Is it possible to prevent prostate cancer with diet and supplements?
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, in Seattle, Washington, reviewed the evidence.
Converting hamburger into a functional food
Researchers in Madrid, Spain have developed a new meat product — lycopene-enriched hamburger — by adding dry tomato peel to...
Review: Effect of lycopene on prostate cancer progression
Researchers from the Queen’s University Belfast, in Northern Ireland reviewed the association between lycopene and the progression of prostate cancer.
Review of nutraceuticals to prevent prostate cancer
The paucity of well-designed studies in patients makes it difficult to make specific recommendations, according to researchers at the University...
March was colorectal cancer month
Here’s a summary of what has been covered on this site about CAM and colorectal cancer.
A contrarian’s view of lycopene and prostate cancer
Despite the fact that it’s widely believed that lycopene protects against prostate cancer, Dr. Ulrike Peters at the Fred Hutchinson...
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Review of herbal medicines in gynecology
Dr. Cathi Dennehy from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco has reviewed the evidence....
Organically grown tomatoes contain higher levels of flavonoids
So far, demonstrating a nutritional advantage of organically grown food has been difficult. Here’s a study that supports the added...
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A ten-year perspective: The influence of nutrition on prostate cancer
Ten years ago, the late Dr. William Fair, a surgeon at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and CAM advocate wrote,...
Nutrition and preventing prostate cancer
MayoClinic.com has reviewed the topic and has recommendations. Here are the highlights.
Positive results with lycopene in advanced prostate cancer
Recent evidence raises doubt about the protective effects of lycopene on the risk of prostate cancer. Now, the European Prospective...
The next big issue facing dietary supplements — You be the CEO
Dr. Mark Moyad (photo) is Director of Preventive and Alternative Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann...
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The most commonly used vitamins and herbals
These data are from a telephone survey of more than 2500 randomly sampled noninstitutionalized Americans, which was published in 2002....