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May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month - Tips to Avoid It!
May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month!According to the National Cancer Institute, there...
The Shady Side of Sunscreen
Most health care professionals advice the use of sunscreen for everyone - but unlike people, sunscreens are not all created equal.The Environmental Working Group investigated 1,015 brand name sunscreen products. Of these they found that on...
Let The Sun Shine In - But How Much?
Mom always told us we needed to spend time in the sun, but watching sunscreen commercials makes us wonder if we should venture beyond the front door unless the moon is shining. Do we really need sunshine? And if so, do we dare step outsid...
Eat Your Sunscreen! - 10 Superfoods to Lower Skin Cancer Risk
Amidst the spring shower of sunscreen advertisements, we forget there are many ways to lower our risk of developing skin cancer. What we eat can have an impact on whether we will ever have to hear those words, "you have skin cancer!"I...
A Run and Java to Prevent Skin Cancer
A quick click of the remote in spring, and it isn't long before we hear how we must prevent skin cancer. Prevention, we are told, comes in a multitude of colorful bottles with assorted numbers and can even be applied in colors that dissolve, to...
Ethnic Foods to Fight Breast Cancer
It is well known that people in different regions of the world have rates of breast cancer that vary considerably. Is this simply because the genetic makeup of certain populations differ? Japanese women have a low rate of breast canc...
Don't Stress Out - Reduce Your Risk of Cancer!
We all know that "stressed out" feeling. Too much to do. Too little time.And, we know intuitively that stress is not healthy. But we also know that some people seem to endure endless stressful events in their lives and come out healthy.&nb...
Lower Cancer Risk With a "Green" Lawn
Spring has arrived! For those in the north, the sound of lawn mowers and sprinklers strum heavenly chords in our souls after a long winter. We think of health and vitality as we watch our children roll in the grass, and exc...
Safe Summer Grilling - Cancer Prevention Tips
What would a summer picnic be without the grill going? Yet, studies show us that eating grilled foods may raise our risk of developing cancer. As we spring into the summer months of picnics, parties, and that wonderful aroma and taste of g...
Ten Tips To Lower Colon Cancer Risk
March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! &nb...
Colonoscopy Party!
Last week, I was able to check off something that has been on my to-do list for 19 years!To be entirely truthful, as a more than mildly neurotic type A first-born physician daughter, it has been on my list of things to make my mother do for...
No Fluoride Baby!
I wrote some time ago about the new recommendations regarding fluoride in babies, and was surprised to hear recently (not really surprised), that some health care programs in our country continue to teach about the importance of using ...
Cancer Proof Your Travels!
For further information on cancer prevention, visit www.avoidcancernow.com, or read "Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time: Practical Advice for Preventing Cancer."When we think of international travel hazards, thoughts drift to Montezuma's revenge and t...
Recreation Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
A study due to be published in the March issue of "Epidemiology," entices us to find entertaining ways to exercise to reduce our risk of developing breast cancer.The researchers, noting that epidemiological studies have shown breast cancer risk&...
Stress May Raise Cervical Cancer Risk: Should We Worry?
In a society where we are all "stressed out," we can add another entry to our worry list. Stress may increase the risk of developing cervical cancer. ...
A New Cancer Risk From Cell Phones?
We have all heard the debate about cell phones and brain tumors, but could cell phone use increase the risk of another type of cancer?A study published this week in the "American Journal of Epidemiology" suggests this is the case.This study, led by r...
New Treatment for Acne in Women: Cure or Curse?
My mother always says "look beneath the skin." Great advice from a child psychologist turned stay-at-home mom for evaluating relationships, but keen advice for evaluating well-respected journalism as well.Browsing Yahoo Health, an article ...
Breast Cancer Prevention: What to Eat, What Not To Eat
Our book Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time was conceived as we tried to share what we know about cancer prevention with those we love.Do you know someone who has had breast cancer, or are you a breast cancer survivor yourself? Every time I...
Green Means GO Against Cancer: Ten "Green Tips" To Lower Cancer Risk
Tips from Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time: Practical Advice for Preventing Cancer.The green movement - once a diminutive entity moved along by long-haired hippies in tie-dyed shirts - is now an international subject of discussion to ...
Green Means GO Against Cancer - Tips To Lower Cancer Risk
Tips from Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time: Practical Advice for Preventing Cancer.The green movement - once a diminutive entity moved along by long-haired hippies in tie-dyed shirts - is now an international subject of discussion to ...
Cancer Prevention: A Call For Questions
As authors of Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time, we have published entries on our blog and information on our website we feel is important to share. Now, it is YOUR turn! Do you have a question about an environmental exposur...
Colon Cancer Prevention: Double Benefit Of One Simple Step
Those who have listened to me speak, or read our book Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time know my favorite step for lowering cancer risk. "Take a walk in the sun!" &...
Ten Foods To Avoid To Prevent Cancer
With recent studies linking the consumption of low-fat milk with prostate cancer, and consumption of red meat with colon and lung cancers, we are reminded that there are some foods we may want to minimize in our diet. In general, with the excep...
Lung Cancer Prevention For Non-Smokers Revisited: What To Do, What To Avoid
It seems we all know of someone who developed lung cancer even though they didn't smoke, or quit in the days of 8 track tapes. Today, we sadly face this again in our own lives, with a dear friend being diagnosed with this frightening disease.&nb...
Avoiding Cancer: What's The Skinny On Red Meat?
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Obesity Causes Cancer: How To Lose Weight For Good!
Obesity is responsible for 20 percent of cancer deaths in women and 14 percent in men. This is only expected to increase as our waistlines in the USA expand. Running a close second to smoking as the leading preventable cause of cancer, ...
Pancreatic Cancer Prevention: Another Vote For Whole Grains And Fiber
We have been told to eat our whole grains, but a recent study reinforces this healthful practice. Whole grains appear to lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a deadly cancer with a median survival of only three to six months.&nbs...
January Is National Radon Action Month: Take Action To Prevent Cancer
Have you known of someone who developed lung cancer even though they did not smoke a day in their life? Someone, such as Dana Reaves, whose life was cut short at ...
Breathe Easier With A Lower Risk of Cancer
Breathe Easily Indoors And Lower Your Risk Of CancerOur homes may be our havens, but indoor air has been ranked 4th in environmental causes of cancer by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We tend to think of smog-filled cit...
Tips To Lower Cervical Cancer Risk: January Is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month!
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: T...
