The Cancer Project News

Fall 2006

The Cancer Project

Cancer Symposium a Success; Seminars Available Online

Gordon Saxe, M.D., Ph.D.

Were you unable to attend The Cancer Project Symposium in July? Oncologists, nurses, health professionals, dietitians, and Cancer Project Food for Life cooking instructors from across the region received breakthrough information about how foods can fight cancer. Those presentations will be available for download or purchase from our Web site in the near future.  

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Cooking Classes Receive Rave Reviews

Elon PosterA new class at North Carolina's Elon University was a big hit this year—but the class wasn’t for the students. A new survey of participants in The Cancer Project’s Food for Life nutrition and cooking classes held for university faculty revealed the effectiveness of the course in getting people to adopt healthier eating habits by moving toward a vegetarian diet.

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Scientific Reviews
Processed Meat Increases Stomach Cancer Risk: Review finds consumption of processed meats dramatically increases the risk for stomach cancer. Read more >

Adult Weight Gain Increases Risk for All Types of Breast Cancer: More evidence shows that being overweight increases a woman’s risk for breast cancer. Read more >

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