Exposure to radon gas in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, according to a study carried out by researchers from the University of Cantabria and the Babes-Bolyai University in Romania. The team has studied data on exposure to this element in a uranium mining area in Transylvania and in an [...]

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A new study from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center finds that vitamin E may decrease the risk of lung cancer by 50 percent or more. The study is published in the International Journal of Cancer.
“To the best of our [...]

New edition of the Tobacco Atlas catalogs worldwide tobacco toll.
Tobacco projected to kill 6 million and drain $500 billion from global economy each year, more than 80 percent of deaths in low- and middle-resource countries
Today World Lung Foundation and the American Cancer Society published The Tobacco Atlas, Third Edition and released an online version of [...]

Because of the immediate impact, outbreaks of salmonella get wide news coverage, yet more insidious food dangers often go unreported.
New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of [...]

Moderate consumption of red wine may decrease the risk of lung cancer in men, according to a report to be published in the October issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention¸ a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
“An antioxidant component in red wine may be protective of lung cancer, particularly among smokers,” said [...]