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In September 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their review of the scientific literature to assess whether exercise improved sleep in women with breast cancer. Fifteen studies … Read more
In August 2018 researchers from Turkey published the results of their study to assess the effects of yoga on shoulder and arm pain severity in patients with breast cancer. 42 … Read more
In August 2018 researchers from China and the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of an insufficient intake of vitamin C on the risk of … Read more
In March 2018 researchers from Germany, Kenya, Brazil and the USA published the results of their study to compare the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with the consumption of very … Read more
In March 2018 researchers from Denmark published the results of their study to assess whether a double application of sunscreen reduced the amount of skin missed following a single application. … Read more
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are a group of chemicals released from burning coal, oil, rubbish, tobacco and wood. They are also present in products made from fossil fuels, such as … Read more
In July 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether any variables, eg age, sex, smoking status, body mass index (BMI), alcohol consumption, and … Read more
In January 2018 researchers from Poland published the results of their study to assess the relationship between cooking technique and risk of breast cancer and benign breast cancer in 237 … Read more
In December 2016 researchers from Norway, UK and the USA published the results of their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the relationship between nut consumption and risk … Read more
In June 2017 researchers from Norway, UK and the USA published the results of their review of the scientific literature to assess the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and … Read more
In July 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of fruit and vegetable consumption with risk of breast cancer in 182,145 women, … Read more
In April 1997 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of dietary patterns on blood pressure levels. 459 adults with systolic blood pressures … Read more
In May 2017 researchers from China published their review of the scientific literature which assessed the association between calcium and risk of oesophageal cancer. 17 studies were identified which involved … Read more
In June 2018 researchers from China published their review of the scientific literature which assessed the association between vitamin E intake and risk of oesophageal cancer. 14 studies were identified … Read more
In July 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether (a) dietary micronutrients reduced the risk of renal cell carcinoma and (b) whether there … Read more
In June 2018 researchers from Cyprus published the results of their study to assess the effectiveness of thyme honey on oral mucositis in individuals with head and neck cancer. A … Read more
In June 2018 researchers from Japan published the results of their study to assess the effect of yoghurt containing Bifidobacterium longum and fructo-oligosaccharides on risk of colorectal cancer. 27 individuals … Read more
In June 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of alcohol on the risk of lung cancer in those who have never … Read more
In December 2017 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the relationship between alcohol and mortality in 1116 women with breast cancer. All individuals had … Read more
In March 2018 researchers from Greece published their review of the scientific literature to assess the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of malignancies of the blood. Separate analyses … Read more