How much do we really know about diet and risk?

How much do we really know about diet and risk?

Colorectal (or bowel) cancer (CRC) is more common than most people realise and deadlier than it needs to be. Around 45% of CRC cases are estimated to be preventable. And yet, it remains the second most common cancer in Malta and one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. So, what’s going wrong?Read the...

There are many advices for healthy eating habits – but only a few really help. A nutritionist explains what is important and why one should not follow every trend.

Surgeon General Points to Alcohol Consumption as Cancer Threat

The surgeon general reports that there are about 100,000 alcohol-related cancer cases and about 20,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths annually in the U.S. The advisory says alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing at least seven types of cancer: breast, colorectal, mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus and liver. The post Surgeon General Points to Alcohol Consumption as Cancer Threat appeared first on AllOnGeorgia.

Excessive alcohol use and colorectal cancer: A call for awareness and action

On Jan. 3, the U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risks, called for cancer warning labels on all alcoholic products, to raise awareness on the causal connection between alcohol and cancer.