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Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Don’t Wait!
Seems like it’s human nature for most of us to be reactive rather than active. We procrastinate ’til the last minute and delay anything that seems like it might be unpleasant or uncomfortable. When it comes to medical tests, that rule certainly applies. Cancer screening tests can be unpleasant. A blood draw for a prostate [...]
Vitamin D And Cancer Risk: What’s the Deal?
While lots of folks think that milk and cheese are our main sources of vitamin D, we actually get most of our vitamin D through skin absorption of UVB rays in sunlight. Vitamin D has several important functions in the body. Everybody associates vitamin D with bone health. It does help bone growth and repair, [...]
Simple Yet Difficult?!
Roughly 25-40% of cancers could be avoided by means of straightforward lifestyle changes. Unfortunately, these choices about nutrition and activity level can be challenging to carry out. Check out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41426537/ns/health-aging/ The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) is an excellent resource about prevention. I relied upon the AICR heavily when writing Part I of When [...]
