Higher adherence to a plant-based diet is associated with a lower risk for prostate cancer progression and recurrence, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, held from Feb. 16 to 18 in San Francisco. Study lead author Vivian Liu and her team focused on men who already had prostate cancer and were at risk of the cancer growing or returning after treatment. The plant-based sub-study research began in 2004 and involved 2,038 ...

Cancer and its treatment takes a huge toll on the body, both physically and emotionally, and recovery can take quite some time. Supporting cancer recovery with bone broth is a simple, inexpensive option that has a very beneficial impact. There are a lot of side effects of the treatments that can be very depleting and debilitating: anaemia, constipation, diarrhoea, dehydration, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, sore mouth and throat, lack of appetite and difficulty swallowing to name a few. The bod...

Physicians at City of Hope, working in collaboration with scientists at Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), have found that greater gut microbial diversity in patients with metastatic kidney cancer is associated with better treatment outcomes on Food and Drug Administration-approved immunotherapy regimens. Their findings are outlined in a study published in the journal European Urology.
“We also reported the changes over time in the gut microbiome that occur during the c...

The human gut contains both good and bad bacteria. In healthy people, there is a balance between these two types of gut microbes. When you get an infection, most of the time, the number of harmful bacteria increases, knocking the gut microbiota out of balance. Probiotics are dietary supplements that contain beneficial bacteria. Taking probiotic supplements is a good way to add beneficial microbes to your gut and optimise your digestive health.  What are probiotics good for?
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Breast screening The vast majority of women who are screened will have reassuring results. However, women with increased breast density may need additional screening. When breast tissue is dense, it appears white on a mammogram. Unfortunately, breast cancer also appears white, so in a traditional mammogram, trying to find a breast cancer can be like trying to find a snowflake in a snowstorm. There are new and innovative ways to diagnose breast cancer than ever before. Conventional Mammo...

Cancer is a leading cause of death and suffering worldwide, with nearly 20 million new diagnoses and 10 million deaths in 2020. Modifiable lifestyle factors – poor nutrition, sedentary lifestyle, excess weight, metabolic risk, tobacco exposure, and alcohol use – contribute significantly to cancer incidence and mortality.  Improvements in cancer screening and treatment have led to increased survival, but cancer survivorship is often accompanied by comorbidities and treatment...