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Topic: cancer
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Pet Health: A Salad for Your Dog
1 min ago by Caroline Sloan | CommentWe know that eating greens reduces the risk of cancer, but a recent Huffington Post article suggests that feeding your dogs organic kale could cut their cancer risk as well. The article describes a dog with a tumor. It’s owner added kale to the dog’s diet, and after four weeks, the tumor had disappeared.
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Eat Well: 10 Foods to Prevent Cancer
1 day ago by Caroline Sloan | CommentWe always hear about what foods we should be avoiding to prevent cancer. But Care2 wants to look on the bright side — what should we be eating to ward off cancer?
1. Cabbage-like vegetables: Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts — you know, things like that. They’ve got isothiocyanates, which have been shown to fight cancer cells.
2. Globe artichoke: This one has got a ton of salvestrols, which can be converted into compounds that destroy diseased cells inside your body.
3. Dark vegetables: Spinach, beets, and romaine lettuce all have tons of fiber, folate, and carotenoids.
4. Grapes: This includes red wine — score! You want to consume these for the resveratrol. … More »
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Are You At Risk? Check out these 15 cancer symptoms that women often ignore. (via WebMD)
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Sheryl Crow Opens Breast Cancer Center: Daily Do-Gooder
7 days ago by Carolyn Steber | CommentSheryl Crow and the Pink Lotus Breast Center have announced the opening of the Sheryl Crow Center in L.A., which will feature top-notch digital screening and diagnostic imaging technologies that can be used to treat and prevent breast cancer. Crow is a breast cancer survivor herself, after having been diagnosed … More »
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Will Ferrell for Cancer for College: Daily Do-Gooder
8 days ago by Lisa Martens | CommentLast year, Cancer for College and Will Ferrell joined forces to raise more than $200,000 in a charity golf tournament. This year, the Elf and The Other Guys star is at it again. Established by Craig Pollard, himself a two-time cancer survivor, the Cancer for College Golf Classic is held … More »
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Abortion and Breast Cancer: Daily Health Quiz
13 days ago by Caroline Sloan | CommentIt’s summer, but our school is cool. Let our Daily Health Quiz test your know-how. Answer our question, below, and check back Monday for the answer and your next pop quiz.
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Smoking Doesn’t Cause Early Breast Tumors: A new study suggests that smokers might not have a higher risk than non-smokers of developing an early type of breast tumor after menopause. (via Reuters)
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People in China Don’t Know Smoking Risk: A government survey released today reveals that only one quarter of Chinese people believe that smoking cigarettes increases the risk of cancer. (via Reuters)
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Breast Cancer Research: On Monday, the National Institutes of Health created a committee to direct research into the genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer. (via Reuters)
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Vitamin D Cuts Breast Cancer Risk: A new study shows that women can lower their risk of breast cancer by 24% if they take at least 400 international units of vitamin D daily. (via NaturalNews)
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Laura Linney Kicks Cancer's Ass: Daily Do-Gooder
20 days ago by Lisa Martens | CommentShowtime’s new series The Big C has partnered with the American Cancer Society to raise funds to help fight the ugly disease. Actress Laura Linney, who we’ve seen in The Nanny Diaries as sassy Mrs. X (and in John Adams, You Can Count on Me, The Squid and the Whale, … More »
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Vitamin C May Hinder Cancer Growth: A new study shows that a lack of vitamin C in cancer patients allowed tumors to grow more easily. (via Natural News)
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Breath Test Could Detect Cancers: According to Israeli scientists, an “electronic nose” could detect chemical variations in breath to diagnose lung, breast, bowel, and prostate cancers. (via Reuters)
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Should You Eat Soy? Top 4 Tofu Myths, Demystified
23 days ago by Briana Rognlin | 1 CommentOne diet plan instructs you to eat tofu like a champion, and the other says that soy will give you cancer. So do you get the soy protein added to your Jamba Juice, or not? There are tons of studies that say “no”, but consulting physicial Mark Hyman, MD, says … More »
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Christina Applegate Fights Breast Cancer: Daily Do-Gooder
24 days ago by Carolyn Steber | CommentChristina Applegate has founded a charity to help women fight cancer. Right Action for Women will give financial aid to high-risk women who can’t afford expensive MRI tests. Applegate, a cancer survivor, hopes that these MRIs will help detect cancer in its earliest stages. Applegate’s own breast cancer was caught … More »
