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Artifical Sweetners Liniked To Higher Health Risk

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 11 September 2022
Artifical Sweetners Liniked To Higher Health Risk
The study, published Sept. 7 in The BMJ journal, included over 103,000 French adults who participated in a web-based nutrition study. The average age of participants at the start was 42 years and almost 80% were female. At the start of the study, people filled out questionnaires about their diet, health, physical activity, and personal information such as education, smoking status, and occupation. They also completed multiple dietary assessments at the beginning of the study and every 6 mon...
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Study Finds Link Between Pesticides And Higer Risk Of Thyroid Cancer

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 7 September 2022
Study Finds Link Between Pesticides And Higer Risk Of Thyroid Cancer
New research has found that 10 out of 29 reviewed pesticides were associated with thyroid cancer, including several of the most widely used ones in the United States. The study, published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism was conducted by investigators at the University of California, Los Angeles Health Sciences. Through this research they examined the association between exposure to pesticides, including 19 that were found to cause DNA cell damage, and the risk of t...
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Resveratrol: The Remarkable Anticancer Botanical

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 7 September 2022
Resveratrol: The Remarkable Anticancer Botanical
Resveratrol is a polyphenolic compound produced by plants in response to environmental stress and can be found in at least 72 plant species, such as mulberries, peanuts, cranberries, blueberries, and grapes Resveratrol is a natural stilbene containing two aromatic rings linked together by a methylene double bond to form 3,4′,5-trihydroxystilbene. It exists in both cis- and trans- isoforms. The trans form is more stable and potent than the cis form.   Studies have reported th...
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Many Cancer Deaths Are Preventable

Posted by Manuela Boyle on 1 September 2022
Many Cancer Deaths Are Preventable
Data published in The Lancet on 20 August, largely confirm results from smaller studies and highlight how reducing exposure to risk factors could help to prevent a substantial proportion of cancers The take-home message is simple: “Don’t smoke,” says Kaaks. “Don’t get overweight, and don’t drink too much alcohol.” Heavy burden
The true number of cancer cases and deaths worldwide is hard to pin down, because some countries do not record such data. To...
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Q&A with Sleep Tips

Posted by Geoff Beaty on 19 August 2022
Q&A with Sleep Tips
A conversation with Dr. Douglas E. Guggenheim, MD Q: What are the first steps someone with cancer can take if they aren’t sleeping well? 
A: There have been lots of anecdotal conversations with regard to how to manage insomnia and sleep problems throughout the cancer continuum. The problem with insomnia is that it can be multifactorial, treatment related, social, or psychological in nature. With that, the approaches and strategies with which we must employ must first start with co...
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