51. Eating soy, fruits, vegetables, legumes and minimally processed foods greatly reduces cancer risk because these foods are loaded with fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. 52. Dr. Nanda is studying the effects of hormone replacement therapy on colon cancer risks for women and alternative therapies for menopause. 53. Environmentalists called for an even stricter rule, saying the agency was accepting unusually high cancer risks in this approach. 54. Early menopause, which results from a loss of estrogens produced by the ovaries, has long been known to reduce breast cancer risk. 55. Even if estrogen poses a minor cancer risk, it is far outweighed by the benefits to women with coronary heart disease, Malloy said. 56. Even with all the emerging data, she says, it still appears that short-term use of hormones at menopause does not appear to raise breast cancer risk. 57. Even if the breast cancer risk was enormously increased, he said, these benefits alone would argue that women are better off taking hormones. 58. For the majority of Americans who do not use tobacco products, dietary choices and physical activity are the most important modifiable determinants of cancer risk. 59. For years, studies have overwhelmingly disputed a cancer risk from the low-level electromagnetic energy of cell phones. 60. For years, the cancer institute has been urging people to take steps to reduce the possible cancer risk posed by grilled food. |