Posts Tagged ‘cancer’

Diabetes drug tied to reduced breast cancer risk

Diabetes drug tied to reduced breast cancer risk
Women who have used the diabetes drug metformin for more than five years may have a lower risk of breast cancer than diabetic women on other treatments, a new study finds. Breast cancer – Metformin – Diabetes mellitus – Health – Cancer

Insulin used to treat diabetes may be linked to increased cancer risk, review suggests

Insulin used to treat diabetes may be linked to increased cancer risk, review suggests
The benefits of using insulin to treat diabetes far outweigh the risks, but a new review suggests that people with diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, may face an increased risk of cancer and that their cancer may be modified by treatment choices. The review showed that: diabetic patients are 30 percent more likely to develop colorectal cancer and have an 82 percent higher risk of pancreatic …

Do you think meat and general ignorance of nutrition has led to so many illnesses and conditions?

Depression, acne, etc. were never really found amongst Aboriginal peoples. With all the chemicals, dyes, processing, pasteurizations, abuse, and mutiliation done to foods and animals and pesticides and chemicals added to veggies & fruits we wonder why illnesses like cancer, swine flu, obesity, and this circus of mental disorders is worse than ever before?