Cancer Prevention

8 Surprising Ways to Prevent Breast Cancer in the Kitchen

The Daily Green recently invited Janet Gray, a professor at Vassar College and a board member of the Breast Cancer Fund, to share simple tips that can help reduce breast cancer risk factors. Gray developed the Environmental Risks and Breast Cancer project to communicate known and suspected environmental breast cancer risk factors to the general public.

The Smartest Cancer Advice You've Ever Heard

These medical professionals treat the disease--and they've all had it themselves. Here's how they say you can stay healthy.

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Feel Your Best!

Whole Health, Feel Your Best!

Easy healthy living tips: The 80/20 rule can simplify healthy living for busy people

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FDA Study: Lead Levels in Lipstick Much Higher than Previously Reported

For Immediate Release: September 1st, 2009
Contact: Stacy Malkan, 202-321-6963, stacy@safecosmetics.org;
Stephenie Hendricks, 415-258-9151, stephdh@earthlink.net

FDA Study: Lead Levels in Lipstick Much Higher than Previously Reported.  FDA won’t say which brands had most lead; still has no standard for lead in lipstick

Remember These Sun Safety Tips

  • Don’t allow yourself to burn!
  • UVB rays, the primary cause of sunburn, are strongest during summer, but all UV rays can cause damage year-round.
  • Extra protection is required at high altitudes, where the air and cloud cover are thinner, allowing more damaging UV rays to get through the atmosphere. For every 1,000 feet of altitude, UV exposure increases 8-10 percent.
  • Sand, water, snow, ice, and other bright surfaces reflect UV and increase your UV exposure by up to 80 percent.

Probable Carcinogens Found in Baby Toiletries

By Lyndsey Layton
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, March 13, 2009; A04

More than half the baby shampoo, lotion and other infant care products analyzed by a health advocacy group were found to contain trace amounts of two chemicals that are believed to cause cancer, the organization said yesterday.

Some of the biggest names on the market, including Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo and Baby Magic lotion, tested positive for 1,4-dioxane or formaldehyde, or both, the nonprofit Campaign for Safe Cosmetics reported.

No More Toxic Tub

Getting Contaminants Out of Children's Bath & Personal Care Products

Despite marketing claims like "gentle" and "pure," dozens of top-selling children’s bath products are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemicals formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, according to the March 2009 Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report, "No More Toxic Tub."

Experts Highlight Inroads to Preventing Cancer

Posted April 20, 2009
By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists looking at everyday factors that influence cancer risk are finding important new clues that could affect cancer prevention strategies.

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