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Colorectal Cancer

01/23/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Broccoli yogurt? Researchers found the concoction killed 75% of bowel cancer tumors in mice, raising hopes it can treat or prevent the disease in humans

Broccoli-based yogurt may seem weird, but it could be beneficial for your colon. New research suggested that the combination of yogurt and broccoli could be used to treat or even prevent colon cancer. The study was conducted by a team of researchers at the National University of Singapore. In the study, a harmless bacteria called […]

01/05/2018 / By Ralph Flores

How to beat stage 4 cancer: For one man, going vegan and quitting chemo saved his life

Given only weeks to live, one man defied the odds and beat stage 4 cancer, thanks to a change in diet. In an article featured in the Daily Mail, Rob Mooberry recounted how he was rushed to the hospital with a perforated colon back in July 2012. Scans later revealed that he had colorectal cancer which had already metastasized […]

12/28/2017 / By Rita Winters

Clean your colon: Eating fiber helps prevent colon cancer, and lowers death risk of colon cancer survivors

Fiber consumption has many health benefits, including regularizing your bowel movements and cleaning out your colon. A study published on JAMA Oncology found that high fiber consumption is associated with lower risks of death from non-metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). The study included 1,575 health professionals from the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study […]

11/13/2017 / By Janine Acero

Elimination organs hit the hardest by air pollution: Toxic particles cause cancer in the kidneys, bladder, bowel and lungs

Air pollution causes a myriad of illnesses, most notably diseases concerning the heart and lungs. Now a groundbreaking study has revealed that the toxins we are inhaling daily may also cause kidney and bladder cancer. According to Dr. Michelle Turner, first author of the study: “This research suggests that air pollution was not associated with […]

07/04/2017 / By Russel Davis

Public schools found to be “toxic tombs” of PCBs being inhaled by students

A recent study published in Environmental Science & Technology revealed that concentrations of airborne polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may persist in schools and may cause some students to breathe in the chemicals, which in turn may expose them to higher levels than when they inadvertently consume the chemicals through food. PCBs are toxic synthetic compounds that were banned in the […]

06/26/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Alarming report reveals nearly half of all Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, yet no one talks about weed killer in the food supply

A report by the Canadian Cancer Society revealed that nearly half of the general population may be diagnosed with certain types of cancer in their lifetime. Data from the Canadian Cancer Statistics annual report for 2017 showed that 49 percent of men and 45 percent of women were expected to develop cancer. These rates were significantly higher […]

06/02/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy cures woman of stage-4 cancer

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has picked up steam over the last few years as a number of studies have demonstrated that treatment’s many health benefits. In fact, the intervention was credited for the cancer remission of a New York-based woman. Sabrina Gauer, a New York-based singer was 27 when she was diagnosed with stage-4 mouth cancer. The singer underwent intensive surgery in […]

04/12/2017 / By Russel Davis

Heavy intake of antibiotics linked to deadly bowel cancer

Heavy antibiotic use may significantly increase the odds of developing bowel cancer, a recent study revealed. Bowel cancer is a type of malignancy that starts in the colon or rectum. Also known as colorectal cancer, the disease is currently the third most common type of cancer in the U.S. Recent statistics show that there will […]

04/09/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Bowel cancer risk skyrockets after taking antibiotics for just two weeks

Taking antibiotics may increase your risk of developing bowel cancer by up to 73 percent, according to a recent study. Bowel cancer, more commonly known as colorectal cancer, is a type of cancer that starts in the colon or rectum. It was recognized as the third most common cancer in the U.S. Data from a new […]

03/05/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Low-quality food has destroyed the bodies of millennials; bowel cancer explodes in young generation

A new study shows an alarming trend in bowel cancer: millennials, or those born between 1980 and 1995, have four times the likelihood of developing rectal tumors originating in the large intestine than those born in the 1950s. Young people also have double the risk of colon tumors, and this is being blamed on poor […]

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