Melanoma is the 7th most common malignancy in men and the 8th most common cancer in women. Every year, approximately 50-60 thousand new cases of skin cancer are reported in Poland. It is estimated that approximately 3,500 new cases of melanoma are currently diagnosed, and the rate of increase in the incidence is constantly increasing (according to data from the National Cancer Registry). There is a constant increase in the incidence of melanoma [...]

According to a study published in the journal Cancer, Seventh-day Adventists who frequently eat a plant-based diet have a lower risk of developing cancer and dying from any cause. Researchers compared all-cause mortality and cancer incidence rates in participants in the Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2) with the general U.S. population documented in statistics. Rates of early deaths and morbidity [...]

According to a study published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, plant-based diets are associated with a less severe course of COVID-19. Scientists surveyed health care workers with high exposure to coronavirus patients in six countries about their eating habits and the course of COVID. Participants who ate a plant-based diet were as much as 73% less likely to have moderate to severe […]

ACCORDING TO THE NIH-AARP DIET AND HEALTH STUDY OF OVER 175,000 MEN, MEAT CONSUMPTION INCREASES THE RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER. IT WAS SHOWN THAT MEN WHO CONSUMED THE MOST RED MEAT HAD AS MUCH AS 30% INCREASED RISK OF CANCER COMPARED TO THOSE WHO CONSUMED THE LEAST. PROCESSED RED MEAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A 10 PERCENT […]

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE EACH OF US TO ASK OURSELVES A QUESTION: WHAT DOES PREVENTION MEAN TO ME AND WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I WAS FOR PREVENTIVE TESTS? PREVENTION MEANS SECONDARY PREVENTION AND SCREENING TESTS, BUT ALSO PRIMARY PREVENTION, WHICH CONSISTS OF CONSTITUTION OF CORRECT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PATTERNS, E.G. TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY… BUT ALSO PREVENTION, WHICH CONCERN […]

THE KETOGENIC DIET, which involves a radical reduction in carbohydrates in favor of fats, has been gaining popularity recently. IS THERE REALLY A JUSTIFICATION FOR THE HURRAOPTIMISM AROUND THIS CONTROVERSIAL NUTRITIONAL MODEL? WHAT ARE THE MAIN ASSUMPTIONS OF THE KETOGENIC DIET AND WHY CAN IT BE DANGEROUS TO HEALTH IN THE LONG TERM? THE KETOGENIC DIET WAS FIRST USED IN 1921 IN THE TREATMENT OF […]

ACCORDING TO A STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION), WOMEN WITH THE HIGHEST FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION HAVE BETTER SURVIVAL RATES FROM OVARIAN CANCER THAN THOSE WHO CONSUME THE ABOVE. IT IS AT A LOW LEVEL. SCIENTISTS EXAMINED DIETARY PATTERNS BEFORE DIAGNOSING OVARIAN CANCER IN […]

…WHILE EATING ONE HOT DOG TAKES AS MUCH 36 MINUTES OF HEALTHY LIFE, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY WHICH EVALUATED OVER 5,800 FOOD PRODUCTS AND RANKED THEM ACCORDING TO THE BURDEN OF DIET-DEPENDENT DISEASES AS WELL AS THEIR IMPACT WU FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. FOODS WITH POSITIVE RESULTS ADD MINUTES TO A HEALTHY LIFE – GOOD QUALITY AND AVERAGE DISEASE-FREE LIFE EXPANSION […]

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ALREADY A FEW YEARS AGO ISSUED A REPORT IN WHICH IT WARNS THAT PROCESSED MEAT (CLASSIFIED IN GROUP 1, WHERE INCLUDING ASBESTOS AND TOBACCO) INCREASES THE RISK OF CANCER, ESPECIALLY OF THE COLOR INTESTINE, WHILE RED MEAT IS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC (GROUP 2A) WHAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE "PROCESSED MEAT" GROUP? SMOKED, CURLED, SALTED OR PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS […]

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IS ONE OF THE MAJOR MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS FOR DISEASE, SAY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SPECIALISTS DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. ACCORDING TO WHO EXPERTS, THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, AND THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER INCREASES WITH EVERY UNIT OF ALCOHOL DAILY. THE ORGANIZATION SAYS THAT BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED TYPE OF CANCER IN THE EUROPEAN REGION, WITH 1,579 […]