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An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away!
Science backs up the many health benefits of consuming apples. Apples reduce the risk of some cancers, particularly lung cancer. As if...
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Unscrambling the Truth About Eggs
Are eggs really that "incredible" or are the industry's marketing strategies "incredible?" You might be surprised to learn how big industries use clever marketing strategies to boost the sale of their products. One technique that Dr. John McDougall...
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What are the Consequences of Consuming Iron from Meat?
When asked which foods contain iron, most people will respond by listing several types of meat -- beef, shellfish, liver, etc. Few are aware that iron is prevalent in a wide variety of whole plant foods. For example, dark green leafy vegetables, whole...
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Vitamin Supplements May Increase Risk of Disease
Many people pop a morning multivitamin as a very personal form of "health insurance." We figure that just in case our diet isn't adequately providing for our nutritional needs, we'll take a multivitamin to be safe. Some of us take it a step further,...
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A milk protein, casein, as a proliferation promoting factor in prostate cancer cells
1 mg/mL) of α-casein and total casein obtained from bovine milk were used to treat prostate cancer cells (LNCaP and PC3), lung cancer cells (A459), stomach cancer cells (SNU484), breast cancer cells (MCF7), immortalized human embryonic kidney cells...
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How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
lower blood pressure, and how foods from animal sources promote inflammation. Diseases of the lung - Chapter 2 discusses lung cancer, smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma. Diseases of the brain - Chapter 3 examines the link...
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Beta-carotene supplementation and cancer risk: a systematic review and metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials.
and individuals who regularly took 20-30mg of beta-carotene supplements per day had high risk of developing stomach and lung cancer. On the other hand, the usage of beta-carotene supplements was found to have no beneficial effect in the prevention of...
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Association between dried fruit intake and pan-cancers incidence risk: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study
gathered data and evidence obtained from the Oncoarray oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer consortium, International Lung Cancer Consortium, Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC), Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, PanScan1, and GWAS...
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Food groups and renal cell carcinoma: results from a case-control study.
High consumption of diets rich in vegetables and tomatoes may cut down renal cancer development risk. This study assessed the role of diet in the development and prevention of renal cancer. Using 70-item block food frequency questionnaires, researchers...
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Pancreatic cancer risk: associations with meat-derived carcinogen intake in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial (PLCO) cohort.
High consumption of well-cooked meat may increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Well-cooked meat contains mutagens, such as heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and benzo (a) pyrenes (BaP). This study examined the relationship between the dietary...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/pancreatic-cancer-risk-associations-with-meat-derived-carcinogen-intake-in-the-prostate-lung-colorectal-and-ovarian-cancer-screening-trial-plco-cohort -
Fiber intake and the risk of head and neck cancer in the prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian (PLCO) cohort.
High dietary ingestion of fiber may help guard against the development of cancers in the head and neck region. This study was carried out to confirm the protective effect of high fiber diet against cancers of the head and neck region, such as oral,...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/high-fiber/fiber-intake-and-the-risk-of-head-and-neck-cancer-in-the-prostate-lung-colorectal-and-ovarian-plco-cohort -
Which Foods Suppress Cancer Cell Growth?
In 2009 an important study was conducted which tested the ability of 34 vegetables to suppress tumor cells in 8 different types of human cancer. The types of cancer cells that were tested were from the lung, kidney, brain, stomach, prostate, pancreas,...
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Sedentary behavior and incident cancer: a meta-analysis of prospective studies
physically inactive may trigger the development of some types of cancer, including breast, endometrial, colorectal, and lung cancers. This meta-analysis studied the impact of sedentary lifestyle on the incidence of cancer. Data from 18,553 cancer...
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Carrot Intake and Risk of Developing Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study
Adequate intake of raw carrots may help halt the development of different forms of cancer, including leukemia, lung, pancreatic, and colorectal cancer. This study sought additional evidence supporting the cancer-preventive benefits of carrots....
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Total Antioxidant Capacity and Pancreatic Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
Devout consumption of antioxidants from food sources may significantly slash pancreatic cancer development and mortality risk. This study evaluated the correlation between dietary exposure to antioxidants and the likelihood of acquiring and dying from...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/total-antioxidant-capacity-and-pancreatic-cancer-incidence-and-mortality-in-the-prostate-lung-colorectal-and-ovarian-cancer-screening-trial -
Association of Dietary Carrot/Carotene Intakes With Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
Individuals who enjoy consuming carrots are less likely to develop and die from colorectal cancer. This study clarified if frequent ingestion of carotene-containing foods, such as carrots, is associated with reduced rate of occurrence and deaths from...
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Ultra-processed food consumption and the risk of pancreatic cancer in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
Individuals who enjoy consuming ultra-processed foods may be at risk of developing pancreatic cancer. This study determined whether the intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with the development of pancreatic cancer. Out of the 98,265 American...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/ultra-processed-food-consumption-and-the-risk-of-pancreatic-cancer-in-the-prostate-lung-colorectal-and-ovarian-cancer-screening-trial -
Meat Consumption Linked to Cancer in 1907
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in America, taking the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients each year. Despite over 40 years of scientific research dedicated to win the war on cancer, mortality rates continue to climb. Most people...
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Deciding Which Direction is Best
Conflicting "scientific studies" regarding what characterizes a healthy diet saturate our media daily. For example, it's been well established that saturated animal fat promotes chronic disease, yet due to popular (and misguided) news reports this fact...
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Eye Health Seminar References
The following references are from Dr. Carney's seminar on Eye Health. These references will also be added to our Health Science Research Summaries section. Reference Sources for Eye Health Seminar Report of the Epidemiology Subcommittee of the...
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