Adding Immunotherapy to Chemotherapy After Surgery Improves Survival in Colon Cancer
Mayo Clinic via News-Medical – Colon cancer is the third most prevalent form of cancer in the U.S., and while screening has helped detect and prevent colon cancer from spreading, major…
Study Shows New Links Between High Fat Diets and Colon Cancer
Arizona State University via EurekAlert – For decades, physicians and dieticians have urged people to limit their intake of high fat foods, citing links to poor health outcomes and some of…
Are Lectins in Food Good or Bad for You?
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via NutritionFacts – Might lectins help explain why those who eat more beans and whole grains have less cancer? Lectins are to blame for the great “white…
The Role of Meat and Dairy Viruses in Cancer
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – “Nearly 20% of cancer cases arising worldwide can be linked to infectious agents, including viruses.” Seven viruses are now conclusively tied to human…
Does Oral Bacteria Affect Colon Cancer?
Ratan-NM, M. Pharm. via News-Medical Net – The colon is a part of the digestive tract whose primary function is the absorption of water and nutrients from food. Colon cancer is a…
The Answer to a Colon Cancer Mystery
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – “[T]he method of cooking and eating the maize [corn] meal as a porridge results in an increase in resistant starch, which acts…
