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Spike in deadly cancer before age 50 linked to common convenience foods

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eating a certain type of food could increase the risk of getting a deadly cancer at a younger age, researchers say. A new study at Mass General Brigham has linked higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods, which largely include ready-to-eat foods with high levels of sugar, salt, saturated fat and food additives, to …

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GLP-1 weight-loss medications linked to improved cancer survival in certain patients

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Colon cancer patients could live longer if they take GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, a new study suggests. Researchers at UC San Diego studied more than 6,800 patients who were taking one of these popular similar diabetes and weight-loss medications. They found that the patients were much less likely to die …

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Simple diet change may support gut healing for cancer survivors, researchers say

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An amino acid found in everyday foods such as meat, cheese, nuts and beans could help the gut heal after cancer treatments, according to new research. In a study conducted on mice, scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that cysteine, a sulfur-containing amino acid, had the strongest rejuvenating effect …

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Exercise program reduces common cancer recurrence and boosts survival

Exercising regularly in the three years after treatment for a common cancer could significantly improve survival rates, an international study has revealed. In the research, a total of 889 colon cancer patients who had undergone surgery and had also received chemotherapy were divided into two groups.  One group was enrolled in a structured group exercise program for a three-year period …

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