Posts Tagged ‘Breast Cancer’

Jon’s Health Tips – Latest Reports

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I will continue to try to get lots of vitamins in food and supplements – here is the latest evidence that keeps me going:

Vitamin and calcium supplements may reduce breast cancer risk

Vitamin supplements appeared to reduce the risk of breast cancer by about 30 percent.

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Vitamin and calcium supplements may reduce breast cancer risk

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Vitamins and calcium supplements appear to reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting 2010.

“It is not an immediate effect.

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Jon’s Health Tips – Special Report

Just out is a discouraging report for all of those who try to eat a healthy diet with lots of fruits and vegetables:

It is widely believed that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of cancer.

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Possible Link Between Vitamins, Breast Cancer?

A study recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that older women who use multivitamins might be more likely to develop breast cancer than those who do not use the supplements.

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Aspirin use lowers breast & ovarian cancer risk

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Postmenopausal women who regularly use aspirin and other analgesics (known as painkillers) have lower estrogen levels, which could contribute to a decreased risk of breast or ovarian cancer.

“We observed some significant inverse associations between concentrations of several estrogens and the use of aspirin, aspirin plus non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and all analgesics combined,” said Margaret A.

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February 20 Summary Report

I don’t eat or cook much meat, which is good, as reported here:

Frying meat on a gas burner may be more harmful to health than using an electric burner, because of the type of fumes it produces.

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