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Cancer Commentary - Caring About Cancer

July 31st, 2007

Caffeine + Exercise Fight Skin Cancer

Low to moderate amounts of caffeine together with exercise have been found to protect against the destructive effects of the sun’s ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation - known to induce skin cancer: the caffeine and exercise seemingly conspire in killing off precancerous cells whose DNA has been damaged by UVB-rays.
Such were the findings of a research team […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

July 26th, 2006

Over-all Survival of Colon Cancer Survivors, Improved by Regular Moderate Exercise

According to a new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, regular exercise of colon cancer survivors can significantly reduce the risk that the disease will recur and improve their overall chance of survival.
The researchers found that colon cancer patients (with very early and more advanced (but non-spreading) colon cancer and had undergone surgery) engaging in moderate […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 2 comments