Posts Tagged ‘Journal Of The National Cancer Institute’

New Clues to Race Gap in Breast Cancer Outcomes

9th July 2009 by admin No Comments

The racial gap in breast cancer outcomes, with black women more likely to die from the disease, can’t be explained completely by any one factor, new research shows.
For a quarter of a century, researchers have been aware of the so-called race gap in certain cancers. The racial disparity “first emerged about 25 years ago,” said [...]

Milk Helps Prevent Colon Cancer

7th July 2009 by admin 2 Comments

A little more than a glass of milk a day can reduce the risk of cancer of the colon and rectum, according to the most comprehensive study ever done on the subject.
It is actually a study of studies, with researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women�s Hospital in Boston lumping [...]