[Researchers at the American Cancer Society compared the risk of dying among overweight people in two of its studies-one done from 1982 to 1991 and another from 1998 to 2002.] Instead of decreasing, ... the relative risk of dying among the overweight actually increased over time. |
[What's more, many people are still walking around with untreated risk factors.] Vast numbers of people are under- or uninsured, ... It's not like everyone is getting state-of-the-art medical care in this country. |
Cigarette consumption is down where it was at the start of World War II. About 1 in 5 people are current smokers, |
Colon cancer screening is probably one of the most underused ways to save one's life from cancer that exists. |
Even though it's a small amount, it's an important milestone. |
Experiments have shown that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including aspirin, inhibit tumors in a whole array of cancers, including cancers of the colon, esophagus and stomach. |
Fat is the most calorie-dense food. |
I think it would be a good candidate for a warning. It's something that should be seriously considered. |
If there's blame to go around, most of the blame falls on the tobacco companies, |
If you have a short follow-up, you still have a problem with people who don't know they're sick, ... As the follow-up lengthens, that's less of a problem because the people who don't know that they're sick die. |
It really comes down to whether a study is representative or valid, ... You can't get a valid answer from smokers or sick people because anyone who's ever practiced medicine knows that being sick affects weight. We want to know about weight before, not after, people get sick. |
It's still a very good idea to eat a diet that's high in fresh fruits and vegetables, both for its direct benefit on heart disease and reducing adult-onset diabetes. |
Lung cancer death rates have fallen 17 percent in men from 1990 to 2002. Both incidence and death rates have leveled off in women, so we are turning the corner. |
Our best estimate is that if we all ate a perfect, healthy diet, we could eliminate maybe 35 percent of cancer deaths. |
Smoking rates [of both men and women] have been converging for some time now. And we know that men who smoke have decreased their use of tobacco more than women. |