Breast Cancer and Personality: Is there a connection?

The idea that a woman's personality traits can make her more prone to get
breast cancer appears to be nothing more than a myth, according to a Dutch study that tested the notion.
Women who were unemotional, depressed or anxious were no more or less likely to get breast cancer than any other women, the study found. Nor were women.... click for the entire news release

 

Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer Risk

Researchers don't know the mechanism, but studies have shown quite conclusively that exercise can reduce the risk for breast cancer, especially some of the more aggressive cancers. Read more

 

Does Cranberry Juice Prevent Urinary Tract Infections?

Research suggests that cranberry juice cocktail can reduce urinary tract infections by 50%. Click here

 

PAP Tests are Still Necessary Despite New Cervical Cancer Vaccine

Although there is a new vaccine approved for cervical cancer, PAP tests are still required. The vaccine targets certain strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) which scientists belive causes most of the over 4000 incidents of cervical cancers annually. But the vaccine does not yet target all known strains of the virus, leaving the Pap test still as the best method to detect cervical cancer. Click here to read the entire news release