Tag: nutrition
-
Why Are More Young People Getting Colon Cancer?
Written and edited by Abel B. Daartey, PharmD 3 Key Takeaways For a long time, colon cancer had a simple reputation: it was an older person’s disease. Something people started worrying about after 50. Something linked to aging, family history, and missed screening. But that old story is no longer enough. Across the United States,…
-
Moringa and Cancer: What the Science Actually Shows
Key takeaways Moringa is a leafy plant with natural compounds that can slow down or kill cancer cells in lab dishes and in animal studies. This is early lab evidence only. No human trials show that moringa prevents or treats cancer, so it is not a substitute for proper cancer treatment. If you are having…
-
Green Tea and Cancer: What EGCG Does Inside the Cell
Key takeaways EGCG, the main compound in green tea, can slow the growth of cancer cells and switch protective genes back on — but mostly in lab dishes and animal studies. People who drink tea regularly tend to have a lower risk of some cancers, but this is a link, not proof, and strong human…
-
Catch It Early: The Science and Limits of Cancer Screening
The 31% drop in US cancer mortality since 1991 was driven partly by better screening and early detection. Here is the evidence base for which tests save lives, when to start, and what is coming next.
-
Your Lifestyle Is Writing Your Genome: Epigenetics and Cancer
You cannot change your DNA sequence, but your daily habits are constantly changing how your DNA is read — through epigenetic modifications that directly influence cancer risk. Here is the science, made accessible.
-
There Is No Safe Amount: What Science Now Says About Alcohol and Cancer
A major 2023 meta-analysis of 139 cohort studies reached a clear conclusion: there is no safe level of alcohol consumption with respect to cancer risk. Even light drinking elevates the risk of esophageal, colorectal, and breast cancers.
-
What You’re Drinking With Your Meal: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Cancer Risk
Key takeaways Sugary drinks (sodas, sweetened juices and teas, sports drinks) raise cancer risk mainly by driving weight gain, which is linked to at least 13 cancers. Large studies tie more sugary drinks to higher risk of breast cancer and of bowel cancer in younger adults — even after accounting for body weight. Switching to…
-
Obesity and Cancer: The Evidence Behind 13 Cancer Types
Obesity is the second leading preventable cause of cancer. The WHO links 13 cancer types to excess body fat — not through aesthetics, but through oestrogen, insulin, and chronic inflammatory pathways at the cellular level.
-
Coffee and Cancer: A More Complicated Story Than You Think
Key takeaways Regular coffee drinking is most consistently linked to a lower risk of liver and womb (endometrial) cancers, with weaker hints for bowel and mouth cancers. The likely reasons: coffee’s antioxidants help protect DNA, calm inflammation, and improve how the body handles blood sugar. Coffee itself is not classed as cancer-causing — but drinking…
-
The Sugar and Cancer Myth: What the Science Actually Says
We’ve all heard it: sugar feeds cancer. But like most things in biology, the truth is considerably more nuanced — and more interesting.
BreathPharma 