Make your doctor understand your cancer
Doctors taking a survey found that information given to patients about their prognosis was used only as an estimate to limited survival time and this information was not helpful and greatly upsetting...
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Stress Management Techniques Improve Long-Term Mood and Quality of Life in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer A new study shows that providing women with skills to manage stress early in their breast...
View ArticleDiet after the cancer diagnosis
Patients with advanced cancer can benefit from a rehabilitation program combining exercise, nutritional counselling and symptom control, according to an evidence review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical...
View ArticleReducing Colorectal Cancer Risks
New research suggests the following for colorectal cancer risk reduction American ginseng as a botanical-based colon cancer chemoprevention.1 A carbohydrate-rich diet, resulting in high blood...
View ArticleResearch on anticancer properties of curcumin from Turmeric
Since we last published this article in February 2015 the following research has appeared: Curcumin, an antioxidant found in the curry spice turmeric, has been found to slow or limit the activity of...
View ArticleHigh-dose vitamin C for cancer patients
Researchers have reported improved survival rates for patients with cancer when 10-75 g of vitamin C (ascorbic acid, or AA) is administered intravenously.1 Several recent studies have indicated that...
View ArticleWhat are good food choices for cancer patients
In this article we will look at recent research surrounding the making of good food choices for cancer patients. What are good food choices for cancer patients? Nuts In the largest study of its kind,...
View ArticleVitamin D and cancer
There has been a flood of new research on the effects of vitamin D on inflammation and cancer. Here is an update including new research from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. For the first time,...
View ArticleTestosterone and prostate cancer | The debate heats up
There is a significant and heated debate in the medical community over testosterone and its effects on prostate cancer risk. In May 2015 doctors presenting their research at the American Urological...
View ArticleSupplemental oxygen and cancer – does oxygen kill cancer?
Nasal oxygen may increase the survival rate of cancer patients It has long been known that the metabolism of cancer cells is fundamentally quite different from healthy cells. Cancer cells rely on...
View ArticleCancer | Targeting cancer kills with Polyphenols – the stuff in red wine
This month in the medical publication Cancer Letters, doctors supported using Polyphenols as mitochondria-targeted anticancer drugs. 1 They noted that that Mitochondria are the respiratory and...
View ArticlePoor lifestyle choices after being declared cancer-free growing concern
New concerns about patients lifestyle needs after cancer survival A recent study says that even decades after being cured, many cancer survivors face physical and mental challenges resulting from...
View ArticleStress Management Techniques Improve Long-Term Mood and Quality of Life in...
Stress Management Techniques Improve Long-Term Mood and Quality of Life in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer A new study shows that providing women with skills to manage stress early in their breast...
View ArticleReducing Colorectal Cancer Risks
Diet is perhaps the biggest factor that can exert the greatestt influence on colorectal cancer risk. New research suggests the following for colorectal cancer risk reduction American ginseng as a...
View ArticleGreen tea and cancer risk reduction
Green tea and its extracts have been widely touted as potential treatments for cancer, as well as several other diseases. But scientists have struggled to explain how the green tea and its extracts...
View ArticlePancreatic and Ovarian cancers could be prevented by lifestyle changes
A good diet before diagnosis is linked with lower mortality among Ovarian cancer survivors Recently researchers speculated on the influence of diet on survival after an ovarian cancer diagnosis. To...
View ArticleVitamins and Cancer
New research is out questioning the popular belief that multivitamin and mineral supplements can help prevent cancer and other chronic diseases. Studies evaluating the effects of multivitamin and...
View ArticleNew Research on anticancer properties of curcumin from Turmeric
More research – curcumin is back in the news for numerous recent studies on its anti-cancer properties. Curcumin, an antioxidant found in the curry spice turmeric, has been found to slow or limit the...
View ArticleVitamin E foods and cancer | Nuts
Soybean, canola and corn oils, and nuts can prevent colon, lung, breast and prostate cancers In September 2015, doctors will publish their findings confirming an association between nut intake,...
View ArticleMake your doctor understand your cancer
Doctors are getting the point – the information that they provide their patients about their cancer prognosis is not only not helpful – but upsetting – here is a recent study. Prognostic information...
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