Don’t Eat Red Meat!

Monday, February 28th, 2011

The Department of Health is advising people to consume less red meat in a new report.
For some time there have been indications that red meat consumption is linked to cancer. Now it is suggested that no more that 70g a day should be eaten – the equivalent of  3 rashers of bacon or 2 sausages. [...]

ALTERNATIVE BOWEL CANCER SCREENING TEST COULD RADICALLY CUT DEATHS FROM THE DISEASE

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

A new study suggests that a single examination of the bowel could cut the death rate from bowel cancer in people aged over fifty five by as much as forty three per cent!
Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the world, & it has a high mortality rate. In the UK alone it [...]

Can Fish Oil Reduce The Risk of Bowel Cancer?

Friday, March 19th, 2010

A recent study suggests that daily capsules of purified fish oil may be helpful in slowing or preventing bowel cancer where a particular genetic condition exists.
There is a condition called FAP (familial adenomatous polyposis) which runs in families, that puts its sufferers at very high risk of developing bowel cancer. People who have the condition [...]