5 questions about antioxidants and cancer
What are antioxidants?
Antioxidants are natural or man-made substances found in foods and dietary supplements that protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals...
What should you know about colonoscopy? How to prepare for it?
You may have heard the stories about having a colonoscopy:
You have to drink a gallon of mystery liquid and use the bathroom every few...
Artificial sweeteners may increase your cancer risk
Artificial sweeteners reduce added sugar content and corresponding calories while maintaining sweetness.
A new study from French National Institute for Health and Medical Research found...
COVID-19 infection may increase risk of neuropathy
A new study from Washington University in St. Louis found that some people infected during the COVID-19 pandemic's early months experienced peripheral neuropathy—pain, tingling...
High-fiber diet can protect you from colon cancer
Colon cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the large intestine (colon). The colon is the final part of the digestive tract.
Colon...
Pain in people with cancer: What to know
Cancer itself and the side effects of cancer treatment can sometimes cause pain.
Pain is not something that you have to “put up with.” Controlling...
A better blood test for cancer
In a new study from MIT and Harvard, researchers have developed a new method to identify thousands of DNA mutations accurately and efficiently in...
Big risk factors for liver cancer you need to know
Avoiding risk factors and increasing protective factors may help prevent cancer.
Avoiding cancer risk factors may help prevent certain cancers. Risk factors include smoking, being...
This everywhere chemical could increase children’s cancer risk
In a new study from the University of Vermont Cancer Center, researchers found that phthalates, commonly called the “everywhere chemical,” are linked to a...
Scientists find way to increase the longevity of cancer survivors
The overall 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined is now 68%, and there are over 16.9 million survivors in the United States....