Avoiding Cancer in the Future

Author Credit: NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF The battle over health care focuses on access to insurance, or tempests like the one that erupted over new mammogram guidelines. But what about broader public health challenges? What if breast...

In June 2010 CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians published research exploring the relationship between Diabetes and Cancer Risk. Type 2 Diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes) and Cancer share many risk factors. The researchers asked the...

Dr. William Li, M.D. asks Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?  Here is an amazing talk that describes how the process of angiogenesis, by which cancer cells make new networks of blood vessels can be...

A Recipe for Life by the Doctor’s Dietitian by Susan Dopart, M.S., R.D. Eating a healthy diet is one of the cornerstones of alternative cancer care. A Recipe for Life  is a book on healthy eating...

Study Shows Link Between Antibiotic < Use and Increased Risk of Breast Cancer This study was published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association. According to the National Cancer Institute: The study concluded...

Red grapes, strawberries, soybeans, dark chocolate, oranges, and green tea are among the foods with the ability to prevent blood vessel growth and thus slow the spread of cancer. ‘What we eat is really our...

The age of personalized medicine is here. If you have a map of your genes you will have a greater understanding of your risks for illness and disease. Today we can now test for genetic...

The use of soy phytoestrogens (plant estrogens) for breast cancer survivors and menopausal women have been widely misunderstood. The controversy has stemmed both from lack of good research and the fact that a food component, isoflavones,  has...

Fight Cancer In Your Kitchen! In order for microscopic cancer cells to grow into a tumor mass and spread though the body, a blood supply is required. The creation of new blood vessels is called...

Beware these Hidden Threats in Your Make-Up Bag Everyday we use a myriad of personal care products on our bodies, from soaps and lotions to shampoos and conditioners, makeup and shaving creams. The ingredients in personal...

This is a great article on the MOST BASIC lifestyle choices that have the BIGGEST IMPACT on Cancer Prevention…and Cancer Survival. The original article can be found on the Siteman Cancer Center website This site...

More than 80,000 chemicals now in use have never been fully assessed for toxic impact on human health. Many of these chemicals are linked to increased incidence of cancer. You may think that the chemical...