Another approach is to lie on your back. Place one hand on your chest and a light book (or the other hand) on your abdomen. Next, breathe in so that the book moves a maximal amount as you keep the hand on your chest still. Try doing it for seven minutes or more, and remember to keep focusing on your breathing.... Read More
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Black Men and Prostate Cancer – We Have to Do Better
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening is more controversial today than decades ago. Critics of PSA screening point to the potential harms of unnecessary treatment. Proponents of the intervention offer a direct relationship between PSA screening and diagnosing prostate cancer at an earlier (and more curable) stage.... Read More
Men, Drop Your Risk of Lethal Cancer Risk
A risk factor is something that raises your chances of getting a disease such as cancer. Let’s look at some of the risk factors for prostate cancer. We begin with age (please see above). Next up is race, with the disease more common in African-Americans and Caribbean men of African ancestry than in men of other races. Asian-American and Hispanic/Latino men have a lower risk.... Read More
Use Lifestyle to Drop Your Cancer Risk
Use lifestyle to drop your cancer risk. A healthy lifestyle can reduce cancer incidence. Even more encouraging is a new study that shows that living well can drop cancer risk even among... Read More
Top Cancers Shifting in Incidence
Top Cancers Shifting in Incidence THE MOST COMMON CANCERS in the United States are breast, lung, colorectal, and melanoma. Currently, cancer is the leading cause of death for those 45 to... Read More
Could the Bacteria in Your Mouth Help Us Detect Cancer?
Could the bacteria in your mouth help us detect cancer? We are getting more evidence suggesting the answer is yes. We often speak of tobacco, alcohol, and obesity as significant... Read More