Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Cancer Women's Health 

Breast cancer, Tamoxifen & Side effects

June 30, 2017January 13, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, menopause, tamoxifen

A press release was issued on 29th June 2017 entitled: “Confusion over symptoms may be affecting whether women take tamoxifen

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Cancer 

Does burnt toast cause cancer?

January 23, 2017May 4, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments acrylamide, cancer, charred food, toast

The Executive Summary Q) Does burnt toast cause cancer? A) No (or at least, there is no evidence that it

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Academic Research Cancer Newsletter Public Health 

The Bradford Hill Criteria

September 5, 2016August 6, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments bradford hill, epidemiology, randomised control trial, smoking

At the end of last week’s look at HRT and breast cancer, I promised that I would look at “The

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Cancer Medications Newsletter Women's Health 

HRT & Breast Cancer

August 29, 2016October 20, 2018 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, hormones, HRT, member, small group issue

On 22nd August 2016, women woke up to the headline: “British study finds risk of breast cancer nearly tripled by

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Academic Research Cancer Diabetes Exercise Heart Disease 

Exercise: Is a lot more a lot better?

August 22, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments breast cancer, carbohydrate, colon cancer, Diabetes, exercise, heart disease, strokes

Introduction A study was published in the BMJ on 9th August 2016. The study was called “Physical activity and risk of

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Academic Research Cancer Heart Disease Newsletter Whole Grains 

Will whole grains make you live longer?

June 20, 2016August 5, 2018 Zoë 19 Comments cancer, coronary heart disease, death rates, longevity, meta-analysis, mortality, whole grains

Three! journal articles were published on whole grains in the past couple of weeks; not sure how that happened. Zong et

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Academic Research Cancer Newsletter Public Health Red Meat 

World Health Organisation, meat & cancer

October 26, 2015July 25, 2016 Zoë 167 Comments bacon, bowel cancer, cancer, Coca-Cola, eat real food, essential fats, fake food, meat, processed meat, red meat, sausages, WHO, world health organisation

Today, 26th October 2015, the World Health Organisation declared the consumption of red meat as “probably carcinogenic to humans, based

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Academic Research Cancer Cholesterol Medications Newsletter 

People who take statins die more of things other than cancer

June 8, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments cancer, Cholesterol, epidemiology, member, statins

In the brilliant book Doctoring Data, Dr Malcolm Kendrick quotes Michael Baum, Professor Emeritus of surgery and visiting Professor of

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Academic Research Cancer Other Foods 

Two peaches lower the risk of breast cancer by 41%? Puh-lease!

September 4, 2014October 18, 2018 Zoë 7 Comments absolute risk, association, blueberries, breast cancer, causation, epidemiology, fruit, nurses health study, peaches, relative risk

I was on the circulation list for a recent email entitled “Breast cancer: 2 peaches/week 41% lower risk”. The email

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Academic Research Cancer Newsletter Obesity 

Cancer & Obesity – the real story

August 18, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments association, breast cancer, cancer, member, Obesity, prostate cancer

The story I was driving to the Celtic Manor for a swim on Thursday morning when Radio 4’s Today Programme

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