Our first mission is nutrition education. Read recent articles about Cancer subjects. http://www.NaturalGrocers.com en-us http://www.naturalgrocers.com/rssfeed.php?topic=Cancer 2009-11-19 Vitamin D plays diverse and profound roles in health -- it lowers the risk of weak muscles and bones, cancer, heart disease, and depression. But the latest -- and very troubling -- news is that the average blood levels of vitamin D among Americans ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=340 2009-11-19 Green tea, brewed or extracted, may help you dodge the big C. Has anything garnered more health-news headlines lately than green tea? It seems that every time you turn around a new study is published that links this venerable beverage to ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=339 2009-10-15 October 7, 2009 I've known the author of this article, Jeffrey Smith since 1972. I tell you this because at first glance it's hard to believe this is serious; I want to discount it as the ravings of an eccentric conspiracy theorist. My long forme ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=328 2009-09-30 A daily supplement containing several nutrients can enhance normal repair of genes and inhibit abnormal gene activity in women with breast cancer. Panchanatham Sachdanandam, PhD, of the University of Madras, India, and his colleagues treated 84 ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=316 2009-09-30 A study of almost 300,000 men and 200,000 women has found that high dietary intake of calcium appears related to a relatively low risk of developing cancer. Yikyung Park, ScD, of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, analyzed dat ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=311 2009-10-12 Summary: Do you know what contributes to the development of breast cancer? What power do you have to reduce your risk? Tirza Derflinger, co-author of the information packed book, Better Breast Health for Life! will shed light on these questions. Learn ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=300 2009-08-29 High blood levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), one of the key omega-3 fats found in fish oils, is strongly associated with a low risk of benign breast cysts and breast cancer. Jackilen Shannon, PhD, of Oregon Health Sciences University, Portlan ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=264 2009-08-29 Pycnogenol®, a proprietary antioxidant complex obtained from French maritime pine bark, can significantly reduce side effects from chemotherapy and radiation in cancer patients. Gianni Belcaro, MD, PhD, of Gabriele D\'Annunzio University, ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=262 2009-08-29 Vitamin K has been garnering plenty of interest in nutrition circles, and the latest study has found that supplements of this vitamin can reduce the risk of bone fractures and cancer in women. Angela M. Cheung, MD, PhD, of the University of To ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=260 2009-08-03 A recent study -- in human cells and mice -- was published in the journal Cancer Research and immediately followed by newspaper and internet headlines screaming that vitamin C interfered with the cancer-killing effect of several chemotherapeutic ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=172 2009-06-22 High intake of the B-vitamin folic acid from diet and supplements was associated with a 22 percent decrease in the risk of breast cancer over 10 years, in a study of 35,000 postmenopausal women. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=93 2009-06-22 Black raspberries may help prevent esophageal cancers, according to a study with laboratory rats. Researchers at Ohio State University fed rats different types of extracts from black raspberries. Fractions rich in anthocyanidins, a family of anti ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=91 2009-06-22 Several fractions of vitamin E were associated with a substantially lower risk of lung cancer, according to researchers at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. High intake of alpha tocopherol, beta tocopherol, and gamma tocopherol were all relate ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=90 2009-06-22 Several years ago I wrote about a disturbing example of what George Orwell called \"double-think\" -- holding simultaneous contradictory views. At the time I focused on mammography, which has often been promoted for \"preventing\" ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=81 2009-06-10 May 15, 2009 Today\'s Denver Post contains a front page story from the Associated Press reporting that ginger extracts reduce nausea caused by chemotherapy. It is an interesting story but hardly front page news. We\'ve been using ginger for th ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=76 2009-06-10 ASCO Season: It starts with tamoxifen and SSRIs not mixing June 1, 2009 The 45th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists is underway. Articles are appearing in our local newspaper about the new findings being reported. ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=73 2009-06-02 Tea Recipes: Cool Minty Tea Raspberry Honey Iced Tea Ginger Iced Tea Pineapple Ref ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=67 2009-05-03 Italian researchers analyzed 12 international studies that included 1.5 million people. They found that people consuming a Mediterranean-style diet had a 9 percent lower risk of death, a 9 percent lower risk of death from cardiovascular diseases, a 6 pe ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=61 2009-04-13 Vitamin D is on the fast-track toward nutritional sainthood -- that is, of being declared a miracle vitamin. Indeed, the research shows that vitamin D is required for healthy bones and to maintain the skeletal muscles that hold our bones in place. It he ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=49 2009-04-13 Hot flashes, night sweats, and severe mood swings are, for many women, the most common symptoms associated with menopause, and until recently hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was the most common conventional treatment. But since a landmark 2002 ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=48 2009-04-03 Vitamin D can protect the heart, lower the risk of some cancers, treat seasonal affective disorder, and much more, but most people aren't getting optimal levels of this essential vitamin. A supplement that could significantly cut the risk of develo ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=45 2009-03-30 If you\'d like to live to a ripe old age, you might make sure you're getting at least 1,000 IU of vitamin D daily. Three new studies have found that people with high blood levels of vitamin D are less likely to die from any cause, including heart di ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=44 2009-03-23 Considerable evidence points to the important role of vitamin D in preventing breast cancer. But a new study suggests that high levels of vitamin D may be especially protective against estrogen-positive breast cancer, the most common type. Kristina ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=36 2009-03-23 Diets high in omega-6 fats increase the risk of breast cancer in women, but heterocyclic amines -- byproducts created by cooking meat and fish at high temperatures -- do not, according to a study by Swedish researchers. Emily Sonestedt, PhD, of Lund ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=33 2009-03-23 Up to 70 percent of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy experience a form of attention deficit and impaired memory called \"chemo brain.\" But an animal study suggests that this type of brain fog can be prevented with supplemental N-acetyl ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=32 2009-02-23 Several small studies on men have found that natural-source lycopene (which contains related compounds) can reduce the size of prostate tumors. In this study, researchers from the University of Missouri supplemented the diets of laboratory rats with tom ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=16 2009-02-09 Pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis, with most patients dying within one year of diagnosis. Conventional treatment options are also limited, with only two chemotherapeutic drugs having benefits in less than 10 percent of patients. However, a new ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=8 2009-02-09 Many alternative and nutritionally oriented physicians administer large intravenous (IV) doses of vitamin C as an adjunct therapy in the treatment of cancer patients. The large amounts of vitamin C - 50 grams or more - increase hydrogen peroxide and amo ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/health_article.php?article=6