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Foods That May Increase Cancer Risk

Foods That May Increase Cancer Risk

Processed meat is classified as Group 1 carcinogen by WHO’s IARC, placing it in the same evidence category as tobacco for causing colorectal cancer. Each 50 grams of processed meat consumed daily raises colorectal cancer risk by 18%. Red meat sits in Group 2A as...
Hair Regrowth After Chemotherapy: Timeline and Tips

Hair Regrowth After Chemotherapy: Timeline and Tips

Hair regrowth after chemotherapy typically begins 3-6 weeks after the last cycle with soft peach fuzz appearing first on the scalp. Visible short coverage develops by 3 months and most patients have a full inch or more by 6 months. Texture and colour changes including...
Is Cancer Contagious? Myths vs Facts

Is Cancer Contagious? Myths vs Facts

Cancer is not contagious. It cannot spread from one person to another through touching, kissing, sharing food, breathing the same air, or caring for a cancer patient. Cancer develops when a person’s own cells acquire DNA mutations causing uncontrolled growth. If...
Can Stress Cause Cancer ?

Can Stress Cause Cancer ?

Stress does not directly cause cancer. No study has proven that psychological stress alone turns a healthy cell cancerous. What chronic stress does is suppress immunity through sustained cortisol elevation, promote DNA-damaging inflammation over years, and push people...
Does Sugar Really Feed Cancer Cells ?

Does Sugar Really Feed Cancer Cells ?

Every cell in the body uses glucose for energy including cancer cells, brain cells, muscle cells, gut lining. Cancer cells burn glucose faster because they divide rapidly, something called the Warburg effect discovered nearly a hundred years ago. Cutting sugar...