Cancer is a leading cause of death in both men and women in the U.S. as well as other countries. There are several factors that affect your risk of cancer, but one risk factor you can control is your diet. Eating a healthy diet with the right amount of calories is good for your health and may help to lower your risk of cancer (plus diabetes and heart disease). To boost your diet's cancer-fighting potential, ...

The rate of new lung cancer cases among American women is finally beginning to decline, much as it has for men in for years, a new U.S. government report shows. New cases of lung malignancies fell by 2.2 percent per year on average for women between 2006 and 2008, after rising an average of 0.5 percent between 1999 and 2006, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Men’s lung cancer ...

Singing, playing an instrument, or even just listening to music may lessen anxiety in cancer patients and improve their overall quality of life, according to a new analysis of previously published research. Music-based therapies appear to also have beneficial effects on pain levels, mood, and certain vital signs (such as blood pressure), the study found, suggesting that music may be a useful complement to m ...

Six years ago, U.K. resident Elsie Campbell started craving lettuce intensely -- eating up to four heads of lettuce a day. Her husband Jim, a research scientist, sensed that something was wrong. After doing some research, her husband told her about his hunch that her body was craving nutrients in lettuce that are deficient in people with breast cancer. Lettuce, like other leafy greens, contains sulforaphane ...

Men are more likely than women to get and die of cancer, according to an analysis of 36 different types of tumors and blood cancers that affect both sexes. Leukemia and cancers of the colon and rectum, pancreas, and liver killed about one and a half to two times as many men as women in the U.S. over a 30-year period. In addition, lung cancer killed nearly two and a half times as many men during that time. T ...

Can an apple a day keep the doctor away? Maybe, but the average person only eats about one fresh apple per week. Apples are a good source of vitamin C and fiber, while being low in calories. One average-sized apple has about 80 calories. Apples also contain large amounts of phytochemicals called flavonoids that work as antioxidants to protect the cells in your body from free-radical damage. The combination ...

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) says it's got evidence that the Department of Homeland Security has failed to properly evaluate the level of risk from airport body scanners. In a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the DHS, EPIC says it's obtained documents concerning the scanners'  radiation risks, including agency emails, radiation studies, memoranda of agreement concerning radiati ...

Men who drink a lot of coffee might feel a bit jittery or high-strung, but those side effects may come with a hidden benefit: prostate health. According to a new study, drinking six or more cups of coffee per day can lower a man’s risk of fatal prostate cancer by up to 60%. A decreased risk of cancer was seen in men regardless of whether they drank decaf or caffeinated, which suggests that the benefit may c ...

When she found the lump in her breast, Jessica Denton had known she was pregnant with her first child for just a few days. Her primary care doctor (she hadn’t yet signed up with an obstetrician) told her not to worry, that the small, hard mass she felt was most likely a blocked milk duct. Denton put her misgivings aside, and over the following months she watched with delight as her belly began to swell. But ...

Re-boiling clean uncontaminated drinking will water not cause cancer or any other health problems. However, boiling water contaminated with chemicals such as nitrates or toxic elements such as arsenic is a bad idea. Ground water may contain nitrates, which are chemicals often found in fertilizer, and arsenic that may occur naturally or from farm or industrial waste. Nitrates, along with nitrites, are also f ...