Lifestyle: Three things you can do to reduce your chances of cancer

Quitting smoking: it's never too late

Even if you are well into middle age, giving up cigarettes will greatly reduce your risk of getting cancer, according to UK researchers. ...

Endometrial cancer risk greater with tamoxifen

New evidence from two studies show that women who take tamoxifen to prevent or treat breast cancer are at greater risk of endometrial abnormalities, i...

Body fat: is fat an organ?

Most of us think of fat as a disgusting sign of overindulgence and lethargy. In some cases, it may well be. But new research shows that, far from bein...

Minimising breast cancer risk

Maintain a healthy weight. Obesity increases your risk of postmenopausal breast cancer by 50 to 100 per cent (Am J Clin Nutrition, 1987; 45: 289). It...

Cancer risk doubles with pill

Women on the contraceptive pill double the risk of developing cervical cancer, new research has discovered. The risk quadruples if a woman takes the P...

Hrt : cancer risk

A large scale study of all former trials of breast cancer risks with hormone replacement therapy shows a definite link between a risk of cancer and le...