.2% believed underwire bras can cause breast cancer.…

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Special Reports (1)

 
MAY 2007

Special Report: "Eating to Beat Cancer" …

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May 2011

University of Missouri scientists have found that a compound in parsley and celery can slow the growth of breast cancer in rats. The compound, apigenin, didn’t stop the initial formation of cancer cells, but was effective in blocking the formation of new blood vessels that allow the tumors to grow. This discovery might be especially important, researchers said, for women undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which can accelerate breast tumor development. It’s too soon yet, however, to start munching celery in hopes of fighting breast cancer: Apigenin, which is also found in apples, oranges, nuts and other plant products, is not efficiently absorbed by the body, so it’s uncertain how effective dietary intake might be. Researchers also caution that clinical trials are needed to see if apigenin has similar tumor-blocking benefits in humans. — Cancer Prevention Research …

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December 2010

Daily aspirin use, often recommended to prevent heart disease, may also reduce your risk of a range of common cancers. A meta-analysis of 8 randomized trials totaling more than 25,000 participants has found that long-term aspirin doses of 75-500 mg daily were associated with lower cancer deaths and reduced risk of lung cancer and most types of gastrointestinal cancers. Aspirin had previously been linked to lower colorectal-cancer risk, but researchers noted that the results represent "the first reliable evidence that aspirin prevents noncolorectal cancer in humans." Overall, after 5 years deaths from cancer were 21% lower in those on aspirin regimens than in control groups; lower rates persisted among those followed for as long as 20 years. Experts were cautious, however, about recommending widespread aspirin use for cancer prevention, because even low-dose aspirin can substantially increase the risk of serious gastrointestinal bleeding. Consult with your physician, they advised, before beginnng any aspirin regimen. — The Lancet …

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April 2009

Broccoli is already enshrined in the pantheon of healthy foods, but now there's evidence that baby broccoli—sprouts—fight a common stomach bacteria that is linked to gastritis, ulcers and even stomach cancer. Fresh broccoli sprouts have a much higher concentration of sulforaphane—a natural sulfur compound—than mature broccoli; a potent antibiotic, sulforaphane is thought to trigger the production of protective enzymes in the stomach. Researchers divided 48 volunteers infected with Helicobacter pylori, a bacteria known to cause gastritis and ulcers and implicated in cancer, into two groups. One group ate about 2.5 ounces of broccoli sprouts daily, while a control group got alfalfa sprouts, which don't contain sulforaphane. After eight weeks, the broccoli-sprouts group showed lower levels of the bacteria. Researchers concluded, "We identified a food that, if eaten regularly, might potentially have an effect on the cause of a lot of gastric problems and even ultimately help prevent stomach cancer."—Cancer Prevention Research…

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