Cancer Prevention
Identifying anti-hypertension drugs as potential therapeutics against breast and pancreatic cancer growth was a huge surprise, researchers say.
A daily handful of nuts can cut cancer risk by 15 percent, coronary heart disease risk by nearly 30 percent, and risk of premature death by 22 percent.
All alcohols were included in the study, but researchers were surprised to find an independent link between white wine and higher melanoma risk.
Researchers at Stanford found that a new cell surface receptor they created is effective at inhibiting cancer growth in mice.
"This study of smoking tells us that looking in the DNA of cancers can provide provocative new clues to how cancers develop and thus, potentially, how they can be prevented."
Eating processed meat can increase your risk of getting colorectal cancer.
A large study found a significantly reduced risk of melanoma among those who used a sunscreen with a factor higher than 15.
This helps explain why some organs are more susceptible to developing the disease.