Cancer triggers and prevention

Most cancers can be prevented

Most cancers are related to diet and lifestyle and about 80 percent of cancer cases can be prevented, according to Dr Albrecht, cancer specialist and research coordinator

Viruses and cancer

It is reasonably certain that viruses can cause cancer. Much research is being done on this. People who travel a lot are at particular risk.

Tips on avoiding cancer

Everyone wants to avoid cancer. Here are some practical tips on everyday things you can do from one of South Africa's top cancer researchers.

Cancer and genetics

For many years now it has been recognised that certain cancers run in families – breast cancer and colorectal cancer spring to mind. But what about the other types?

Chemicals and cancer

Whether chemicals cause cancer or not is still being hotly debated. This is a very murky area. There is some indication that some chemical compounds can lead to a very high

Hepatitis B

"Hepatitis" simply means that the liver is inflamed. Signs that indicate that the liver is inflamed include:

Lifestyle and diet as causal factors of cancer

Sticking to these three simple rules, will prevent 80 percent of cancers.

Preventing skin cancer

Worldwide, the highest incidence of skin cancer is found amongst the Europeans living in South Africa and Australia.

Research has shown that twenty-five thousand people die from smoking-related diseases in South Africa every year,” according to Welile Shasha, head of the World Health Organisation in South Africa. How does smoking affect your health?

Cancer and your diet

All you need to know about cancer and diet.

Prevent cancer through nutrition

Eighty percent of all cancers are due to identified factors, and therefore are potentially preventable. And 35 to 50 percent of cancers are linked to food.

Early warning signs of cancer

Vigilance and immediate action can save your life, as early diagnosis and treatment can save your life if you have developed cancer.

Day-to-day foods that fight cancer

A recent WHO report estimates that a lack of exercise and being overweight account for up to one third of all breast, colon, endometrial, kidney and oesophageal cancer.

How you can prevent cancer

Most people think getting cancer is one of the worst things that can happen to them. But there are two pieces of good news.

Cutting your risk

We can make a difference to our chances of contracting cancer. Judy Bass and Joanne Lillie suggest the following lifestyle changes.

Cancer: the good news

Amidst all the dire predictions for the spread of cancer in the developing world, researchers are making huge strides in the fight against the disease.

Our cancer-causing world

We can beat it if we clean up our act: over 90% of cancers are caused by our toxic environment and habits. Cancer is mostly made, not born.

Cancer risks: truth and myth

From Facebook and power lines to deodorants and pesticides, the world is allegedly teeming with cancer-causing agents. Which are real and which are urban legend?