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7 Guidelines for Healthier Grilling

Research has suggested a link between grilled food and cancer, but you can cut down on that risk with these simple tips for healthier grilling.

Beyond Angelina Jolie: 5 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know About the Breast Cancer Gene

The Hollywood actress, humanitarian, and mom of six announced she had a preventive mastectomy to reduce her risk of genetic breast cancer. Here's what you may not know about BRCA genes and what goes into the decisions Jolie and thousands of other women need to make every year.

How to Beat Cancer—Twice

What doctors and their patients should be talking about when it comes to cancer awareness.

Rainbow Risks: 6 Artificial Food Colors You Need To Know About

Did you know that about 15 million pounds of petroleum-based dyes are used in food each year, even though some are known carcinogens or pose other serious…

Could Sugary Drinks Contribute to Cancer Risk?

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg might’ve been more correct to slam sugary drinks than even he realized: A recent Swedish study suggests that men who…

Movember: Grow a ‘Stache for a Good Cause

If you’re seeing more facial fuzz around you these days, that’s because November is morphing into Movember, an international movement that encourages men to grow mustaches throughout the…

Lance Armstrong: Hero, Liar, or Both?

By now, you know the basics of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. After denying cheating for more than a decade, Armstrong finally gave up his fight against…

13 Things Your Breasts Won’t Tell You

Read up on what’s normal and not for your breasts, along with how to keep them healthy and cancer-free.

Would You Get Rid of Your Breasts If You Didn’t Have Breast Cancer?

Preventive mastectomies for women at high risk of breast cancer, but who haven’t yet been diagnosed, are a hot topic in the breast cancer community these days,…

Comics for the Cure: Marvel Goes Komen-Pink

Heads up, true believers: A partnership between Marvel Entertainment and Susan G. Komen for the Cure launches next week as part of “National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.”

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