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Cancer treatment with alternative medicine can double risk of dying: Study finds
News-Medical.net
A new study has found that patients who choose cancer treatment with alternative medicine more than double the risk of dying in five years compared to those who chose conventional cancer treatment for the treatable cancers. The study is published in ...
Alternative Cancer Treatments Come With Increased Chances of DeathFuturism
Alternative Medicine Doesn't Work for Cancer TreatmentsGizmodo
Choosing alternative cancer treatment doubles your risk of deathNew Scientist
Daily Mail -New York Daily News -Science Daily
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Troy Tropolitan
Using nolvadex as pct - Side effects of chemotherapy drugs for breast cancer
Troy Tropolitan
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York Dispatch
Discover the sweetness of roasted beets
York Dispatch
Even though beets are the sweetest vegetable, not everyone is a fan. In fact, there are probably as many people who hate them as there are people who love them. A friend in the anti-beet camp expressed her dislike very succinctly: “They taste like dirt.”.

CapitalGazette.com
Ailing sword swallower plans return to Maryland Renaissance Festival
CapitalGazette.com
Fox was told he would die from his illness and decided to seek alternative treatment at a cancer center in Arizona this spring. As of last week, he was headed back east and said he has largely recovered from the sickness. He said he is ready to perform ...

Big Island Now
Hospital Offers Free Nutrition Education
Big Island Now
Sessions usually last 30-45 minutes and can include a food tasting if desired. Topics include: Nutrition 101,healthy eating on a limited budget, cancer nutrition, family nutrition, healthy snacks, reading food labels, food safety, mindful eating, and ...

Cancer survivor from Elburn celebrates life
Kane County Chronicle
Shannon said that the Cancer Treatment Center of America offers a myriad of supportive services to its patients during and after care. From nutrition to group therapy, the Cancer Treatment Center of America makes sure every need of the patient is met.

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Cancer patients who shun chemo for alternative therapies 'are TWICE as likely to die'
The Irish Sun
Based on their comparisons, alternative treatments were associated with a near six-fold increased risk of death for breast cancer patients, more than fourfold increased risk or colorectal cancer patients and a twofold increased risk of death in lung ...

Mic
Treating your cancer with all-natural “alternative medicine” may ... - Mic
Mic
Treating curable cancers with “alternative medicine” techniques is a choice that at least one in three Americans makes, including former Apple CEO Steve Jobs ...

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Duluth News Tribune
Nutrition: Try a new twist on zucchini with 'zoodles'
Duluth News Tribune
Vegetables insure that we get the needed vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients to ward off cancer, heart disease, diabetes, eye disease and other chronic diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 87 percent of Americans do ...

9news.com.au
Hundreds sue government after 'carcinogenic' contamination found in cancer-riddled town's water
9news.com.au
The foam included PFAS chemicals, which are suspected carcinogens. The UN Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee to the Stockholm Convention has linked PFAS chemicals to six diseases, including cancer. Residents were told to not use the ...

The Independent
People who are 'fat but fit' still face higher risk of heart disease, finds study
The Independent
... still carries a higher risk of coronary heart disease, experts found. Researchers, led by experts at Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge, examined data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study ...
'Fat but fit' are at increased risk of heart diseaseMedical Xpress
Experts have ruled on whether you really can be 'fat but fit'Birmingham Mail

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Santa Maria Times (subscription)
Your Cancer Answers: Having a hard time getting motivated after diagnosis?
Santa Maria Times (subscription)
Setting and achieving goals is even more important when coping with illness because it encourages positive thoughts and actions. Our experienced professionals are here to help you accomplish your goals, whether they are related to exercise, better ...

Alternative medicine doubles risk of cancer death
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog)
The risk of death spiked to 5.68 times more likely for those with breast cancer who used only alternative treatments. The growth of interest in pursuing alternative medicine instead of conventional cancer treatment has created a “difficult situation ...

Heidi Cresswell, 37, from Witham, battling bowel cancer becomes face of alternative role model campaign Warrior ...
Braintree and Witham Times
“I've found when going through cancer treatment, you have to take each day as it comes; cry and sleep through the bad days, make the most of the good days and count the blessings in your life. "Despite the debilitating effects of the treatment, I do ...

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South China Morning Post
Four simple and effective ways to reduce colorectal cancer risk
South China Morning Post
Studies have identified carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) not only in processed meat, but also in a diet that is rich in red meat such as beef, pork, lamb and veal. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified processed meat as a ...

Older patients with cancer may burden caregivers by overestimating physical abilities
Healio
Researchers asked 100 patients aged 65 years or older (median age, 70 years; 53% men) and their caregivers (median age, 66 years; 73% women) to independently assess patient function, comorbidity, nutrition, social activity, social support and mental ...

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The Straits Times
Use of alternative medicine does more harm than good: Studies
The Straits Times
"CAM is widely used by patients doing chemotherapy treatment, but some of them do not inform their oncologists about it," said Dr Chong Wan Qin, an associate consultant oncologist with the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, and the study ...

Babble (blog)
After Battling Breast Cancer While Pregnant, Florida Mom Finally Rings Cancer-Free Bell
Babble (blog)
Breast changes are common during pregnancy. But when Florida mom Ivette Bailey felt a large lump in one of her breasts during her second trimester, she was concerned. Soon after, she was diagnosed with stage II lobular carcinoma breast cancer, and ...

Gizmodo
Alternative Medicine Doesn't Work for Cancer Treatments
Gizmodo
“Improved communication between patients and caregivers and greater scrutiny of the use of [alternative medicine] for the initial treatment of cancer is needed,” the study's authors wrote in the paper published last week in the Journal of the National ...
Choosing alternative cancer treatment doubles your risk of deathNew Scientist
Treating Cancer With Alternative Medicine More Than Doubles Your Risk of DyingScienceAlert
Using alternative medicine only for cancer linked to lower survival rateScience Daily
The Independent -IFLScience -Cancer Therapy Advisor
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Taiwan News
Braised pork broth carcinogenic: study
Taiwan News
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- A study by a researcher at Fu Jen Catholic University has found that the old Taiwanese standbys -- aged braised pork, tea eggs, and pork broth -- could be carcinogenic, especially after cooked for more than three hours. "The ...

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