A Special Diet for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
A Special Diet for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

There is exciting news in the world of cancer nutrition! For years, the triple negative breast cancer patient has been...

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Book Review : The Emperor of All Maladies
Book Review : The Emperor of All Maladies

The Emperor of All Maladies, A Biography of Cancer By Siddhartha Mukherjee Reading this book was a relationship… four hundred...

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Fighting Cancer with Citrus
Fighting Cancer with Citrus

The citrus family has some popular members—orange, lemon, lime, clementines and grapefruit. It also has some members that are no...

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BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutations
BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutations

Breast cancer caused by the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations are rare and account for only 5-7% of breast cancers....

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Benefits of Exercise for Cancer Patients and Survivors
Benefits of Exercise for Cancer Patients and Survivors

When I had cancer there was no mention of exercise as part of my treatment or recovery. It was never...

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Cancer is A Word, Not a Sentence Book Review
Cancer is A Word, Not a Sentence Book Review

[caption id="attachment_510" align="alignright" width="191"] Cancer is a word, not a sentence book cover[/caption] Several years ago, I heard Dr. Robert...

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Should I Become Vegetarian to Prevent Cancer?
Should I Become Vegetarian to Prevent Cancer?

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition just published a study on the incidence of cancer in Vegetarians compared to fish...

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Tasty Ideas to Reduce Cancer Risk
Tasty Ideas to Reduce Cancer Risk

Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) are potent cancer-causing agents. They form when meat is cooked at high temperatures. HCAs also form with...

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Top-10 Take-Aways from Dietitians Oncology Conference 2014
Top-10 Take-Aways from Dietitians Oncology Conference 2014

1. Diet and obesity are second to smoking as a cause of cancer. Obesity causes inflammation in organs and visceral...

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Cancer, Genes and Nutrition
Cancer, Genes and Nutrition

This is the third in a series of blog posts that report on sessions that I attended at the Food...

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