Preventing 320 Cancers a Day: Updated Estimate on Obesity-Related Cancers

Updated AICR estimates now show that approximately 320 cases of cancer in the United States could be prevented every day. A recent poll that finds fewer than one in ten Americans know that overweight and obesity link to increased cancer risk.

Also In This Issue:

Activity Lowers Adults Leukemia Risk

Breast Cancer Survivors at Higher Risk for Diabetes

Analysis: Multivitamins Do Not Help Us Live Longer

In Brief:
The 20 Bite Rule

Can chewing each small bite at least 20 times really make you eat less? Maybe not, but it might make you feel more full than if you were to wolf down your meal, suggests a recent study.

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Activity Lowers Adults Leukemia Risk

In one of the largest studies of its kind, research now suggests that adults who regularly walk or are physically active in other ways have a lower risk of developing leukemia and other cancers that affect the blood and lymph system.

Breast Cancer Survivors at Higher Risk for Diabetes

Post-menopausal women with breast cancer are more likely to develop diabetes than women without cancer, with a survivor’s risk varying depending upon her treatment, suggests a new study.

Analysis: Multivitamins Do Not Help Us Live Longer

Taking a daily multivitamin does not reduce the risk of dying from cancer or premature death in general, according to a recent analysis of the literature on the topic.