Posts Tagged ‘lung cancer’

Are You Nonsmoker? Pay Attention

Secondhand smoke has been associated with a number of negative health outcomes, and the authors of the current study summarize these findings. Among children, exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk for acute respiratory tract infections, middle ear disease, asthma, and sudden infant death syndrome. Among adults, chronic exposure to secondhand smoke has been associated with a higher risk for coronary heart disease and cancers of the lung and sinuses.

Secondhand smoke is being investigated for promoting a large number of other health problems as well. The current case-control study examines the potential link between secondhand smoke and chronic rhinosinusitis among adults.
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The Right Vitamin A to Prevent Cancer

Vitamin A vs. Cancer

From all over the world have come the most exciting findings ever reported about vitamin A. More than a dozen studies have linked diets rich in vitamin A to a surprising amount of protection against some forms of cancer.

In Chicago, scientists found only two cases of lung cancer among 500 men, including some smokers, who eat many fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin A. That was only one-seventh as many lung cancer cases as were found in 500 men who ate few of these foods.

And in Norway, the findings were no different. Men who ate many vegetables rich in vitamin A had only one-third as much lung cancer as those eating little of these foods.

In Japan, the story was the same. Researches found 30 percent fewer cases of lung cancer among people who ate vegetables rich in vitamin A every day. The daily vegetable eaters also had lower rates of stomach cancer.

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