Tag: cancer

UK Cancer Nurse Overwhelmed After Cheerleading Pals Wave Her Off to Every Chemo Session

It doesn’t get better than this! What a wholesome idea that shows unconditional love and support.


Lawsuit Over Pfizer’s Disclosures Before Chantix Recall Is Dismissed

NEW YORK—A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit by consumers who accused Pfizer Inc. of failing to disclose the presence of cancer-causing agents in Chantix before recalling the anti-smoking drug. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan found no plausible allegations that Pfizer had a duty to disclose that Chantix was…


9 Signs to Watch for That May Indicate Pancreatic Cancer

When it comes to monitoring one’s personal health, it’s important to know the signs that something might be amiss. While it’s easy to tell if you have a cold or the stomach flu, though, many more serious ailments—such as cancers or other more severe maladies—can be much trickier to diagnose. Random aches and pains can…


The Link Between Fast Food and Cancer

The Research Is In European researchers studied the diets of 471,495 adults from ten different European countries using the innovative new British Nutrient Profiling System called Nutri-Score. Nearly 50,000 of these adults (49,794) were newly diagnosed with cancer. And what they found was definitive. Junk food diets lead to a higher risk of colorectal, stomach cancers,…


Evidence of PFAS Chemicals in Sports Bras

Fifteen out of 23 popular sports bras have detectable levels of fluorine, an indicator of toxic PFAS, according to a new report from Mamavation. Partnering with EHN.org, the environmental wellness blog and community Mamavation tested the sports bras and found levels of fluorine ranging from 10 parts per million (ppm) up to 58 ppm. EHN.org partially funded the…


Cancer and Post-Traumatic Stress

In this blog, Sally Crowe reflects on her experiences of post-traumatic stress (PTS) after being diagnosed and treated for a rare cancer, and shares some valuable insights into what she has found can help, or hinder, recovery from this common, but little talked about, consequence of cancer. I was diagnosed and treated for a rare…


5 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Cancer Risk

We are making ourselves sick. The science of epigenetics is showing us beyond the shadow of a doubt what we’ve always intuitively known—the air we breathe, the foods we eat, the water we drink (or don’t drink), how much we sleep, how we handle stress, whether we exercise, and the other lifestyle choices we make—all…


What Is Your Greatest Cancer Risk?

Have you heard of spontaneous remissions? You know, getting better, like completely better, without classical medical intervention? The conventional world goes out of their way not to document, study, or even acknowledge these “outliers”  – many of which Dr. Kelly Turner is now devoted to cataloguing. In fact, most patients who recover from diagnoses like terminal cancer,…


Terminally Ill Teen Donates Life Savings of $1,350 and Raises Funds for Boy, 6, to Beat Cancer

A terminally ill teen with only months to live has donated 1,000 pounds (approx. US$1,350) from his savings to a 6-year-old cancer-stricken boy whom he has never met. In addition to that, he has also helped raise a further 59,000 pounds (approx. US$80,000) for him. Rhys Langford, 19, was diagnosed in October 2020 with osteosarcoma—a…


Eating to Be Cancer Free

A cancer diagnosis can be devastating news. But once you get past the shock and fear, you long for guidance and support that can put you on the path to healing. For cancer survivor Chris Wark, his path was paved with faith and food. Wark was only 26 when he was diagnosed with stage 3…