Focusing on Cancer Prevention

Cancer and other non-communicable diseases are now the leading causes of global deaths, finds a major new analysis. Millions of these cases are preventable.

Also In This Issue:

Folic Acid Does Not Increase Cancer Risk

Fried Foods Link to Increased Prostate Cancer Risk

Weight Loss, Genetic Changes and Lower Cancer Risk

In Brief:
Mapping the Bread Vegetables for a Budget

Good news for lovers of fresh vegetables. While the overall price of foods eaten at home rose almost 3 percent last year, vegetable prices fell 5 percent, according to USDA government data.

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Folic Acid Does Not Increase Cancer Risk

A new analysis of the research finds that folic acid supplements do not increase the risk for cancer.

Fried Foods Link to Increased Prostate Cancer Risk

Eating French fries, fried chicken or other fried foods may increase the risk of prostate cancer, suggests a new study published last week.

Weight Loss, Genetic Changes and Lower Cancer Risk

Women who lose weight by diet and/or exercise show genetic changes related to lower cancer risk, finds a new study that helps unravel how excess body fat increases cancer risk.