Featured Topics: Cancer
Fish Oil Improves Prostate Cancer Measures
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A 4 week diet of fish oil decreased inflammation and lowered risk of cancer reoccurrence, as evidenced in men that had a malignant prostate removal surgery. Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death of...
Raw Garlic and Lung Cancer – Is There a Connection?
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a study of 4543 persons, those with the highest intake of raw garlic had a 44% reduced risk of lung cancer. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women, but it is the leading cause of cancer death in the United...
Multivitamin Use Improves Breast Cancer Survival in Post-Menopausal Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A study of 7,728 women shows that the risk of death from breast cancer was 30% lower in women taking multivitamins compared to non-users. The American Cancer Society estimates the economic impact of cancer to be $226 billion per year,...
Chemotherapy – Induced Nausea and Ginger
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Ginger significantly reduced nausea which occurs during chemotherapy treatment. This is difficult to treat with pharmaceuticals. Up to 60% of patients receiving chemotherapy treatment experience nausea (7). Ginger root (Zingiber...
Vitamin E and Calcium May Curb Harms of Consuming Cured Meats
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Curing meats is used for preservation but usually uses nitrates which are chemicals that have a cancer risk. In an animal study those supplemented with calcium had 67% lower levels of a material linked to cell damage and 52% less of ...
Qigong Improves Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Qigong (a practice of slow, flowing movements with deep breathing and meditation) decreased fatigue by 14.7%, decreased depression by 11.3%, and decreased anxiety by 15.9% compared to no change in group that solely did stretching. ...
PCBs are Associated with Lymphoma
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. This article discusses synthetic chemicals called poly-chlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) which are used in industrial processes and are implicated in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a cancer of white blood cells. PCBs (Polychlorinated...
Effects of American Ginseng on Cancer-Related Fatigue
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Those who took American ginseng improved cancer related fatigue scores by more than 30%. Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of patients undergoing cancer treatment and of cancer survivors (2, 3). Fatigue is...
Consumption of Dairy Fat and Breast Cancer
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. This study shows that consumption of high fat dairy had a higher occurrence of death due to breast cancer and overall higher rate of mortality. Studies suggest that there may be a relationship between consumption of dairy...
Sleep Disturbance and Prostate Cancer
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. This study has determined that sleep disorders and sleep disruption resulted in a higher risk of prostate cancer. In order to investigate the possible relationship between sleep problems and prostate cancer occurrence,...
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