Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Results from the analysis showed a positive association between consumption of 1 standard deviation/day = 260g UPF/day and multimorbidity (at least 2 chronic diseases among cancer, type 2 diabetes, or cardiovascular disease)...
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Inversely Associated with Gastric Cancer Risk
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings of the meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies shows that high adherence to the MedDiet was associated with a reduced risk of gastric cancer. Gastric cancer (GC), with an incidence of more than 1 million cases...
Purine Intake and Ovarian Cancer Mortality Rates
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study results concluded that the higher the purine intake, particularly xanthine, the lower the death rate from ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is one of the most harmful gynecological cancers1,2. An estimated 75% are diagnosed at...
Higher Intake of Dietary Fiber and Antioxidants Linked to Reduced Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Tumor Survivors
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. After adjusting for confounding factors, total dietary fiber intake was shown to reduce the risk of all-cause mortality (p = 0.011) and tumor mortality (p = 0.003) in cancer survivors. Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled...
Multiple Myeloma Subjects Exhibit Significantly Higher Incidence of Vitamin D Deficiency
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies shows that vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency occurrence was estimated to be 34.1% and 39.4%, respectively, in subjects with multiple myeloma. Multiple...
High-Intensity Interval Aerobic Exercise Associated with Improved Tumor Suppressive Effects in Subjects with Advanced Prostate Cancer
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Post-analysis of serum myokine levels shows that there was a significant elevation of SPARC (P=0.048), OSM (P=0.001), IL-6 (P=0.02), and IL-15 (P=0.023) in serum collected immediately after exercise compared to serum collected...
Vitamin D Supplementation Associated with Less Melanoma
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. The study found an association between regular vitamin D supplement takers and lower percentages of past or present melanoma compared to non-supplementers (32/117, 18.1% vs. 32/99, 32.3%, p=0.021). The most lethal form of skin cancer,...
Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Associated with Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Men
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Ultra-processed food consumption was also associated with a 72% higher risk of distal colon cancer in men (P <0.001). The western diet, commonly consisting of processed and ultra-processed food, significantly contributes...
Crocin Supplementation Significantly Reduces Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy-Related Pain
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. After 18 weeks of treatment, P/C arms showed a significant decrease in CIPN severity (P < 0.01) and an increase in patient’s recovery/improvement (P < 0.01) compared to C/P arms in all related scales. Cancer is one of...
Higher Serum Levels of Pyridoxal-5’-Phosphate Associated with Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the large-scale case-control study show that the sum of PL and PLP were significantly associated with the risk of CRC. Comparing the highest with the lowest quartile, the adjusted ORs (95% CI) were 0.26 (0.20-0.33,...
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