Five Ways to Reduce your Risk of Gynecological Cancer
AUGUSTA, Ga.- According to the Center for Disease Control, more an 80,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer, and more than 25,000 will die from it. In response to this alarming statistic, September has been named Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month in an effort to help women become educated on the importance […]
Diabetes drug boosts bone fat and fracture risk; exercise can partially offset the effect
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Inside our bones there is fat. Diabetes increases the amount of this marrow fat. And now a study from the UNC School of Medicine shows how some diabetes drugs substantially increase bone fat and thus the risk of bone fractures. The study, published in the journal Endocrinology, also shows that exercise […]
Drinking Coffee Daily May Improve Survival in Colon Cancer Patients
Regular consumption of caffeinated coffee may help prevent the return of colon cancer after treatment and improve the chances of a cure, according to a new, large study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that reported this striking association for the first time. The patients, all of them treated with surgery and chemotherapy for stage III colon […]