Cancer Opinions

34% of American adults are obese, meaning they have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher.  We know obesity contributes to many health problems, including diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease, but it also complicates the management of most cancers. Obese patients with cancer have unique health risks that pose challenges to clinicians [...]

The American Cancer Society (ACS) focuses highly on risk reduction research and publishes updated guidelines every five years.  The latest version, 2012 Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention was just released in Feb. 2012.  Although there are numerous recommendations, ACS updated four key points for individuals to prevent cancer: 1. Achieve and maintain [...]