Posts Tagged ‘colon cancer’

By almost every measure we should care about – longevity, healthspan, and quality of life – preventing colon cancer matters. Yet the recently released 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans largely ignore dietary patterns that scientific evidence has long suggested are protective. A new study in AJCN strengthens our understanding of this mistake. The Consortium of […]

This is stunningly positive news. While many of us are debating the nuances and evidence for lifestyle therapy in obesity, a clever group of cancer researchers have gone out and proven its value for extending life in people with colon cancer. A well-controlled clinical trial of personal coaching for exercise showed that it reduced cancer […]

Cancer is rising in young persons and it appears that obesity is playing a role. Of course, this is not to say that obesity tells the whole story. Cancer prevalence patterns present a complex puzzle – just as obesity prevalence does. A Continuing Shift Toward Younger Persons Yesterday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, […]

Both colon cancer and obesity are rising in young people. In fact, a new report in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians suggests colorectal cancer is on the way to becoming the deadliest cancer for people under 50. While colon cancer death rates are dropping for older persons, they are headed in the opposite direction […]

The best thing to demonize is sugar-sweetened beverages, says Harvard’s Mary Bassett. She pointed this out at the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions last month. Thus, yet another paper from Harvard about yet another danger of drinking something sweet is no surprise. This time, it’s about a link between SSBs and colon cancer. In fact, to […]