Cancer

Massage: The Best Gift for a Loved One with Cancer
Cancer

Massage: The Best Gift for a Loved One with Cancer

William Collinge, PhD | February 27, 2014

So many things are hard about seeing someone you love cope with cancer... not least of which is not knowing…

Does Chemo Make Patients Smell Bad?

Does Chemo Make Patients Smell Bad?

Lise N. Alschuler, ND | February 25, 2014

I was outraged when news reports described how a mom with breast cancer was banned from her daughter's school because…

Vegetable Fat Linked to Longer Life for Prostate Cancer Patients
Prostate Cancer

Vegetable Fat Linked to Longer Life for Prostate Cancer Patients

February 12, 2014

Age, race, family history—these things affect men's chances of getting prostate cancer...and their chances of dying from the disease. And…

Migraine Headache Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Breast Cancer

Migraine Headache Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Christopher I. Li, MD, PhD | February 12, 2014

Silver Lining for Sufferers... Migraineurs May Have Less Cancer Could there be an upside to the misery of migraines? Yes,…

Colon Cancer Screening Comes Too Late for People With a Family History of Polyps
Colon Cancer

Colon Cancer Screening Comes Too Late for People With a Family History of Polyps

N. Jewel Samadder, MD | February 6, 2014

You may be among a newly discovered group that’s at increased risk for colorectal cancer, the second-most deadly malignancy in…

Better Colon Polyp Removal with CELS Surgery
Colon Cancer

Better Colon Polyp Removal with CELS Surgery

James Yoo, MD | February 4, 2014

Ever tried peeling a gnarly, crooked carrot? The bends make it tough to peel the carrot without leaving any of…

Eating Fish Reduces Colon Polyps 33%
Colon Cancer

Eating Fish Reduces Colon Polyps 33%

Harvey J. Murff, MD, MPH | February 4, 2014

I don’t need to remind you that it’s important to get a periodic colonoscopy starting at age 50 (even earlier…

Natural Colonoscopy Prep
Colon Cancer

Natural Colonoscopy Prep

Leo Galland, MD | February 4, 2014

I have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t hate preparing for a colonoscopy. Typical doctor’s orders let us drink only…

You Have Colon Polyps—Now What?

You Have Colon Polyps—Now What?

Gottumukkala Raju, MD | January 28, 2014

Making Sense of Your Colonoscopy Results When you wake up from a colonoscopy, what you want to hear is that…

The Sugar–Cancer Link: Newest Findings
Cancer

The Sugar–Cancer Link: Newest Findings

Patrick Quillin, PhD, RD, CNS | January 14, 2014

Overdoing sweet foods may cause tumors to grow. With all the negative publicity that high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been…

Getting Radiation at the Right Time of Day May Minimize Hair Loss for Cancer Patients

Getting Radiation at the Right Time of Day May Minimize Hair Loss for Cancer Patients

Satchin Panda, PhD | December 2, 2013

Am I going to lose my hair? That’s a question many cancer patients ask when they find out that they…

Even One Drink a Day Raises Cancer Risk: Should You Give Up Alcohol?
Cancer

Even One Drink a Day Raises Cancer Risk: Should You Give Up Alcohol?

Samir Zakhari, PhD | November 21, 2013

You would think from reading the headlines that a glass of red wine is almost as good for your health…

Throat Cancer Is On the Rise
Cancer

Throat Cancer Is On the Rise

David M. Cognetti, MD | November 21, 2013

Here’s what you can do to protect yourself… Until the 1980s, throat cancers were relatively rare. They mainly affected older…

New Clarity on Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer

New Clarity on Breast Cancer Screening

Blake Cady, MD | November 18, 2013

“I might be dead by now if I had done what those guidelines are now telling women to do. In…

Exercises Protect Head and Neck Cancer Patients’ Ability to Swallow

Exercises Protect Head and Neck Cancer Patients’ Ability to Swallow

Victor M. Duarte, MD | November 18, 2013

You take a bite and you chew, but you just can’t swallow. The food stays in your mouth, turning to…