Breast cancer, Tamoxifen & Side effects
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?
The Executive Summary Q) Does burnt toast cause cancer? A) No (or at least, there is no evidence that it
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The Bradford Hill Criteria
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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On 22nd August 2016, women woke up to the headline: “British study finds risk of breast cancer nearly tripled by
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Exercise: Is a lot more a lot better?
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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Will whole grains make you live longer?
Three! journal articles were published on whole grains in the past couple of weeks; not sure how that happened. Zong et
Read more World Health Organisation, meat & cancer
Today, 26th October 2015, the World Health Organisation declared the consumption of red meat as “probably carcinogenic to humans, based
Read more People who take statins die more of things other than cancer
In the brilliant book Doctoring Data, Dr Malcolm Kendrick quotes Michael Baum, Professor Emeritus of surgery and visiting Professor of
Read more Two peaches lower the risk of breast cancer by 41%? Puh-lease!
I was on the circulation list for a recent email entitled “Breast cancer: 2 peaches/week 41% lower risk”. The email
Read more Cancer & Obesity – the real story
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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