IRON DEFICIENCY IS COMMON in humans. On the other hand, excessive iron (for example, with hemochromatosis) is associated with an increased risk of developing several cancers, including breast, colorectal, liver, and prostate.

COLONOSCOPY LOWERS COLON CANCER MORTALITY, but only modestly. That is the researchers' conclusion after ten years of follow-up of a large randomized trial from Europe.

This week, France announced that it intends to cut the use of nitrites in food. The disturbing context: The French National Health Agency confirmed that nitrite raises our cancer risk.

Your health is the most precious thing you possess and the thing you are most likely to take for granted.