Studies dash hope that statins prevent cancer

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 4, 2006 ;   Carla K. Johnson;   174 words ......blow to hopes that cholesterol- lowering statin drugs could help prevent cancer as well as heart disease. In one report, researchers analyzed 26...pain -- should discourage doctors from prescribing them solely to prevent cancer.

New Supporters Join the Prevent Cancer Foundation Mission.

PR Newswire;  May 23, 2008 ;     376 words ......Services, Inc. selects the Prevent Cancer Foundation as Beneficiary ALEXANDRIA...May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Prevent Cancer Foundation is delighted to...the Foundation's mission to prevent cancer and detect it early through...

Vic: Broccoli to prevent cancer, heart disease

AAP General News (Australia);  August 6, 2003 ;     158 words ...00-00-0000 Vic: Broccoli to prevent cancer, heart disease Victorian scientists are producing vegetables with levels of antioxidants and vitamins that prevent cancer and heart disease. The Department of Primary Industry believes the new strains...

Mayo explores simple way to prevent cancer.

Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN);  November 30, 2006 ;     422 words ......cancers. We think that drugs that are as safe as aspirin may prevent cancer, Limburg said. Diet, exercise and tobacco exposure could...is important, even more so is finding effective ways to prevent cancer, Limburg said in a prepared statement. Limburg is lead researcher...

To prevent cancer, count your calories.

U.S. News & World Report;  March 10, 1986 ;   McAuliffe, Kathleen;   584 words ...To prevent cancer, count your calories If animal studies are any indication, how much...to pursue a wider range of nutritional options in their effort to prevent cancer. For instance, it may not be necessary to trim away every last morsel...

What's up, Doc? Carrots help prevent cancer

Jerusalem Post;  February 10, 2005 ;   JUDY SIEGEL;   521 words ......Jerusalem Post 02-10-2005 Headline: What's up, Doc? Carrots help prevent cancer Byline: JUDY SIEGEL Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 05...We now need to find out how much falcarinol is needed to prevent cancer and if certain types of carrot are better than others. It...

How beer could prevent cancer; Good Health.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  November 22, 2005 ;     120 words ......stouts. A'health beer' with enhanced levels of the compound is being developed. 'We can't say that drinking beer will help prevent cancer,' says Fred Stevens, a researcher at Oregon. 'Most beer has low levels of this compound, and its absorption in the body...

HOW GREEN TEA HELPS TO PREVENT CANCER.(News)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  April 3, 1999 ;     70 words ...Green tea helps to prevent cancer by blocking the growth of blood vessels that tumors need to survive and grow, researchers reported. The anti-cancer benefits of...

The fatty acids found in some fish may help combat heart disease but there...

The Food Institute Report;  January 30, 2006 ;     39 words ...The fatty acids found in some fish may help combat heart disease but there is no strong evidence they prevent cancer as some research has suggested, according to a study by researchers at RAND Health and the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System.

Organic veg may prevent cancer.(News)

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  March 14, 2002 ;     101 words ...EATING organic food may help prevent cancer, heart attacks and strokes. Researchers at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary have found organic vegetable soup contains six...

Prevent Cancer Now.(CAMPAIGNS)(Brief article)

Alternatives Journal;  July 1, 2006 ;     102 words ......environmental causes of cancer, spurred by the statistic that one in two people will develop the disease in their lifetime. Prevent Cancer Now plans to build a national movement for cancer prevention. The new group comes on the heels of CBC Marketplace host Wendy...

DIET CHANGE MAY HELP PREVENT CANCER, DOCTORS SAY

Xinhua English Newswire;  December 11, 1998 ;     146 words ......the most protective against cancer. The researchers also found that there is no evidence that vitamin supplements help to prevent cancer. Other environmental factors known to affect susceptibility to cancer include physical activity, reproductive and sexual...

Anticancer combo.(good health: Nutrition News)(calcium/vitamin D...

Good Housekeeping;  November 1, 2007 ;     102 words ......best twofer we've heard of recently: Taking calcium/vitamin D supplements not only keeps your bones strong, it may also prevent cancer. In a study at Creighton University in Nebraska, researchers found that women who took a daily dose of 1,400 to 1,500 milligrams...

Healthy lifestyle can help prevent cancer

Philadelphia Tribune, The;  March 9, 1999 ;     787 words ...Philadelphia Tribune, The 03-09-1999 Healthy lifestyle can help prevent cancer I'm sure that most of us know someone with cancer at this...other" 50 percent? What exactly is cancer? How can a person prevent cancer? These are some of the focal points that I will address...

Eating carrots can prevent cancer, say scientists.(News)

The Birmingham Post (England);  February 9, 2005 ;     131 words ......It could lead to the development of anti-cancer drugs. The scientists, from Newcastle University and Denmark, investigated the falcarinol, which protects carrots from fungal diseases, after a published study suggested it could prevent cancer.