Cancer Prevention : 391 Articles

It is estimated that up to 40% of all cancers are preventable by eating right, exercising and maintaining a healthy weight.  In this section you'll find plenty of articles about how foods and nutrients can affect your risk of developing certain types of cancer.

Prenatal multivitamin may protect child from cancer

Women who take vitamin and mineral pills before and during pregnancy may reduce the risk that their baby will develop a cancer of the nervous system called neuroblastoma. Neuroblastomas are…

High calcium intake may lower ovarian cancer risk

Women whose diet includes plenty of calcium-rich dairy foods may have a lower risk of ovarian cancer, preliminary study findings suggest. Investigators from the University of Hawaii in…

Diet, body weight may affect breast cancer prognosis

Women with breast cancer who control their weight and eat enough fruit and vegetables may live longer after their diagnosis than those who are not as health conscious, researchers from Duke…

Overweight in teens linked to ovarian cancer

According to a new study from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, women who are overweight as teenagers may be more likely than slender women to develop premenopausal ovarian…

Obesity doubles colon cancer risk in young women

Obese women who have not yet experienced menopause are twice as likely to develop colorectal cancer as slimmer women of the same age, researchers reported in a recent study from the Albert…

Folic acid (folate) supplement may reduce colon cancer risk

Findings from a small UK study suggest that taking a folic acid supplement daily could help ward off colon cancer in people at risk of the disease. Previous research has suggested that taking…

More evidence that soy protects from breast cancer

Women who eat a diet rich in soy products are 60% less likely to have "high-risk" breast tissue than women with the least soy in their diet, say scientists from the National…

More research needed on starchy food-cancer link

International food safety experts met in an emergency session last week at the World Health Organization. The 25 specialists, mainly from Europe, the United States and Japan, were summoned to…

Obesity increases the risk of dying from breast cancer

Postmenopausal women who are overweight or obese may be more likely to die from breast cancer than normal or underweight women, according to recent study findings from the American Cancer…

Veggies slow spread, but not start, of colon cancer

New research suggests that eating relatively high levels of fruits and vegetables appears unlikely to prevent the development of polyps, the initially harmless growths in the intestine that…

Pounds added over years raise breast cancer risk

Women who gain the most weight over their lifetime are most likely to develop breast cancer after menopause, new study findings from the Alberta Cancer Board suggest. Being overweight after…

Fatty diet ups pancreatic cancer risk in smokers

Male smokers who consume diets rich in saturated fat may be at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, American researchers report. Their study findings suggest that dietary changes can help to…

Vitamin D's cancer protection explained

New research suggests that vitamin D may protect against colon cancer by helping to get rid of a toxic acid that promotes the disease. The discovery could point the way to the development of…

Carcinogen found in baked and fried starchy foods

Swedish researchers say that bread, biscuits, crisps and French fries contain high quantities of acrylamide, a substance believed to increase cancer risk. Their research found that baking or…

Animal research: eating less may prevent colon cancer

Preliminary studies in mice suggest that smaller portions and healthier food choices may be key in keeping the colon cancer free. Cancer-prone mice fed either a restricted-calorie diet or a…

Exercise does not protect smokers from lung cancer

Male smokers who think walking, swimming or other physical activity will lower their risk of lung cancer are wrong, researchers from the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland say.…

Certain PCBs may increase breast cancer risk

Although most studies have failed to detect a link between overall exposure to pollutants called PCBs and an increased risk of breast cancer, the results of a new study from Laval University…

Nutrition strategies to help prevent colon cancer

 Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the world and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in North America. It targets the large intestine and the rectum.…

Folate may help those with a family history of colon cancer

Consuming a folate-rich diet and reducing alcohol consumption may help cut the risk of colorectal cancer for those who have a family history of the disease, according to the results of a large…

Eat tomatoes to prevent prostate cancer

Eating tomato sauce a couple of times a week may reduce prostate cancer risk, according to a study including nearly 48,000 men from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts.…