X-rays…CT scans…PET scans…mammograms…fluoroscopy…
You’ve had a least some of these medical imaging procedures done to you. And the chances are good that you’ve had them done many times.
Doctors often order imaging tests routinely when trying to diagnose an illness or determine its severity.
We’ve known for a long time that the radiation exposure from these tests raises cancer risk. But doctors routinely warned us that the danger was slight.… Read More
Prostate cancer is so common in the U.S. that screening is a standard part of men’s checkups. In India, prostate cancer is so rare that it’s not even a concern.
American men get 23 times more prostate cancer than men in India.
The story is similar for breast cancer. American women get five times more breast cancer than women in India.… Read More
If you can avoid heart disease and cancer, you can expect to live a long life. That’s because these two conditions kill more Americans than all other illnesses combined.[1]
Now, a major analysis shows that one nutrient may be the key to preventing both.
The study comes from Edith Cowan University in Australia. It followed the diets of more than 53,000 people for 23 years.… Read More
In Puerto Rico, everybody eats sofrito. It’s a condiment that is put on practically everything.
A new study shows that it may have powerful anti-cancer effects.
Researchers analyzed data on 314 Puerto Rican women who had breast cancer between 2008 and 2014.[1]
The scientists also looked at a control group of 346 women. These subjects were from the same area and had never had a serious form of cancer.… Read More
For decades, scientists have been trying to solve a medical mystery…
Why are people with diabetes prone to getting cancer?
Diabetics are 2 ½ times more likely to get some kinds of cancer. They include breast, kidney, ovarian, and others.[1]
Now, a new study has discovered why.
In research presented at the American Chemical Society, scientists looked at how high blood sugar affects DNA.… Read More
For decades, antibiotics were viewed as a miracle of medicine. They seemed to cure virtually any type of bacterial illness without side effects.
They worked so well that doctors prescribed them at the first sign of infection…even if the likely cause was a virus, which antibiotics don’t affect.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control say American doctors write 47 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions a year. … Read More