Cancer Prevention

Stop Worrying, It May Cost You Your Mammogram!

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living


Rebecca Booth, MD

Now we may have to say to patients, stop checking your breasts or you may begin to suffer from the current epidemic syndrome: "Breast Cancer Worry."

The Secret History Of Mammography

Devra Davis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


Devra Davis, Ph.D.

Mammography is one of the most oversold and understudied technologies in medical history. To continue to assert that mammography will save lives flies in the face of huge numbers of studies on the topic.

Movember: Grow a Moustache and Give Back

Shira Lazar | Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact


Shira Lazar

It's Mid-November, which means it's still not too late to support Movember -- and grow a moustache for prostate and testicular cancer.

Turmeric 'Kills Cancer Cells'

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living


An extract found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, scientists have shown. The chemical - curcumin - has long been ...

Reckless Claims That Hormonal Milk Is Safe

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Samuel S. Epstein

The rBST hormone is injected in about 20% of USA dairy cows to increase milk production. While the industry claims that it's safe for cows, and that the milk is safe for consumers, this is blatantly false.

'C.A.U.T.I.O.N.' : The Ten Commandments of Cancer Prevention

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living


Robyn O'Brien

Only 10 percent of breast cancer cases can be linked to genetics. In other words, 90 percent of breast cancers being diagnosed today are being triggered by factors in our environment.

The Smartest Cancer Advice You've Ever Heard

msn.com | Posted 11.28.2009 | Living


Surviving cancer was a life-changing experience for these top cancer experts, even though they'd spent their careers helping patients fight the illnes...

Colon Cancer: Folates Reduce Risk In Women

Yahoo! News | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living


Eating plenty of folate may sharply reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, at least for women, South Korean researchers report....

Tips From A Cancer Survivor To Help Ease Your Fear About Medical Tests

beliefnet.com | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living


It's that time of year again for me. Testing time. Ye Annual CAT Scanne. Like the Olde Time Ice Cream Shoppe. But with doctors and isotope-laced Cryst...

You Say Organic, I Say Organic

Ashley Koff | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green


Ashley Koff

"No system is perfect, but organic is by far the best option we have today, far surpassing any other system both in methods and integrity," says Dag Falck, Organic Program Manager for Nature's Path Foods.

One Good Reason to Get Mad About Health Care

Patrick Malone | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Patrick Malone

Right now, sophisticated patients can look up on the Internet a doctor's basic credentials and lawsuit history but not much more. With a "no patient left behind" system of mandatory report cards, patients could comparison-shop for doctors based on what's important: not price but quality.

How To Fight Cancer

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 09.08.2009 | Living


Samuel S. Epstein

The right answer is for Obama and Congress to take action to prevent cancer before it starts.

True Prevention is the Solution to Our Healthcare Crisis

Dr. Erika Schwartz | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living


Dr. Erika Schwartz

Prevention is about staying healthy and not being scared into having unnecessary tests. It is about spending fewer dollars on health care and more on good, clean, healthy living.

The Power of Prevention

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Alison Rose Levy

I'm convinced that we'll only attain the health improvements and lowered costs we seek if we undertake a more comprehensive approach to prevention.

More Birthdays: A Reason to Celebrate!

Lissa Coffey | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living


Lissa Coffey

Recent survey results released by the American Cancer Society reinforce, once again, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, and the findings are definitely cause for celebration.

WATCH: Man Drinks Daughter's Breast Milk To Fight Cancer

ABC News | Michelle Major and Lee Ferran | Posted 06.27.2009 | Living


When Tim Browne sits down to a bowl of corn flakes in the morning, he slurps up one unusual, and controversial, extra ingredient: his own daughter's b...

9 Changes to Boost Energy and Jumpstart Weight Loss

Anne Dunev | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living


Anne Dunev

Eat small, frequent protein meals. If you eat the same amount of calories, but in small, frequent portions rather than 2-3 larger portions, you will boost your metabolism and lose weight.

Running To Catch Up: Health in Our Times

Anne Dunev | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living


Anne Dunev

At a holiday party a friend told me he's now working three times harder for half the pay. Welcome to 2009. People need affordable health insurance. But more desperately, they need good health.

8 Everyday Ways To Keep Cancer At Bay

Men's Health | Steve Mazzucchi | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Order Sushi As mentioned, Gary Stoner is using seaweed to fight the Big C. When he fed the polyphenols from brown seaweed to mice that had been bomba...