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Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the U.S., only slightly exceeded by deaths from cardiovascular diseases. In some U.S. states, cancer is the leading cause of death. Globally, cancer is the leading cause of death. Since 1950, U.S. heart disease death...

The role of cellular mutations was considered in a 2015 study from Johns Hopkins University. It suggested that the most frequent cause of cancer is not susceptible to prevention because most cancers occur when DNA is damaged after random errors or mutations in the...

The damage to DNA that leads to cancer can occur from a variety of external environmental causes, including ionizing radiation, exposure to carcinogenic (cancer- causing) chemicals, and infection with certain viruses and bacteria. Unhealthy conditions and behaviors,...

Cancer is a complex disease, with more than 100 kinds of cancer affecting different parts of the body in many different ways. Many factors can influence the risk of getting cancer; the goal of the next several blogs is to help you to avoid cancer by adopting a healthy...

Almost everyone with the typical American lifestyle develops some degree of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease over time. But a healthy lifestyle can postpone cardiovascular illnesses and death by decades. It is important to develop healthy lifestyle habits in...

Although this blog is focused on what individuals can do for themselves to prevent, and sometimes to treat various diseases, a mention of some other therapies that may be prescribed by your healthcare provider for CVDs may be helpful. When a patient has greatly...