Bowel cancer ranks as one of Australia’s most common cancers, especially for people aged over 50. This is one form of cancer where diet and lifestyle choices play a big part in changing a person’s risk of developing it. That makes it a good news story because lifestyle factors are changeable. Here I outline the […]
Keep calm and stop hatin’ on bacon
In November of 2015, The World Health Organization released a report investigating how likely red meat and processed meats are to cause cancer. The Internet promptly exploded with headlines proclaiming ‘How your steak is giving you cancer’ and ‘Bacon is as bad for you as smoking’. Taking a step back from the attention-grabbing headlines, the […]
Probiotics show promise in managing radiotherapy side-effects
Bowel problems are a common side-effect from cancer radiotherapy targeted to the abdomen region. Probiotic supplements appear to have a favourable benefit in lessening these problems. Radiotherapy is an effective treatment for certain types of cancers, but like any cancer treatment, it is not without its side effects. Depending on what part of the body […]
Lifestyle keys to preventing bowel cancer
Bowel cancer is one form of cancer where diet and lifestyle choices play a big part in determining a person’s risk of being diagnosed with it. Medical researchers have now put some hard numbers to how much this cancer can be prevented by following specific lifestyle recommendations. Bowel cancer (also called colorectal or colon cancer) […]
Beating cancer one step at a time
Cancer is a big killer of Australians, yet a person has much in their own control in preventing many of these cases of cancer. Being physically activite is one of them and is now recognised as a potent ‘cancer-preventing’ habit. Regular physical activity can reap big rewards in cutting a person’s risk of cancer with […]