Should we be reconsidering the one or two glasses of wine we have over dinner? According to a new study, the answer is yes. As it turns out, alcohol is a contributing factor to many health complications, and new research suggests that it may be specifically linked to cancer. Researchers from the American Society of …
We already have some scientific evidence that links obesity to cancer, but which ones? This is what researchers wanted to discover when they looked at data from both women and men in geographical locations around the world. Their findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, ovary, meningioma, …
We’ve all heard the old adage that coffee causes cancer. Then it doesn’t. And then it does again. Now, a new study suggests that it’s not coffee we should be weary of – it’s hot beverages altogether. According to research conducted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, “very hot” beverages (more than 70 …
Exercise can not only help you get that beach bod you want, but reduce your risk of cancer, too. New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that exercise may now help individuals reduce the risk of developing 13 different types of cancer. To draw their conclusions, the researchers looked at data from 12 large-scale …
The hypothesis that our immune system plays a role in detecting and killing transformed (cancerous) cells was first proposed over 50 years ago, remaining little more than a theory until the early 2000’s. In the past decade this theory has not only gained traction as being a critical function of the immune system, but has …