cancer prevention

Cancer has traditionally been viewed as a non-communicable disease—one driven by genetic predisposition, environmental exposure, and lifestyle factors. Yet a substantial and increasingly compelling body of epidemiological research has shown that a significant proportion of cancers are caused by infectious…

May 31 is “World No Tobacco Day” Smoking is one of the major factors for tumors, not only lung cancer. This year’s World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) campaign aims “to reveal the strategies employed by the tobacco and nicotine industries…

Aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of developing metastatic cancer by 73%. Using both human epidemiological data and in vivo mouse models of melanoma metastasis, Israeli investigators report in Cancer Research (November 15) that high-intensity aerobic exercise increases glucose consumption…

The combination of high-dose vitamin D, omega-3 and a simple home strength exercise programme (SHEP) reduced the risk of healthy adults aged 70 or older developing cancer by nearly two-thirds. The study, published in Frontiers in Aging, 25 April, showed that…

Adriana Albini, Editor in Chief of Cancer World, has been appointed Chair of the new Cancer Prevention Working Group (CPWG) of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). “I’m so happy and honoured to have this responsibility, and with the…

According to the latest update of the American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline, four main pillars are needed to keep cancer away using diet and exercise. Here they are: achieve and maintain a healthy body weight throughout life, be physically active,…

According to an extensive systematic review recently published in the British Journal of Cancer, there is no evidence for a protective role of polyunsaturated fat (PUFAs) against the risk of cancer. Moreover, a very high intake of total PUFAs could…