Oil from the seeds of an Asian plant, already shown to fight
leukemia, also appears to kill prostate cancer cells and shrink
tumors, signs of strong potential in the fight against the second
cause of cancer death among European men.
Synbiotics, a combination of prebiotic and probiotic bacteria,
appear to reduce the risk of colon cancer, the most common form of
cancer in the European Union, revealed researchers last month.
The herbal supplement black cohosh used to relieve menopausal
symptoms may increase the risks of breast cancer metastasis and
liver failure, warns the active campaigning consumer group the
Center for Science in the Public Interest...
The female hormone estrogen has been shown for the first time to
potentially protect against colon cancer. The new research also
found that soy protein may help reduce the number and size of
tumors that do occur.
Dietary lycopene may significantly reduce the risk of heart
disease, suggests new research, which found that women with the
highest levels of the antioxidant in their blood had a 34 per cent
reduced risk of the disease compared to...
Six months after filing a petition with the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for a health claim on lycopene products,
health products supplier American Longevity has extended the
proposed list of claims.
Scientists in Israel have developed a new delivery method that
allows the garlic compound allicin to selectively kill cancer
cells, leaving healthy ones intact.
Vegetables such as as broccoli and cabbage have been shown to
protect against cancer but US scientists have now patented a
compound derived from these greens with a new use - to treat
cancer.
Obese men with prostate cancer are more likely to have aggressive
tumors and to experience cancer recurrence after surgery compared
to men of normal weight or those who are overweight but not obese,
according to two new studies.
A researcher at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
(UPCI) has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Cancer
Institute to study prostate cancer prevention by phytochemicals
found in broccoli.
A major initiative to encourage more African-American men to
participate in the prostate cancer prevention study, Select, took
place yesterday in the Houston area. The study is below its
national target of enrollment for this racial...
The Chinese herb Scutellaria barbata has been found to slow
progression of prostate tumors in mice, suggesting potential
chemopreventive effects in humans.
Experts attending this week's meeting on cancer prevention heard a
number of studies to back green tea's powerful anti-cancer effects
in humans. The tea's active agent, Epigallocatecin-3-gallate, is
already thought...
Common fruits not only contain a number of vitamins and minerals
that help fight everyday illnesses but could also harbor agents
that can reduce the risk for skin cancer, suggests new research
presented this week at the Frontiers...
The substance that gives ginger its flavour appears to inhibit the
growth of human colorectal cancer cells, according to research
presented yesterday at a major meeting of cancer experts in the US.
The tomato-derived antioxidant lycopene could help promote the
recovery of patients undergoing standard surgical treatment for
advanced prostate cancer, say researchers reporting on a small
trial.
The Chinese herbal aristolochic acid, banned in several countries
for causing kidney failure and cancer, is readily available from
websites, according to a US researcher, revealing the growing
threat to the supplement industry from...
In an effort to reduce the high numbers of men suffering from
prostate cancer in Trinadad and Tobago, researchers are to test the
effects of LycoRed's tomato lycopene complex supplements on the
progression of lesions at risk...
Women need to take urgent action to reduce their risk of heart
disease, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday, as it
revealed study results to show that heart disease is a bigger
killer of women than cancer.
Folic acid food fortification has more than halved the incidence in
Canada of the deadly childhood cancer neuroblastoma, report
researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children and the University
of Toronto. They plan to investigate...
A plant compound, extracted from the bark of an Asian tree, is to
be investigated for its preventive role in prostate cancer, thanks
to a two-year grant from NIH.
A plant extract has been found to inhibit tumor growth in
laboratory tests. It could be used to target some of the cancers
that are currently most difficult to treat, suggests the research.
Colon cancer is a major cause of premature death in Europe,
accounting for approximately 75,000 deaths each year. Can fruit and
vegetables really cut the risk of disease? New study suggests
phenolic compounds, or polyphenols, can...
The active ingredient in green tea, epigallocatechin-3-gallate
(EGCG), has been found to block the growth of bladder tumours in
rats, suggesting the chemical could be used to prevent bladder
cancer.
Sales of supplements for menopause symptoms are likely to surge in
coming months, after a major UK study finds that combination
hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could double the risk of breast
cancer.
Green tea's ability to fight cancer is even more potent and varied
than scientists suspected, say researchers who have discovered that
chemicals in green tea shut down one of the key molecules targeted
by tobacco to cause cancer.
A review of black cohosh, said to be the most comprehensive to
date, finds it to be safe, just days after another study suggested
that the herb, taken as an alternative to hormone replacement
therapy (HRT), could trigger the spread...
The amino acid and powerful antioxidant cysteine may be able to
reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to a study, which found
a link between lower risk of the disease and those women with
higher levels of the antioxidant.
A new study on mice suggests that the herb black cohosh, used by
women as an alternative to HRT to treat menopause symptoms, may
speed up the spread of tumors in women with breast cancer.
Men who take large doses of zinc in supplements could be at
increased risk of prostate cancer, finds a study by researchers at
the US National Cancer Institute. The risk was only seen however at
levels far above those set by most...
Exposure to cigarette smoke may sap blood levels of folate, the
vitamin thought to protect against birth defects and reduce risk of
some cancers, reported researchers.
Consuming high levels of isoflavones, in the form of foods such as
miso soup, may reduce the risk of breast cancer, especially in
postmenopausal women, suggests new Japanese research, which
counters previous studies showing no such...
American Longevity has filed a health claim petition with the Food
and Drug Administration requesting that it allows the use of
certain dietary supplement health claims for lycopene, tomatoes,
tomato-based products, and cancer.
Taking supplements of the vitamin A precursor beta-carotene may
increase the risk of colorectal cancer in smokers and drinkers,
according to new research published this week. The study, from four
research centres across the US, comes...
Selenium may inhibit progression toward esophageal cancer among
people with the precancerous condition Barrett's esophagus,
according to a new study from the US.
Researchers are to evaluate whether the positive effects of tomato
lycopene in reducing oxidative stress, previously seen in
non-smokers, is also produced in smokers, a high-risk group for
lung cancer.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, claim they
have found that a chemical produced when digesting such greens as
broccoli and kale can stifle the growth of human prostate cancer
cells.
Patients suffering from bowel cancer have a better chance of
surviving longer if they eat a high calorie diet, new research
suggests. But the high caloric intake could well be the cause of
the cancer in the first place.
A dietary supplement containing soy extract genistein reduced
prostate-specific antigen levels by as much as 61 per cent in a
group of prostate cancer patients undergoing 'watchful waiting' for
their disease, report University...
Body weight is directly associated with mortality from cancer, US
researchers report, suggesting that overweight and obesity could
account for up to 20 per cent of all deaths from cancer in American
women.
Risk assessors from the German Federal Institute for Risk
Assessment (BfR) repeated their call for the levels of acrylamide
in foods to be reduced as far and as quickly as possible. Speaking
one year after the Swedish National Food...
With cancer rates expected to rise 50 per cent to 15 million by
2020, a WHO report suggests that if governments act now, there are
several ways to reduce these rates - especially through diet.
New research from UK-based Institute of Food Research reveals that
two food components recognised for their ability to fight cancer
are up to 13 times more powerful when put to work together. The
findings could open up new possibilities...
Confirming findings of a recent study by Japanese researchers, the
WHO's cancer research agency also reported recently on the strong
evidence that eating fruits and vegetables could lower the risk of
cancer, particularly cancers...
Research supporting the potent effects of curcumin, the substance
which gives curry a yellow colour, continues to mount up, with a
new study showing that it may also be able to prevent the onset of
alcoholic liver disease.
Curcumin, found in the Indian spice turmeric, may be able to slow
down and stop the blood cancer multiple myeloma, suggest
researchers, confirming previous health effects linked to the
spice.
A new study suggests that white and green tea can provide as much
protection against colon tumours as the widely used prescription
drug sulindac. A combination of the two could be even more
effective, say the researchers.
