Introduction The average life expectancy in the world has increased substantially in the past few decades.1 The aging of the population has led to a high prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and…
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How Your ‘Lifestyle Score’ Affects Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer
ATLANTA — Unhealthy habits can increase a person’s risk of colorectal cancer, and a new study aims to calculate how much individual behaviors play a role. To do this, researchers assigned a “lifestyle score” to…
Gardening May Help Cancer Survivors Eat Better, Feel Greater ‘Worth’
FILE – Sweet peppers are seen in a garden in Virginia. (Photo: D. Bekheet). Share For cancer survivors, three seasons of home vegetable gardening may increase physical activity, fruits and vegetables in the diet and…
‘I just needed to feel the real world’: gardening writer Anna Pavord describes crawling onto lawn after cancer
Anna Pavord at her home in Dorset CREDIT: CHRISTOPHER JONES FOR THE TELEGRAPH Barely out of intensive care and unable to walk after treatment for stomach cancer, Anna Pavord quite literally “crawled” on her hands and knees…
Court Says Chemicals Caused Samsung Chip Worker’s Ovarian Cancer
A South Korean court says exposure to carcinogens at a Samsung chip factory caused a worker’s ovarian cancer. The ruling is the first time a court in South Korea has linked ovarian cancer with chemicals…