The second study looked at the effect of aspirin on cancer metastases and found that aspirin appeared to reduce the risk of cancer spreading by 36 percent over 6.5 years.
Its bone drug Zometa was unexpectedly shown to reduce risk of breast cancer recurring by 35%.
Five or more servings a day will help reduce your risk of cancer in the long term.
Yet, in almost every case there is no evidence that you will reduce your risk of cancer by removing the alleged carcinogen.
"If there are things we can do to reduce our risk of cancer we should do as much as we possibly can, " he said.
Dr Toy said it was vital that both men and women ate a healthy, balanced diet as it can help reduce the risk of cancer and other serious diseases.
Jean King said recent research shows that even if you quit at the age of 60 you can reduce your risk of lung cancer.
Dr. PHILOMENA McANDREW (Oncologist): Part of the reason is that we don't have specific targeted therapy that we can use in addition to the chemotherapy, the general chemotherapy that will act to further reduce the risk of spread overtime as well as reduce the risk of a new breast cancer in the other breast.
Now, according to the latest issue of The Lancet, they can reduce the risk of breast cancer.
Consuming a diet rich in healthier types of carbohydrates can also help you to reduce your risk of developing cancer, diabetes and coronary artery disease.
Miss District of Columbia plans to undergo a preventive double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer, which killed her mother and grandmother.
Recent research has confirmed that foods containing fibre reduce the risk of bowel cancer.
But skepticism aside, drinking coffee seems to reduce the risk of oral cancer.
Latest research shows calcium may reduce the risk of colon cancer.
Decaf coffee also seems to reduce the risk of fatal throat cancer, though not quite as much.
"Regular bowel screening has been shown to reduce the risk of dying from bowel cancer by 16 per cent, " said Ms Heard.
Other caffeinated beverages also seemed to reduce the risk of this slow-growing cancer.
Women who carry genes linked to breast cancer can reduce their risk of developing the disease by taking tamoxifen.
July 25, 2006 A new study finds women who take the hormone supplement testosterone to reduce menopausal symptoms are at increased risk of breast cancer.
It says the government could do more to raise awareness of how people can reduce their cancer risk.
"This is likely to reduce the risk of over-diagnosis while still enabling early cancer detection among those most likely to gain from early diagnosis, " they say.
"Trying to manage the stress and having social support may reduce the risk of mortality, " says Sareen, who has studied suicide risk and suicidal thoughts among cancer patients, but wasn't involved in the current study.
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