Women who regularly use household cleaners and air fresheners are at double the risk of developing breast cancer than those who never use the products.
 
The study of more than 1,500 women found that solid slow-release air fresheners and anti-mould products had the biggest effect, according to a study published in Environmental Health, an international journal. 
 
These [...]

Researchers have found that higher vitamin B6 levels is linked with a 50 per cent reduction in the risk of developing lung cancer in a study involving over 400,000 people, including former and current smokers.  Also, high levels of methionine, an amino, also contributes to a lower risk.
 
The study authors wrote in the Journal of [...]

The President’s Cancer Panel recently reported that “the true burden of environmentally induced cancers has been grossly underestimated” and urged action to lower widespread exposure to cancer causing against. 
 
The panel advise President Obama “to use the power of your office to remove the carcinogens and other toxins from our food, water, and air that needlessly [...]

For a long time physicians have not considered the impact a serious diagnosis of cancer has on the patient.  We know it is a shocking and emotionally harrowing experience, I for one, never considered that it could actually cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in over 50 per cent of the women  experiencing breast cancer.
 
More than [...]

This week the World Health Organization released a study regarding cell phone use and brain cancer risk.  The Interphone study Group published the results of their research in the International Journal of Epidemiology. The researchers analyzed brain tumor, two particular forms (glioma and meningioma risk in relation to cell phone use.  The interviews were conducted [...]

Dr. Vini Khurana conducted a review of 465 studies, 23 case-control studies, which involved 37,916 participants (12,344 patient cases and 25,572 controls), were included in the report, published in 2009.  His analysis found compared with never or rarely having used a mobile phone, the odds ratio for overall use was significantly greater for malignant and [...]

Are you concerned about your cell phone use?  As if we didn’t already have plenty of  health related environmental topics to be concerned about.  For several years, I’ve wondered about the impact cell phone use and the effect it has on my brain and body. After talking to someone formerly associated with the cell phone [...]

Penn State University researchers conducted a study to determine if garlic possesses anti-cancer properties.  They gave volunteers a nontoxic form of sodium nitrate along with capsules containing 1, 3 or 5 grams fresh garlic, 3 grams aged garlic extract, or 500 milligrams vitamin C for 7 days. The participants’ urine samples were collected and analyzed [...]

 
Here’s a very informative study, that shows how results can lead to unfounded conclusions and mislead you into a false assumption.  While there’s a voluminous number of scientific studies that clearly demonstrate the role vitamin deficiency states play in the development of cancer, this study suggests otherwise.  Research studies from time to time have been [...]

In one of our February 2010 newsletters, I shared a research study that predicted the reduction of 100,000 cases of breast and colon cancer annually in the US as well as a 75% reduction of cancer deaths, with adequate vitamin D levels.  As more research studies continue to be reported, I am becoming increasingly impressed [...]