Oncology, Oncology, Men's Health

Prostate Cancer

The toll from prostate cancer is immense. In the U.S., one out of every ten men will be diagnosed with this devastating disease. In striking contrast are Chinese men who have the lowest advanced prostate cancer rates in the worldone in every 100,000. While we don't know all the factors leading to...

Infectious Diseases

Upper Respiratory Infection

Risk Factors and Diagnosis Upper respiratory infections (URIs), or colds, can be caused by many families of viruses, such as rhinovirus (which has at least 100 serotypes), coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus. URIs are the most common acute illnesses in the industrial world. Cold symptoms...

Oncology, Oncology

China Report - Dietary Fiber: Preventing Cancer in China

The cancer-prevention properties of dietary fiber are hardly a secret. Indeed, in modern times the late Dr. Denis Burkitt (of Burkitt's Lymphoma fame) made the so-called "fiber story" famous in his work among native Africans. This British researcher, with his colleagues Alan Walker and...

Renal and Genitourinary

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Overview and Risk Factors Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common benign neoplasm of men. The stromal and, to a lesser degree, epithelial cells of the prostate become hyperplastic, causing the prostate to enlarge. The prevalence of BPH increases with age, rising from 8% in the third...

Oncology, Oncology

China Report: Cholesterol and Cancer

Most of us have heard a great deal about the link between high cholesterol and heart disease. But how many have heard that high blood cholesterol levels are also associated with cancer? In China, we found that those with the highest cancer rates also had the highest cholesterol levels. Among the...

Oncology, Oncology

Animal Protein as a Carcinogen

Answer to a Reader’s Question:

Although there are many arguments favoring the nutritional imbalance explanation of cancer, one of the more striking for me was the experimental animal studies discussed in Chapter 3 in my book, The China Study.  Namely, aflatoxin is a very potent...

Oncology, Oncology

Research Methodology in Cancer Research

Answer to a Reader’s Question:

Question: What is your response to: "A role for milk proteins and their peptides in cancer prevention", by PW Parodi (Current Pharmaceutical Design 13: 813-828, 2007).

Answer: This paper is a classic illustration of...

General Nutrition

Micronutrients in Health and Disease

Twenty–eight essential vitamins and minerals play key roles in the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate, and fat, as well as in the structure of the human body (eg, vitamin K in bone matrix, calcium in bone tissue). Many micronutrients are also important antioxidants (eg, vitamins C and E) or act as...

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by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health.  As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

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