Sentences with phrase «as preventing cancer»

Screening for cancer is not the same thing as preventing cancer.

Our friendly flora's digestion of fiber also yields another short - chain fatty acid called butyrate, which may fight against cancer by slowing the growth of colon cancer cells and activating programmed cancer cell death — as well as preventing cancer in the first place.

Antioxidants are widely used as ingredients in dietary supplements used for health purposes such as preventing cancer and heart disease.

I've written before that I don't think of diet, exercise, and behavior as preventing cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.

It may be able to improve pH levels and blood sugar levels as well as prevent cancer.

Not exact matches

One serving of matcha tea has the nutritional equivalent of 10 cups of regularly brewed green tea, as well as 137 times more antioxidants, which protect against heart disease and cancer, lower cholesterol, and prevent stoke.

If they can figure out what's going on and how to prevent the neurological side effects for cancer patients, the same approach could hold some promise in treating Alzheimer's as well.

There are already plenty of reasons to keep your caffeine addiction alive and kicking: habitual coffee drinkers are less likely to die of heart failure as those who don't indulge, and research has suggested that caffeine may help prevent cancer, diabetes, stroke, and Parkinson's disease.

The National Cancer Institute should be credited as the source and a link to this page included, e.g., «Metformin: Can a Diabetes Drug Help Prevent Cancer?

Do they have an opinion of the HPV vaccine that will prevent millions of cases of cervical cancer as well as prevent the transfer of many STD's?

This is equivalent to someone saying I can smoke and prevent lung cancer so long as I use filtered ciagarettes; completely asinine... right?

Many public health organizations — including the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, and the American Cancer Society — recommend legumes as a key food group for preventing disease and optimizing health.

Cauliflower and other cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage, and kale, contain compounds that may help prevent cancer.

They have many health benefits such as preventing diabetes, reducing risk of cancer, protecting DNA from radiation harm, reducing signs of aging, facilitating digestion, boosting oral health, and lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Treatment and Prevention campaigns: to «ensure that the NSW community acts to prevent cancer wherever possible, or detect it as a preventable stage.»

Prunes Prunes are often eaten to keep the digestive system going due to their large fiber content, but they also contain a fair amount of antioxidants and can't be overlooked, as they can be used as part of a cancer preventing diet.

For example, wasabi's heat comes from isothiocyanates, powerful antioxidants that may be useful as antibacterial agents, and for treating or preventing blood clotting and asthma, as well as stomach, breast, and prostate cancer.

The American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society recommend legumes as a key food group for preventing disease and enhancing health.

It's now recognised as being a powerhouse of nutrients, particularly antioxidants, that support the immune system, reduce inflammation, stimulate natural detoxifying enzymes, help prevent cancers and heart disease, and protect your cells from damage and skin from ageing.

Additionally, these little seeds pack a whole lot of lignans, a natural antioxidant known for helping to prevent certain types of cancer, such as breast and colon cancer.

Turmeric, a well known ingredient in curry, contains curcumin: an anti-inflammatory compound that has been known to help prevent an array of diseases and conditions such as heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and several neurological conditions.

Tomatoes are a major source of lycopene, a super powerful antioxidant (thought to prevent cancer), as well as beta carotene (helps with vitamin A), vitamin E, vitamin C and potassium.

Foods high in fiber such as whole grain bread have been shown to help prevent colon cancer and possibly breast cancer.

It is relatively high in fibres (6,2 g pr 100 g) which is really important in order to maintain a healthy digestion and prevent diseases as bowl cancer.

Dietary fiber does more than contribute to what we delicately refer to as «regularity» — it also aids in digestion and can play a role in preventing heart disease and colon cancer, among other conditions.

Eating Well also cites Asparagus as one of a few vegetables that may help prevent certain forms of cancer, saying asparagus «is a particularly rich source of glutathione, a detoxifying compound that helps break down carcinogens and other harmful compounds like free radicals».

One cup of chopped kale contains as much as 9 % of an adult's daily calcium requirement (protecting you from bone loss and osteoporosis) and helping your metabolism); 206 % of your vitamin A requirement (good for vision and skin as well as helping to prevent lung and mouth cancers); 134 % of your vitamin C requirement (supporting the immune system) and a whopping 684 % of cancer fighting vitamin K. Vitamin K is also necessary for a wide variety of other bodily functions, including normal blood clotting, antioxidant activity, and bone health.

It can help prevent some types of cancer, and it can even help you reduce the risk of stroke as you get older.

In fact, 5 % of mothers have a medical condition prevents them from producing breast milk, such as forms of breast cancer, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

As I see it, I can enjoy three entire roasted beets, meet more than 15 % of my iron requirement, and prevent cancer — all with a root crop that is extremely easy to grow in my garden, and that kids actually enjoy eating.

Brad stuck by the actress as she faced the difficult decision to have her breasts and ovaries removed to prevent cancer.

Or this study which shows that if you have a family history of breast cancer, breastfeeding for just 3 months can cut your chances of getting breast cancer by 50 % and be just as beneficial as taking breast cancer preventing medication for FIVE years?

All sea vegetables are great low - calorie sources of most B vitamins, calcium, iodine, magnesium, manganese, potassium, zinc, and vitamins A, C, and K. Most varieties also contain large amounts of lignans (the cancer and heart - disease preventing compounds found in flaxseeds) as well as potent antioxidants and phytochemicals.

«That said, the health and safety of our children as well as the ability to prevent horrific diseases like cancer, heart disease and lung disease and reduce those rates as a direct results of fewer people smoking is without question the over-riding interest.

It remains as important as ever to improve how we prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.

Research shows that screening for cervical and colorectal cancers as recommended helps prevent these diseases by finding precancerous lesions so they can be treated before they become cancerous,» said Burstein.

This may help prevent diseases, such as various cancers and Crohn's Disease, caused by inflammation in the lining of the gut.

IMAGINE if cancer could be kept at bay by killing off precancerous cells every few months, much as dentists scrape away plaque to prevent tooth decay.

Important news for men receiving treatment for prostate cancer: Two new studies from the University of Virginia School of Medicine have upended the widely held view that it's best to delay radiation treatment as long as possible after the removal of the prostate in order to prevent unwanted side effects.

By taking a high - cost drug with a low - fat meal — instead of on an empty stomach, as prescribed — prostate cancer patients could decrease their daily dose, prevent digestive issues and cut costs by 75 percent, according to a new study in the March 28, 2018, issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO).

«The possibility of preventing or slowing down the spread of cancer cells via the lymphatic system is an attractive one, as it could reduce the risk of metastasis to other organs.»

It has long been accepted that exercise cuts the risk of getting heart disease, and recent studies suggest a raft of more general benefits, such as reducing the risk of certain types of cancer and even preventing the onset of type II diabetes.

A LITTLE aspirin might just go as far as a lot when it comes to preventing bowel cancer — with fewer side effects.

Elias Zerhouni, the director of NIH, which was funding the suspended trial as well as dozens of others aiming to prevent cancer or Alzheimer's disease with Celebrex, said in a press conference that he has ordered a review of all NIH - funded studies of COX - 2 inhibitors.

Under the next White House Administration, Holdren said, science - based challenges that will require sustained, robust investment include efforts to ensure safe and sustainable food, water, and energy for everyone, reduce greenhouse gases, minimize harm from climate change already underway, combat diseases such as Zika, defeat cancer, improve quality - of - life for those who are aging, prevent devastating asteroid impacts, and send humans into space «not just to visit, but to stay.»

The report confirmed the importance of calcium and vitamin D in maintaining bone health, but said other claims, such as those suggesting massive doses of vitamin D can prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, remain unproven.

The results, if confirmed, could enable doctors to better prevent those ills for which the lonely are at greater risk, such as heart disease, infection, age - related dementia, and certain types of cancer.

As a result, these blood vessels will be structured more tightly, which can prevent cancer cells from spreading to other organs.

An anti-leukemia vaccine to prevent cancer of the blood - forming organs was reported as a possibility if, as experiments indicate, virus - like particles are proved to cause malignancy.

This widespread lack of the need for telomerase is used by evolution as a key component of our defense against cancer, because having a limit to the size and renewal of telomeres prevents our cells from replicating themselves indefinitely — the crucial hallmark of cancer.