Featured Topics: Cancer
Frankincense Oil and Cancer
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. In a cell study frankincense reduced the number of human bladder cancer cells. Frankincense is a well-known and well documented aroma-therapeutic gum resin used thousands of years before the Christian era. Most people...
The Calcium to Magnesium Ratio- Effect on Mortality
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. In this study of the Chinese population, it was determined that the calcium to magnesium ratio greater than 1.7 was associated with lower total death rates as compared to individuals whose diets had the calcium to magnesium ratio lower...
Uncertainty Remains of Health Risk to Workers from Synthetic Rubber Production
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Workers exposed to synthetic rubber production had a 16% higher rate of leukemia than expected. Regarded as “ubiquitous and indispensable” to the function of society for over 100 years, world production of rubber totaled 23.3 million...
Study Highlights Most Patients Unaware of Risks of CT Scans
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. CT scanning creates radiation exposure 1000 times as much as a chest x-ray, but only 35% discuss these risks with their doctor. Of the many advances in modern medicine over the decades, from vaccines to prescription medications to...
Eating Flaxseed for Breast Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Studies show that consumption of flaxseed or flax bread was associated with a 20 – 30% reduced risk of developing breast cancer. An estimated 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, making it the...
The Great Debate of Soy and Breast Cancer
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a trial of 9,514 breast cancer survivors, women consuming over 10mg of soy isoflavones per day had a 36% reduced risk of recurrence. There is a debate among health professionals about the benefits and side effects of eating soy,...
Ginger may Help with Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 57 children with bone cancer (sarcoma), they were supplemented with ginger powder and experienced a significant decrease in symptoms of nausea and vomiting that occurs as a result of chemotherapy. In its Annual Report...
Ginseng Associated with Breast Cancer Survival
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In a large study of 1,459 Chinese breast cancer patients, those that consumed an average daily dose of 2.3 g of ginseng daily had a 7% increase in probability of survival and a 7.5% increase in the probability in remaining...
Study Confirms Vitamin D’s Benefit to Breast Cell Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research demonstrates an association of lower vitamin D blood levels with increased risk of breast cancer. The National Cancer Institute estimates there were 229,060 new cases of breast cancer and 39,920 new deaths from breast cancer...
Carotenoid Blood Levels May Affect Breast Cell Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In this large meta-analysis study, there was a 19% reduced risk of cancer for those with the highest levels of total blood carotenoids versus the lowest levels. The American Cancer Society estimates the economic impact of cancer to...
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