Eating chilis and other spicy foods may help prevent — and possibly even treat — certain forms of cancer, according to new research from the UK. Researchers found that capsaicin, the compound responsible for giving spicy foods their “hot” taste, can kill cancer cells without harming healthy surrounding cells.
According to researcher Dr. Timothy Bates:
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Study: Chili peppers & spicy foods may stop cancer
Published January 27th, 2007 in Cancer Help, Healthy Foods and Health Studies. 3 CommentsVitamin D cuts pancreatic cancer risk by almost half
Published January 21st, 2007 in Cancer Help, Supplements and Health Studies. 0 CommentsIncreasing vitamin D levels in your body may cut your risk of pancreatic cancer dramatically, according to recent research from Harvard and Northwestern universities. By examining data from two large health surveys researchers found that taking the US Recommended Daily Allowance of Vitamin D (400 IU/day) reduced the risk of pancreatic cancer by 43%.
According to […]
DCA: A cheap, safe, effective “cure” for cancer?
Published January 20th, 2007 in Cancer Help and Health Studies. 86 CommentsUpdate (2/15/07) - We’ve created a new post specifically for information about obtaining DCA, either by buying it or by taking part in a clinical study. Please click here if that’s what you’re interested in.
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The molecule dichloroacetate — DCA for short — appears to be able to kill cancer cells by changing the way they […]
Eating a low-fat diet may keep breast cancer from coming back
Published January 18th, 2007 in Women's Health, Cancer Help and Health Studies. 0 CommentsEating a low-fat diet appears to significantly lower the risk of recurrences among some breast cancer patients, according to new research from the US. Doctors from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute found that women who ate only 33 grams of fat per day were less likely to experience a recurrence than women who followed […]
Study: “Dense” breasts a major risk factor for cancer
Published January 18th, 2007 in Women's Health, Cancer Help and Health Studies. 0 CommentsWomen who have very dense breast tissue are at a much greater risk of developing breast cancer than women with more fatty breast tissue, according to a new study from Canada. Researchers found that women with at least 75% dense breasts were 5 times more likely to develop cancer than women with less than 10% […]