Category Archives: Cancers

Do Sunscreens Increase Skin Cancer Risk?

A recent report released by environmental working group, a consumer protection agency, has found that many popular sunscreens contain chemicals that are known carcinogens, which defeats their intention of preventing skin cancer. The research shows that sunlight combined with certain sunscreen ingredients  can damage skin cells, which leads to the development of cancer cells.   Unfortunately, ...…

Can Green Tea Boost Your Immune System?

A green tea compound was recently found to have a powerful ability to increase the number of T cells that play a regulatory role, a key participant in the immune system function.…

FDA Warns of High-Grade Prostate Cancer Risk With BPH Drugs

The FDA has issued a warning of an increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer with the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors finasteride (Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart), currently approved to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy.…

Special Alert- A Must See Documentary About a Patented, Successful Non-Toxic Cancer Treatment

Cancer is one of the most frightening words in the world. It strikes fear, panic and anxiety in the heart of the vast majority of people diagnosed with it, as well as their family and friends. It doesn’t have to be a terrifying diagnosis. I know that sounds impossible but it’s true and here’s one of the reasons why.…

Are You Cooking Your Brain?

The Radiation World Health Organization asserts that radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer.…

Does Yoga Improve the Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Treatment?

A study conducted at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that women receiving radiation therapy for treating their breast cancer, experienced unique benefits while practicing yoga, including reducing fatigue. While simple stretching exercises improved fatigue, the women using yoga activities that included  yogic breathing, postures, meditation and relaxation techniques in to their ...…

Harvard Study Finds Antioxidant Vitamins Reduces Colon Cancer Risk

According to a new study published in Cancer Causes Control, supplementation with antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E is strongly associated with lower levels of colon cancer. The researchers also found that folate, a B vitamin is associated with lower cancer risk as well.…

Does Pre-surgical Stress Management Help Prostate Cancer Patients Recovery?

Researchers said the University of Texas in the Anderson Cancer Center, located in Houston, and Baylor College of medicine created a study to determine whether stress management improved the outcomes in men undergoing surgery for prostate cancer. A group of 169 man were assigned randomly to a two session pre-surgical stress management. Intervention, at two ...…

Cancer Patients’ Confidence Boosted by Internet Research

Cancer patients, in particular those recently diagnosed, who use the Internet to obtain information about their condition, according to researchers have a more positive outlook and are more active participants in their treatment.  The study was conducted at Temple University and published in the Journal of Health Communication. Dr. Sarah Bass the principal investigator and ...…

Does Holistic Cancer Care Really Help Cancer Patients?

My friend, we’ll call Luther (not his real name), was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He decided not against his recommended treatment of radiation and surgery. Instead he and his wife decided to try a holistic approach to treatment. They went to a well known holistic cancer care facility in Europe. He responded to the treatment ...…