Tag: Cancer
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Three cups of coffee a day ‘may have health benefits’
It found a lower risk of liver disease and some cancers in coffee drinkers, and a lower risk of dying from stroke – but researchers could not prove coffee was the cause.(Credit: Getty Images) Too much coffee during pregnancy could be harmful, the review confirmed. Experts said people should not start drinking coffee for health reasons. The University…
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Large U.S. farm study finds no cancer link to Monsanto weedkiller
A large long-term study on the use of the big-selling weedkiller glyphosate by agricultural workers in the United States has found no firm link between exposure to the pesticide and cancer, scientists said on Thursday. Published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), the study found there was no association between glyphosate, the…
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Relationship between sugar and cancer is now clearer, scientists say
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]elgium scientists say they’ve discovered a clearer relationship between sugar and cancer. Belgian scientists say they’ve made a research breakthrough in the relationship between sugar and cancer.(Photo: Ben Harding, Getty Images/iStockphoto) Researchers found yeast with high levels of the sugar known as glucose overstimulated the same proteins often found mutated inside human tumors, making cells grow faster. The…
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This October, Think Pink! Breast Cancer Prevention.
[dropcap][/dropcap]Breast Cancer Prevention has no time to stay tuned. October is a month of fall colors, pumpkins, and chills – both due to the cooler weather and to the spooky atmosphere that is associated with Halloween. However, this month is also dedicated to a disease that affects millions of women in our country today – 2.8…