Cancer
Paula Goodyer
An anti-breast cancer diet? Watch this space
Paula Goodyer Plant foods may help protect against breast cancer - but they don't undo the risk of being overweight.
Ovarian cancer risk for overweight women
Overweight women are more likely to get ovarian cancer than their thinner counterparts, researchers say.
Common things
Surprising cancer causes
Melissa Shedden Keeping fresh with talcum powder can raise your cancer risk by almost a quarter. What other common things can cause cancer?
Chew on this
Why keeping off the kilos reduces cancer risk
Paula Goodyer Besides not smoking, staying at a healthy weight is our best defence against cancer
Role model
Milestone for breast cancer research
Paula Joye She's one of Australia's most famous women but for Sarah Murdoch it's life off camera that has brought the most rewards. She talks about kids, balance and life after 40.
Fish oil supplements increase prostate cancer risk, says study
Lucy Carroll Men who take fish oil supplements or eat fatty fish may be more likely to contract prostate cancer, an international study has found.
Five-a-day
Eating vegies could slow cancer: studies
Graham Osborne Can eating your vegies really help to fight cancer and other chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes?
Hidden truth
On the move against skin cancer
Sarah Berry Today marks the launch of the Sunsense UV Photo Bus in Sydney.
Research
Fibre linked to lower breast cancer risk
A high-fibre diet lowers a woman's risk of breast cancer, meta study finds.
Research
Fruit and vegetables no defence against cancer: study
Diet affects cancer risk but fruit and veg don't, new study finds.
Finger length predicts prostate cancer risk: study
Relative size of fingers a simple test for prostate cancer risk, study finds.
Study finds reduced cancer risk
JOHN EDEN'S clinical studies of women treated for breast cancer at the Royal Hospital for Women suggest high doses of progestin can reduce recurrence of the disease.
Sun smart
The skin cancer time bomb
Today's tan is tomorrow's tumour. What you need to know about skin cancer.
Live Q&A; with Cancer Council experts
Two experts from the Cancer Council of NSW will be with us from noon to 1pm to answer your questions.
Alcohol linked to cancer in war against binge drinking
Paula Goodyer Alcohol is a class-one carcinogen but drinkers aren't getting the message.
Warning bells
Act swiftly: the journey of fighting cancer
Nine people, nine different cancer journeys. Yet the message from nearly all of their stories is clear ... no matter your age, gender or background, don't ignore health niggles.
Research
Stress plays role in breast cancer: study
Stress influences breast cancer tumours, study finds.
Tinned toxins
The cancer danger in canned food
Luke Malone Harmful levels of a chemical linked to cancer have health experts alarmed.
Study
Can coffee prevent cancer?
Luke Malone New research findings are especially heartening for women coffee drinkers.
