The question of folic acid fortification an issue that has been growing in the medical literature as it relates to risk of colon and breast cancer. Unfortunately, as with most problems dealing with physiology, the ones who will ultimately be making recommendations (mainstream medicine and the mainstream media) will likely not have the background to fully understand […]
We live in a society that chooses early cancer detection over prevention and calls it a cure. I can sum it up no more clearly than that. I am not advocating that mammography (and PSA testing while we’re at it…) is a bad thing. Certainly there are cases where the very first hint of anything […]
The is no doubt that the earlier a girl experiences menarche, the scarier it is. This greatly increases the risks of estrogen related cancers like endometrial and breast cancers. Early menarche also means that the hormonal disturbances that caused the early onset of menses are NOT due to “Mother Nature-planned” physiological changes. In other words, hormonal disturbances are only […]
Most solid cancers have a long list of well-documented ways to prevent them. Treatment, however, remains shaky. Breast, prostate, colon and pancreatic cancers are all very preventable. But the lifestyle choices known to prevent these deadly cancers are not always easy. Luckily, many of them are easy to implement and live by. More troubling, however, […]
The link between breast cancer and alcohol intake has bounced back and forth between no risk and increased risk. The past few years has seen this association settling in on the recommendation that alcohol intake does increase your risk for breast cancer. The mechanism relates to the fact that alcohol raises the level of sex-steroid […]
