Health Tip: Help Prevent Cancer
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(HealthDayNews) -- Make no mistake. There's no sure-fire way to prevent cancer.
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Scientists have discovered why eating a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables and particularly olive oil can help to protect women from developing breast cancer.
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PHILADELPHIA - The polyphenols present in green tea help prevent the spread of prostate cancer by targeting molecular pathways that shut down the proliferation and spread of tumor cells, as well as inhibiting the growth of tumor nurturing blood vessels
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Peanuts are rich in cancer-preventing chemicals, researchers have found.
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A common antibacterial and antifungal ingredient in mouthwashes and toothpaste also can also guard against skin cancer. The surprise finding was presented Oct. 19 at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Seattle.
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Vitamin supplements do nothing to prevent gut cancers and may shorten life expectancy, research suggests. A review of 14 trials involving more than 170,000 people found antioxidant vitamins, like vitamin E, offered no protection against these cancers.
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NEW YORK  - Taking "nutritional doses" of  antioxidants seems to reduce men's risk of cancer, according to  the findings of a French study. This approach doesn't do much  for women, however, probably because they eat more healthily  than men to begin with.
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Raising vitamin D levels by taking supplements and absorbing a little bit of sunshine each day may help prevent colorectal and breast cancers, said two studies.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- High levels of selenium in the blood may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new study that suggests but doesn't prove the mineral's role as a preventive.
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NEW YORK  - Recreational sun exposure could help prevent a type of blood cancer involving the lymph nodes called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), according to pooled data from 10 studies.
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NEW YORK  - Getting plenty of recreational activity may reduce women's risk of developing breast cancer after menopause, and exercise appears to have the most powerful preventive effect on the most aggressive type of tumor.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- An apple skin a day could keep colon cancer away, and a common gout drug might also help, two new studies claim.
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WASHINGTON: A new research to be published in the journal Cancer Research has found the polyphenols present in green tea help prevent the spread of prostate cancer.
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Your parents may still tell you to take your vitamins, but a cancer doctor might be less enthusiastic. A recent study that found calcium and vitamin D supplements don&#039;t reduce the odds of developing breast cancer is the latest to deflate the cancer-prevention claims of some vitamin proponents.
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The list of excuses red wine lovers might employ for drinking their own health lengthens today with research from Spain suggesting a regular tipple helps guard against lung cancer, the most common cancer in Britain.
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Eating fruits and vegetables won&#39;t reduce risk for cancer, but is helpful to prevent heart diseases, said a recent study. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- If you have a college degree, you have up to a 76 percent reduced risk of dying from cancer, a new study found.