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Healthy swaps key to reducing red meat intake during the COVID-19 pandemic
If people opt to eat less red meat as a result of meat shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, it could be good for their health.
Report: Climate change is an overlooked threat to cancer prevention and survival
The effects of climate change can have an impact on cancer-prevention efforts and cancer survival, according to a new report co-authored by Aaron Bernstein, interim director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (Harvard C-CHANGE) at Harvard T.H. Chan…
Face-aging app may convince teens to protect against the sun
Use of a face-aging app that demonstrates the long-term effects of sun damage improved skin-protecting behavior in teenagers.
New model can identify those at greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer
A pancreatic cancer risk model that includes clinical and genetic factors, and circulating biomarkers, more successfully identified people with significantly greater than average risk of developing the disease than models using clinical factors alone.
Coffee can be beneficial part of a healthy diet
Moderate coffee consumption has been linked to a range of health benefits.
High-fiber diet linked with reduced breast cancer risk
Fiber consumption may significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study, which pooled data from 20 previous studies, found that women who consumed the highest amounts of fiber were…
Polyps of any type associated with increased risk of colon cancer
The risk of colorectal cancer may increase with any type of polyp in the colon, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study examined data from 178,377 patients with colorectal polyps and found elevated colorectal…
The moral and economic imperative of improving global cancer care for kids
April 1, 2020—Over the next 30 years, more than 11 million children age 14 and younger could needlessly die from cancer, with the vast majority of deaths occurring in low- and lower-middle-income countries, according to a new The Lancet Oncology Commission report…
Reversing the course of melanoma
March 27—Deaths from melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, have fallen sharply in recent years, according to new research co-authored by Alan Geller, senior lecturer on social and behavioral sciences, and published in the American Journal of Public Health. Did the…
Women over 75 may not benefit from regular mammograms
Evidence is clear that regular mammograms for women in their 50s and 60s decreases breast cancer deaths. But it has been less certain whether the benefits of screening older women outweigh the risks, such as overdiagnosis and overtreatment.