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Sarah Lyness, Director of Information at the charity Cancer Research UK, talks to ecancer at the Aspirin Foundation’s ‘Aspirin for the older person’ meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, 3rd November 2011. Given the recent research reported in news about aspirin and cancer prevention, CRUK are looking at the potential for daily doses of aspirin for ages 50-65, patient uptake of preventative aspirin, and ensuring patients are as informed as possible.
IFIC Foundation Public Liaison Member John A. Milner, PhD, Chief, Nutritional Science Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, helps fosters research to define the importance of foods and their components as modifiers of cellular processes especially as related to cancer risk and tumor behavior. In this video, Dr. Milner describes specific nutrients that could reduce cancer risk, the complexities of nutrigenomics research, and the interactions between diet, genes, and disease.
What are the risk factors for breast cancer and what decisions will a woman need to make on the basis of an abnormal mammogram result or a diagnosis of breast cancer? Speaker: Robert Carlson, MD
Extra weight piles on knee arthritis risk: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Being overweight doubles a person’s risk for osteoarthritis of the knees and being obese quadruples it, according to a new review of past studies that was designed to calculate how many knee arthritis cases would be avoided in a normal-weight world.
How antioxidants present in fruits and vegetables help prevent certain cancers?Which type of cancer is the most common of all cancers and is usually curable if caught early?4. Which type of cancer is the most common cause of cancer ?related deaths?5. Which type of cancer occurs most commonly in African-American men?6. Why does the American Cancer Society recommend including fruits and vegetables in daily diet?7. How does exercise help in prevention of cancer?8. How is increase in age a general cancer risk factor?9. If a person smokes and drinks regularly, what are the chances that he is at risk for getting cancer? 10. Are there changes you could make in your own life to decrease your odds of getting cancer?
