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Study Finds Public's Mistaken Beliefs About Causes of Cancer

People are deeply confused about what causes cancer and the most effective means of prevention, with many favouring more

Global Survey Highlights Need For Cancer Prevention Campaigns To Correct Misbeliefs

Many people hold mistaken beliefs about what causes cancer, tending to inflate the threat from environmental factors that have relatively little impact while minimizing the hazards of behaviours well...

Cholesterol Pill Taken by Thousands Causes Cancer

A pill intended to lower cholesterol levels has been linked to an increased risk of cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing data from a trial which found a “larger percentage” of...

Quitting Time: A Look at Smoking and Preventing Diabetes and Heart Disease

It's well known that smoking causes cancer. But did you know that smoking may also raise your risk for type 2 diabetes? Or that it's a major factor in nearly half of heart attacks? It's never easy to...

DNA Stimulation

DNA damage is a major topic of research within cancer biology. Damage not only causes cancer, it is used as a means to cure certain cancers through radiotherapy or chemotherapy and is also...

New 'Cloverfield' Preview

Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom, Movie Marketing, Trailers and Clips If you were watching Ryan Seacrest bring in the new year this past Monday night, then you may have already seen this...

"Sacred Trust" My Sweet Aunt Fanny

"Trusted" "Independent" "Objective" Yeah, right. Next.In what is now a classic bit of bitching and moaning, The Seattle Times publishes a cri de coer today quotesOpinion| The handoff: Newspapers...

Do sweeteners really cause cancer?

Okay so yesterday, as I sat down in the lobby of my dorm with some friends, I made some tea. I reached for the splenda packet and was instantly accosted. I was told how I was going to get cancer,...

Mixed Messages

Quick: What's the American Cancer Society's number one issue?Most (if not all) of us probably answered "well, cancer, of course." And we would be wrong:"The American Cancer Society on Monday began a...

Aspartame is safe.. really?

A sweeping review of research studies of aspartame has announced that there is no evidence that the non nutritive sweetener, aspartame, causes cancer, neurological damage or other health problems in...