5 benefits of Folic Acid
Folic Acid is a B vitamin, vitamin B9 to be exact, that the body uses for cell re-growth. Folic acid can be found naturally in higher amounts in dark leafy greens, spinach, broccoli, lentils, citrus, beef liver and some…
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Here are 5 facts you should know.
It’s been 20 years since the first Lung Cancer Awareness Day in 1995. As the community grew, the movement expanded into an entire month, which we now celebrate throughout the entire month of November. While the lung cancer rate has been…
African American Women at Greater Risk for Aggressive Tumors
Can your risk of getting cancer be greater based on the color of your skin? A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology says yes. The investigation done at Mass General Hospital Cancer Center has identified genomic differences between…
Genome Testing Could Make Mammograms Obsolete
The latest in genome technology could make waiting to get a mammogram in your forties obsolete. According to a new study in the journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, if the cost can be kept down, women can start…
Ashkenazi Women & BRCA Testing
Eastern European Jewish women, or Ashkenazi Jews, are testing positive for breast cancer at alarming rates. While one out of eight hundred people in the general population have a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, studies have found that…
