Cancer

Chocolate may help prevent bowel cancer :A Study

Chocolate

Now, chocoholics have a justified reason to savour their favourite sweet, for a new study has found that eating chocolate can help stop bowel cancer.

 

Scientists say that the key is a naturally-occurring chemical in chocolate.

 

 


Sunscreens may increase skin cancer risk

Skin CancerContrary to popular opinion, expensive sunscreen creams will not provide protection against the sun but in fact increase the risk of skin cancer.

According to experts, expensive cosmetic sunscreens that can cost up to 10 dollars per teaspoon, are failing to provide adequate shield.

Christopher Zinn, spokesman of Choice, an Independent consumer group revealed that SPF couldn’t be substituted with sunscreen.


Weight gain may increase breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women

Weight GainA study has found that women who gained weight throughout adulthood instead of maintaining a stable weight might have an increased risk of breast cancer.

The study, conducted by Jiyoung Ahn, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md. and colleagues, observed the finding among women who had not taken hormone therapy after menopause.


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