Search Results for 'cancer'

Study ties rise in some cancers to obesity, inactivity

Cancer deaths in the United States continue to fall, thanks to better screening, treatment advances and efforts to prevent some cancers by reducing smoking and other unhealthy behaviors. but a major, new government report highlights a wor [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Heart disease, prostate cancer may be linked

DURHAM, N.C. — There appears to be a significant connection between two of the deadliest human illnesses — prostate cancer and heart disease — suggesting that they may have the same causes, according to a new study led b [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Red meat lovers have more kidney cancer: study

People who eat lots of red meat may have a higher risk of some types of kidney cancer, according to a US study of thousands of adults. Researchers writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that middle-aged adults who a [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Breast cancer awareness event coming Oct. 22

Molalla Church of the Nazarene invites the community to "Take Charge, Take Aim at Breast Cancer!" This one day seminar on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. will focus on breast cancer awareness and wellness, featuring seve [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression affected preventive health screening among Latina...

Depression, in addition to other barriers, may prevent Latina breast cancer survivors from undergoing preventive health screening for colorectal and ovarian cancer, according to data presented at the Fourth AACR Conference on The Science [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

The downside of beating cancer

Low mood — or even depression — is one of the most common side-effects of cancer survival. Research has indicated that between 25 and 40 per cent of people may go through some depression after cancer. Sometimes this feeling ki [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Robin Roberts' cancer battle included depression, embarrassm...

Good Morning America's Robin Roberts battled cancer almost three years ago. "My treatment ended in March/April of '08," she says in the March issue of Prevention. But she didn't feel better right away. "It wasn [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression drug helps breast cancer treatment: study

Applying a depression drug to breast cancer treatment may relieve joint and muscle pain, a new study revealed on Saturday. The study looked at the drug duloxetine, or Cymbalta, which is used to treat depression and generalized anxiety di [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Chemicals in soy products could reduce invasive breast cance...

As per a new study which was presented during a meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research in Philadelphia, younger women who consume more soy products containing isoflavone could decrease their risk of developing invasive br [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Depression Risk for Partners of Breast Cancer Patients

Women with breast cancer have an increased risk for depression, and now new research finds the same thing to be true for the men in their lives. The study followed more than a million men enrolled in a nationwide Danish health registry f [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Eat Potato Salad To Cut Cancer Risk

According to anew research Potato salad can cut the cancer risk which can be developed by eating red meat. Researchers have confirmed that cooked potatoes and salad can beat the cancer risk associated with the consumption of red meat. [...]

Posted On : Jul, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Fruits and Vegetables Not Proved To Reduce Cancer Threat

It may have earlier been recommended that having plenty of fruits can help in curbing cancer, but recent studied have failed to prove it. It was a recommendation put forth by many prominent medical authorities, along with the World Healt [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Healthy diet and exercise could prevent 80,000 cancers - cha...

Britain's record on so-called lifestyle cancers is as bad as America's and around one in three cases of some of the most common cancers could be avoided with healthier diet and exercise, the World Cancer Research Fund has said. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

A healthy diet, a cancer free nation

INKHOSIKATI LaMbikiza has applauded the efforts of those who led to the adoption of the charter of Paris in 2000 and the whole of VICC in making the world sensitive to cancer in 2006. She says the first world cancer day in 2006 called fo [...]