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The Next Generation Choices Foundation, also known as Less Cancer, is an American nonprofit organization (501(c)(3)) founded by Bill Couzens in 2004 to educate the public about cancer prevention through digital media and community-supported programming. Less Cancer seeks to make risk reduction and prevention vital parts of cancer cures. The ...
“Suppressing the normal function of the immune system, which normally patrols for cancer, could actually cause an increase in cancer risk,” he says. “There are a growing number of people ...
Cancer related to one's occupation is believed to represent between 2–20% of all cases. [17] Most cancer deaths caused by occupational risk factors occur in the developed world. [16] Job stress does not appear to be a significant factor at least in lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancers. [18]
Here’s the good news: The number of people dying from cancer has dropped by more than 30% compared with 30 years ago. Thanks to falling rates of smoking, better screening and prevention measures ...
Colon cancer rates for people under age 50 are going up across countries both rich and poor. In the US, rates for older adults are declining, while early-onset colon cancer is on the rise.
Scientist Otto Warburg, whose research activities led to the formulation of the Warburg hypothesis for explaining the root cause of cancer.. The Warburg hypothesis (/ ˈ v ɑːr b ʊər ɡ /), sometimes known as the Warburg theory of cancer, postulates that the driver of carcinogenesis (cancer formation) is insufficient cellular respiration caused by insult (damage) to mitochondria. [1]
A report estimates more than 310,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in 2024 and more than 42,000 people will die. Mammograms can prevent breast cancer deaths. But ...
The 10-year life expectancy limit on some cancer screening guidelines, such as breast cancer screenings, also raised eyebrows — 27% of those surveyed said it was too short.