ACS Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention For most Americans who do not use tobacco, the most important cancer risk factors that can be changed are body weight, diet, and physical activity. The World Cancer Research Fund estimates that about 20% of all cancers diagnosed in the US are related to body […]
Healthy Behaviors Healthy lifestyle choices Healthy lifestyle choices may help lower your risk of different types of cancer and other health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and osteoporosis. Although not all the behaviors listed below lower the risk of breast cancer, they are good for overall health.* One large study found women who followed […]
For the first time, AICR research found physical activity beneficial for both pre- and post-menopausal breast cancers. Here’s what you need to know about the latest findings and how they can affect your health. Physical Activity Lowers Your Cancer Risk AICR’s latest awareness survey conducted earlier this year found that only four of ten Americans […]
This article appears in the December 31, 2099 issue of AICR’s eNews. Published on May 4, 2017 If you’re trying to eat healthy, there’s a good chance you’ve come across (or tried) the Mediterranean diet. Nutrition experts consistently rank the Mediterranean diet among the best eating patterns, and it’s well recognized for its role in heart health. But […]
This is an article published in the journal Stroke: A new study published in the journal Stroke shows a correlation between regularly consuming artificially sweetened beverages and stroke and dementia—but experts caution that the study does not show diet soda causes those conditions. For the study, researchers examined thousands of participants in the long-running Framingham […]
