J. B. Snyder of Avon, Conneticut has invented the Linkman Habit Reversal Tool — a smoking cessation device aimed at gradually weaning users off cigarette smoking. This small, battery-powered device can be carried on a keychain or worn as a pendant.
To use the device, users must double-click a button when they feel they […]

Research funded by the National Cancer Institute has resulted in a new type of drug in the war against cancer; these are the chemopreventive agents. Chemopreventive agents are drugs hoped to help prevent or reduce an individual’s chances of ever developing cancer.
Chemoprevention is the use of natural or synthetic substances to lower […]

Scientists and physicians have long debated over the percentage of cancer deaths that could ultimately be prevented. Cancer prevention percentages typically range from 50 up to 80%.
Since tobacco use is widely attributed as the number one cause of preventable cancer, it is commonly targeted by cancer prevention programs.
Researchers in the Division of Cancer Prevention […]

It is accepted by most researchers that tobacco use accounts for the majority of all preventable cancers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoking is responsible for 20% of the yearly deaths in the U.S. and up to one-third of all cancer deaths.
The number one killer of tobacco […]

We all know that fruits and vegetables are good for us, but the more scientists study their effects, the more we realize how true this is.
The American Dietetic Association has issued a statement that the fiber found in apples may aid in the prevention of colon cancer.
In addition, researchers believe that apples are […]

Studies have shown that second hand smoke affects more people than the direct use of tobacco. Therefore, experts are suggesting that family doctors counsel more patients on the risks of exposure to second hand smoke.
Currently, it is estimated that family doctors only counsel approximately one-third of all parents who visit on the harms second […]

As you know, melanoma is a very serious form of skin cancer. A study perfomed at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City by Dr. Daniel Coit presents evidence that those who have already had melanoma are more prone to get it again.
The researchers estimate that the risk of a second […]

Vitamin D is the latest tool in the cancer prevention arsenal. A study from the University of California at San Diego Moores Cancer Center was published this week in the American Journal of Public Health. The study was headed by Cedric Garland, PhD. Dr Garland has been studying the effects of […]