Alpha-tocopheryl succinate, a “precursor” of vitamin E, may help some breast cancer patients fight the disease, according to a new study from Australia. The substance, usually referred to as alpha-TOS, was found to reduce the amount of tumors in test animals significantly.
This research may lead to a cheap, safe therapy for women suffering from […]
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Vitamin E compound shown to fight breast cancer
Published December 16th, 2006 in Women's Health, Cancer Help, Supplements and Health Studies. 0 CommentsExercise can reduce lung cancer risk in smokers
Published December 16th, 2006 in Exercise, Women's Health, Cancer Help and Health Studies. 0 CommentsWomen smokers who exercise have a 35% lower risk of developing lung cancer, according to a recent study from the Universities of Pennsylvania and Minnesota. Of course, it’s still best to drop the habit as soon as you can, especially since we now know that damaged arteries heal quickly after a person quits smoking!
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Women: Get more sleep, gain less weight
Published December 8th, 2006 in Women's Health, Weight Loss, Anti-Aging and Health Studies. 0 CommentsWomen who get more sleep tend to put on less weight during middle-age, according to a recent study from Case Western Reserve University. Researchers found that women who normally get 5 hours of sleep per night were a third more likely to have a substantial weight gain (33 or more pounds) than women who typically […]
Study: Sunlight exposure may lower ovarian cancer risk
Published November 17th, 2006 in Women's Health, Cancer Help, Supplements and Health Studies. 0 CommentsIncreasing their exposure to sunlight may help women lower their risk of ovarian cancer, according to a new study from UC San Diego. Researchers found that women who live in sunnier regions have a much lower risk of developing ovarian cancer than women who live in colder, less-sunny climates.
This research further confirms the important link […]
Strong links found between diet and cancer
Published November 16th, 2006 in Men's Health, Women's Health, Cancer Help, Healthy Foods and Health Studies. 43 CommentsSeveral new studies confirm that what you eat definitely helps to determine whether or not you get cancer — and how “bad” it is if you do get it. Investigators from the American Association for Cancer Research found the following:
Men who eat fish several times per week have a much lower risk of getting colon […]