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Synopsis: 5. medicine & health: 1. diseases: Diseases: Cancer, neoplasms and tumors:

Decades of research have documented thoroughly the health problems that result from inhaling tobacco smoke oe more than a dozen different types of cancer, heart disease, stroke, emphysema and other respiratory diseases, among others.

 says Stephen Hecht from the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, who studies tobacco carcinogens oe substances that cause cancer.

And, they cause similar patterns of DNA damage to those seen in actual tumours. The route of exposure also matters.

or promote the growth of blood vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to tumours. But both of these claims come from studies in lab-grown cells."

and have been linked to mouth, oesophageal and pancreatic cancers. The one possible exception is snus, a Swedish product that's not unlike a"tobacco-stuffed teabag  that you stick under your lips.

Snus is billed as the reason for Sweden's low rates of lung and oral cancers

and there's a possibility that it still poses a cancer risk, Â says Benowitz. Indeed, some recent studies have suggested that snus users have a higher risk of pancreatic cancer,

and a higher risk of dying from cancer.""If you simplistically said everyone stopped smoking and used snus,

there'd be a tremendous health benefit, but the question is whether they would do that,

but suggest that smokers of water-pipes could be at long-term risk for nicotine dependence, cardiovascular disease and even cancer.

They are impervious to cancer and do not feel pain from acids. To endow ordinary lab mice with these traits Church will try to partially rewrite the genomes of mouse stem cells.

How much does that affect the risk for cancer? We cant measure how diet changes our health,

The research was led by Professor Ryszard Maleszka of The Australian National Universitys College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, working with colleagues from the German Cancer Institute in Heidelberg,

from warding off cancer to boosting fertility. Fortunately for those who arent fond of the fruit

but that Vitamin d has other health benefits besides preventing skin cancer. Researchers from Ben-Gurion University (Israel), the University of Leipzig (Germany),

showed that the skin cancer fighter also helped contribute to weight loss. Beyond weight loss, research shows that Vitamin d may also protect against diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease.

#Black Rice is the New Cancer-Fighting Superfood Black rice is low in sugar but packed with healthy fiber

and plant compounds that combat heart disease and cancer. Black rice revered in ancient China but overlooked in the West could be the greatest superfoods,

and cancer, say experts. Scientists from Louisiana State university analysed samples of bran from black rice grown in the southern U s. They found boosted levels of water-soluble anthocyanin antioxidants.

and prevent the DNA damage that leads to cancer. Food scientist Dr Zhimin Xu said:

Studies linked some artificial colourants to cancer and behavioural problems in children. The scientists presented their findings today at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston.

and could even be a miracle cure for adult illnesses including cancer, diarrhoea and diabetes.

when in fact we are losing money by grooming our bodies for obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer or some other chronic disease.

The dangers of mainstream and secondhand tobacco smoke have been documented well as a cause of cancer

Yet it was lung cancer that felled Webb. He died on July 4, 1974. Webbs marriage to his childhood sweetheart, Hazel, broke up in 1952.

Yet it was lung cancer that felled Webb. He died on July 4, 1974. Webbs marriage to his childhood sweetheart, Hazel, broke up in 1952.

free of not only heart disease and stroke but from a number of other chronic illnesses including cancer,

including heart disease, lung cancer and chronic bronchitis. As soon as you become smoke-free, your risk of heart disease and stroke begins to decrease.

The study was funded partly by the National Cancer Institute and the Academy of Finland, which is backed by the Finnish government.

000 postmenopausal women participating in the federally funded Women s Health Initiative found that multivitamin use didn t cut the risk of cancer, cardiovascular problems or the overall death rate.

heart disease(#1) and cancer(#2)# ou have to ask: Why are people still smoking? What you can do about it:

In fact, texting increases your risk of a crash by 23 times (versus 11 times for driving under the influence), according to a Virginia Tech study. 2. CANCER Why youre at risk:

The Big C killed nearly 300,000 men in 2010, according to the American Cancer Society. Lung cancer tops the list, accounting for 29 percent of all cancer deaths, followed by prostate cancer (11 percent) and colon/rectum cancer (9 percent.

We all know that smoking causes lung cancer, but the risk factors for prostate cancer are less well known.

Yet, its one of the most common#in 6 men will get prostate cancer in their lifetimes#nd least understood killers of men.

What you can do about it: If youre at high risk, put certain staples of the Mediterranean diet on your plate.

A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that men who eat more than 10 grams of garlic

or scallions (about three cloves of garlic or 2 tablespoons of scallions) daily have a 50 percent lower risk of prostate cancer than those who eat less than 2 grams.

Sound like too much of a good thing? Other studies have linked the lycopene in cooked tomato products to lower prostate cancer risk;

aim for at least two servings a week. And if you really like coffee...Harvard researchers found that drinking 6 cups a day reduces your risk of developing advanced prostate cancer by 59 percent. 1. HEART DISEASE Why youre at risk:

This is the deadliest disease known to man. More than 1 in 3 adult men have some sort of heart disease

increasing their chances of developing health problems including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, fatty liver disease and some cancers.

Cigarettes cause cancer,#the caption reads. In addition to the images, the label on packs of cigarettes will include a phone number#1-800-QUIT-NOW#so smokers will know where to go for help quitting.

Already, studies in which depressed cancer patients were given the drug have reported positive results. Im not afraid to die anymore#one participant told The Lookout.

You can see one terminally ill cancer patient speak movingly about the positive effects of psilocybin here.

using volunteers who are depressed after being diagnosed with cancer. So far weve had#necdotally only#ery positive results,#comparable to the study with healthy volunteers,

in part because oncologists are interested more in curing cancer than helping patients cope with its effects,

and radiation to treat a rare form of leukemia that, several times in the preceding few years, had taken almost her life.

#It causes lung cancer, which is often fatal, and other chronic respiratory diseases. It is also a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, the worlds number one killers.

or chronic, diseases such as heart attack, stroke, cancer and emphysema, which accounts for 63 percent of all deaths worldwide, nearly 80 percent

Corals are marine animals that exist as small polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals.

is formed actually of thousands of individual but genetically identical polyps, each polyp is only a few millimeters in diameter.

Over thousands of generations the polyps lay down a skeleton that is characteristic of their species. A head of coral grows by asexual reproduction of the individual polyps.

Using what may be considered a more abstract view of nature, some view the earth itself as capable of growing#its own rocks and mountains.

Flying cars, cures for cancer, the first person on Mars, teleportation, and space hotels are all persistent concepts that drive the energies of people on earth.

the FDA banned Red No. 3 in cosmetics, medicines and some other products because it was linked to cancer in mice

perhaps for cancer patients or others suffering from wasting. Some companies see no need to use primates to study obesity and diabetes,

The American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society and the World health organization do not hire smokers,

The best way to prevent skin cancer from developing is wearing clothing or sunscreen when exposed to the sun. Source:

This, in turn, puts farm workers in danger#a Swedish study recently concluded that the application of Roundup doubles farm workers and and rural residents risks of getting cancer.

you are 75%more likely to get skin cancer. Public awareness campaigns are considered not helpful in this instance.

so it s better but sometimes not so much. 9. Genetically modified food leads to cancer.

Make sure to see the pictures of the rat tumors. Those things are huge! They specifically tested the rats on GM corn and soy.

Those are the findings of a new study published in PLOS Medicine by a team of researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Brazilian National Cancer Institute.

#Levy conducted his research in collaboration with two scientists from the Brazilian National Cancer Institute including Liz Maria de Almeida, Ph d,

. and Andr Szklo, Ph d. The work in this study is supported by contracts with the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute and by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

After X-rays, his doctor concluded that Moraitis had lung cancer. As he recalls, nine other doctors confirmed the diagnosis. They gave him nine months to live.

Moraitis considered staying in America and seeking aggressive cancer treatment at a local hospital. That way, he could also be close to his adult children.

he says he s 102#and cancer-free. He never went through chemotherapy, took drugs or sought therapy of any sort.

But more than that, they were also living about 8 to 10 years longer before succumbing to cancers and cardiovascular disease,

How does he think he recovered from lung cancer? It just went away, #he said. I actually went back to America about 25 years after moving here to see

believed to help prevent cancer, than conventional produce. While the difference was statistically significant, the size of the difference varied widely from study to study,

instead show cancer-riddled mouths, blinded eyeballs and sickly children. The High court rejected a challenge by tobacco companies who argued the value of their trademarks will be destroyed

and human biology even as my own research evolved from studying plant responses to light to leukemia in fruit flies. 2. How do think people should change how they think about plants?

the researchers have used already it to identify bacteria in saliva associated with stomach ulcers and cancers.

why tumors seem to gravitate toward the breast, and how toxins from the environment may be affecting hormones and breast development.

#Breast cancer While researching for her book, Williams also learned that more tumors form in the human breast than anywhere else in the body except for human skin.

The breast is not even fully developed until the last stages of pregnancy, and that s when the mammary gland forms,#she says.

which acts like the sex hormone estrogen, may be linked to cancer and reproductive problems in animals. Most plastic products, from package wrappers to water bottles, contain BPA.

their pups will grow up with altered mammary glands in ways that predispose that animal to breast cancer later on,

Those monkeys ended up developing mammary glands that were altered by the chemical in ways that made it more likely to get breast cancer.#

In the report, marking the tenth anniversary of its first Tobacco Atlas, the WLF and the American Cancer Society said

Smoking causes lung cancer as well as several other chronic pulmonary diseases and is a major risk factor in heart disease, the world s number one killer.

diabetes and some cancers#for the first time in human history#kill more people than infectious diseases, according to the United nations. Less known,

We will not cure cancer, just yet. And we won t find a solution for war. But there is great value in the struggle.

heart disease, cancer, and other diseases and aging processes. As one of many examples, we can now fix a broken heart#not yet) from romance#but from a heart attack,

) Sharks can and do get cancer. The myth that they don t was created by I. William Lane to sell shark cartilage as a cancer treatment.

SOURCE: Journal Of Cancer Research. 29.)) The Northern hemisphere of the Earth is not closer to the sun

when it is summer. It is warmer in the US during summer because we are tilted toward the sun,

) Microwave radiation won t cause cancer, it just heats food up. In fact only a few types of radiation cause cancer,

and these depend on the dose#just like radiation from the sun can cause skin cancer but just enough helps your body make Vitamin d.

(SOURCE: Cancer Research UK). ) 33. It s a myth that Mcdonald s burgers don t rot. Actually they will rot given the right conditions#water and warmth for the microbes that break the food down.

SOURCE: Business Insider. 34.)) Shaving your hair doesn t make it thicker, it just makes it feel coarser for a time.

when treating older patients with diseases like cancer, heart disease, kidney disorders, and other various rehabilitations is that many find it challenging

My father died of lung cancer. I totally get it. Yet for years Quik has endured the skepticism

cigarette smokers were eleven times more likely to have died of lung cancer as were nonsmokers and twelve times more likely to have died of emphysema.

Cancers of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, larynxblah, blah, blah. But amid the lineup of usual sus pects, one oddball jumped out:

we will see a huge increase in the number of people suffering certain types of cancer, diabetes,

including some cancers, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, says the report. What has changed is that the majority of people who are overweight

Chronic exposure to dioxins has been linked to immune system problems and cancer. But while the chemical is known to be toxic at high levels "

In animal studies it has been linked to tumors delayed puberty and prostate inflammation and is known to turn<a href=http://www. livescience. com/10957-pesticide-turns-male-frogs-females. html>male frogs into females</a>EWG says.

In 2000 the Environmental protection agency determined that atrazine is not likely to cause cancer in people.

and chronic exposure to low levels of it has been linked to increased risks of bladder lung and skin cancers.

cancer and the aforementioned diabetes. You can add antioxidant to the list of accolades as well.

but not everyone can get the necessary sun exposure due to climate or skin cancer concerns. There are a few food sources of Vitamin d such as swordfish salmon tuna

and Brussels sprouts may also help reduce cancer risk. A 1996 study in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention found that a high consumption of these veggies was associated with a decreased risk of cancer.

Healthy Bites appears weekly on Livescience. Deborah Herlax Enos is certified a nutritionist and a health coach

Eating one or two ounces of nuts daily is associated with reductions in heart disease and lower cancer risk.

and cancers and are less likely to be compared overweight with those who eat refined grains.

and starches increases the risk for heart disease cancers diabetes and weight gain. Instead: Try Wasa or Finn Crisp Original Rye crackers.

#6 Foods That May Affect Breast cancer Risk<p>A woman&#39; s risk of breast cancer depends on many things including her genetics lifestyle and plain old chance.

One out of every eight women today will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life.</

</p><p>There are many risk factors for breast cancer including some that are out of a woman&#39;

s control such as family history and genetics. But some aspects of a woman&#39; s lifestyle also affect her risk.

and avoiding smoking may all lower the risk of breast cancer.</</p><p>Diet may also affect women&#39;

s risk of breast cancer research has shown. While many studies on diet and cancer risk have yielded mixed results trends in the research suggest that certain foods might truly affect cancer risk.</

</p><p>Here are six foods for which there is relatively good evidence that they affect the risk for certain types of breast cancer

or that they affect risk in some individuals.</</p><p>Estrogen in the fat of dairy products may fuel cancers that are related hormone including cancers of the breast

and prostate research suggests.<<br/><br/>In one study of breast cancer patients women who ate more than one serving daily of high-fat dairy products were about 50 percent more likely to die of breast cancer than other patients.

The study was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute in March 2013.<<br/><br/>Other studies have suggested that people who consume high amounts of milk

and cheese have higher rates of cancer.</</p><p>Researchers say that the link may be due to estrogen;

this hormone is soluble in fat so it is found in higher concentrations in high-fat dairy than in lower-fat options such as skim milk.

Some types of breast cancer have estrogen receptors and are fueled by estrogen.</</p><p>Green tea may help breast cancer patients fare better in the disease progression studies have suggested.</

</p><p>It is proposed that green tea helps patients by limiting the growth of the tumor.

Chemicals in green tea called polyphenols appear to inhibit proteins that promote tumor cell growth and migration according to experimental studies in animals.</

</p><p>A diet rich on folate and folic acid which are forms of A b vitamin may be beneficial

when it comes to breast cancer some studies have shown.</</p><p>A study on postmenopausal women found that those who took a lot of folate supplements were 22 percent less likely to have compared breast cancer with those with very low folate intake. &nbsp;</

</p><p>Folate may be protective particularly against estrogen-receptor-negative types of breast cancer the researchers concluded in their article published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in December 2008.</

</p><p>Soy contains isoflavones a type of plant estrogen and may reduce the risk of breast cancer or the risk of recurrence in cancer survivors.</

</p><p>Because hormones can fuel breast cancer researchers have studied whether<a href=http://www. livescience. com/health/protein-supplements-100202. html>soy</a>products could be harmful for patients. &nbsp;

&nbsp;</</p><p>In one study of post-menopausal&nbsp;<<a href=http://www. livescience. com/21943-breast-cancer. html>breast cancer</a>&nbsp;

survivors those who consumed the most&nbsp; soy&nbsp; isoflavones around 42.3 milligrams a day had decreased a risk of recurrence of breast cancer compared with those who consumed the least or around 15.2 mg a day.</

</p><p>Another study presented in a conference held by the American Association for Cancer Research in 2012 found that women who ate half a serving of soy isoflavones a day had a 30 percent decreased chance

of developing invasive breast cancer than women who ate almost no soy.<<br/><br/>In a larger study looking at nearly 10000 breast cancer survivors in the United states

and China researchers found that women who ate more than 10 mg daily had lower rates of cancer recurrence than those who ate less than this amount.

The study was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2012.</</p><p>Studies have mixed found results

when it comes to the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids which are found in fish oil and some plants.<

either by eating fish or taking fish oil supplements had a 14 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer.

</p><p>A study of nearly 3000 breast cancer patients and 5000 women without the disease suggested that higher consumption of these seeds as well as soybeans reduced the risk of breast cancer after menopause.

The study was published in the journal Nutrition and Cancer in 2012.</</p p

#6 Surprising Environmentalists There was a time not very long ago when it was safe to be a politician who supported environmental causes even among conservative Republicans.

and barley are vital for good health and associated with a reduced risk of diabetes heart disease cancer and excess weight.

Study after study over many decades has shown that eating fruit can reduce the risk of some cancers heart disease blood pressure

and the U s. Department of agriculture (USDA)( via the U s. Dietary Guidelines) the National Cancer Institute and the American Heart Association recommend Americans eat at least five cups of fruits and vegetables a day because of their superior health

Soy Though popular for centuries in many Asian cuisines soy is seen sometimes as dangerous after studies found elevated rates of breast cancer among rats

or adolescence may make breast tissue less vulnerable to cancer development later in life and probably has no effect on breast-cancer risk

when consumption begins in adulthood said Karen Collins registered dietitian and nutrition adviser with the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Actually Collins said the evidence is so strong that soy protects against heart disease that the FDA allowed a health claim for labels on soy food products. 12 Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget Alcohol Alcohol is feared because of the potential for abuse

and heart-healthy cancer-preventive carotenoids such as beta-carotene (found in carrots and sweet potatoes) lycopene (found in tomatoes)

which are thought wrongly to be able to cure cancer and fevers Joubert added. Horns can sell for around $30000 per pound ($65000 per kilogram) according to the BBC.

>and it also helps to reduce the risk of skin cancer.</</p><p>Researchers in Australia found that men

or a fissure and not from a tumor in the colon doctors said. Also when people experience discomfort in their rectal area

and rice products testing them for both total arsenic and inorganic arsenic-a form of arsenic that has been linked to cancer.

But it's thought that 10 grams of arsenic over a lifetime would increase the risk of diseases such as cancer Christopher States a toxicologist at the University of Louisville in Kentucky told Livescience in a 2011 interview.

Insights from the research could also help to lessen the side effects of radiation therapy in cancer patients by making healthy cells

but not cancer cells less susceptible to damage from radiation said study co-author Dr. Eliot Rosen a radiation oncologist at Georgetown University in Washington D c. Top 10 Cancer-Fighting Foods Deadly effects

Past work had shown that a compound derived from broccoli called 33'-diindolylmethane (DIM) showed promise as a cancer-preventive agent possibly

so it's possible that the animals could die from cancers that take years to develop Rosen said.

 But in the case of a nuclear disaster you're not really worried about someone who is going to get cancer from the radiation 10 or 20 years down the line;

More work In a second set of studies the team showed that human breast-cancer cells dosed with DIM were still susceptible to the effects of radiation raising the possibility that DIM could shield patients'healthy cells

In addition the researchers used a line of breast-cancer cells that is already slightly resistant to the effects of DIM

This may also increase the risk for cancer. Many of these diets include a lot of red meat and fat

Most unnerving people with untreated celiac disease have a significantly greater risk of developing several forms of cancer including lymphoma and small bowel cancer.

More than 6000 cases of thyroid cancer may eventually be linked to radiation exposure in Ukraine Belarus

Surprisingly the overall rate of cancer deaths and other health effects related to Chernobyl's radiation leak is lower than was feared initially.

Today the available evidence does not strongly connect the accident to radiation-induced increases of leukemia or solid cancer other than thyroid cancer.

Industrial towns where rates of cancer are so high they're known as cancer villages. Compounding these problems is the Chinese government's stony silence about anything that might imperil the country's economic development including environmental regulation.

In January a chemical accident leaked benzene a known cancer-causing agent into a tributary of the Huangpu River (where the dead pigs were discovered.

Last December shortly after his sister died of lung cancer at age 35 businessman Jin Zengmin from Zhejiang province offered a 200000-yuan ($32000) reward to any local environmental official who would swim in a nearby river

Cancer villages Perhaps no other issue underscores China's reckless disregard for environmental and public health more than the existence of cancer villages entire towns that have been written off as so polluted that simply living there is a cancer risk.

For years individuals and groups have waged a desperate campaign to force the government to address

or even acknowledge the high rates of stomach liver kidney and colon cancer in certain areas usually adjacent to heavy industrial complexes the BBC reports.

Many of the river's contaminants like cadmium and zinc are known to cause cancer. All the fish died even chickens

and a terrible itch He Shuncai a 34-year-old farmer from Shangba told Reuters. Last year alone six people in our village died from cancer

and social problems like the emergence of cancer villages in individual regions marking the first official admission of the problem that has plagued the country for decades.

and low rates of cancer now dine on twice as much meat as Americans consuming one-quarter of the world's supply according to the Telegraph.

The government's recent admission that cancer villages exist shows that the environment ministry has acknowledged that pollution has led to people getting cancer environmental lawyer Wang Canfa told Agence Frence-Presse.

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