Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Cancer Newsletter

Aspirin & cancer survival

September 6, 2021October 14, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments aspirin, bowel cancer, breast cancer, cancer, mortality, prostate cancer

Executive summary * Low dose aspirin has been the subject of much research in the fields of cancer and cardiovascular

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

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

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

Medications Newsletter

Mass medication and the real choice to be made

December 15, 2014August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, medications, member, NHS, side-effects, tamoxifen

Last week, a report by the Health and Social Care Information Centre was published. It was widely reported by the

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

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

Academic Research Cancer Diabetes Exercise Heart Disease

Inactivity killing as many as smoking (really?!)

July 23, 2012August 21, 2016 Zoë 7 Comments breast cancer, colon cancer, coronary heart disease, exercise, Harvard, inactivity, type 2 diabetes

We woke up on July 18th 2012 to the news “Inactivity ‘killing as many as smoking‘”. The headlines were from

More Articles

The Rice Diet
Mediterranean diet, Biobank & dementia
Lecanemab for Alzheimer’s Disease
Ultra-processed food & health
Alcohol & mortality
MIND diet & cognitive decline
Protein & Cirrhosis of the liver
Breakfast timing & risk of T2D
Keto-like diet & heart disease
The PURE study – diet, CVD & mortality in 80 countries
The Basics of Nutrition – Minerals
The Basics of Nutrition – Vitamins
The Basics of Nutrition – Macronutrients
Saturated fat & Parkinson’s Disease
DASH vs very low carb – an RCT

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