I retired 10 years ago after a long career as a research scientist for Agriculture Canada. When I was on the payroll, I was the designated scientist of my institute to address public groups and reassure them that genetically engineered crops and foods were safe. There is, however, a growing[...]

With its sweet, earthy taste and ruby-red interior, beetroot is a favorite of foodies, but there’s far more to it than that. We explain how the secret weapon of sports stars increases fitness and can help stave off cancer… HALE AND HEARTY The majority of beetroot’s benefits stem from the unusually high[...]

A survey of cancer doctors finds that some believe they get paid more when they administer their patients’ chemotherapy and other drugs, raising concerns about conflict of interest and the potential for over treatment. Researchers found that oncologists, surgeons and other cancer specialists who get paid based on the number[...]

A new test could provide a way for women to detect breast cancer much earlier than is possible with mammograms or even MRI. And the best part is, it’s as easy as wearing a sports bra. The high-tech undergarment, First Warning System, is based on chronobiology, the scientific study of how[...]

More than a million US women have received unnecessary and invasive cancer treatments over the last 30 years, thanks to routine mammograms that detected harmless tumors, scientists said. The results throw new doubt over the effectiveness of an already controversial cancer screening tool that is aimed at detecting tumors before they spread and become[...]

Mammography is a cruel medical hoax. The primary purpose of mammography is not to “save” women from cancer, but to recruit women into false positives that scare them into expensive, toxic treatments  like chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. The “dirty little secret” of the cancer industry is that the very same oncologists who[...]

Not every battle is struck by a wave of violence and not every fight culminates in bloodshed.  When the opposition in question is an adamant disease like cancer, our armoury should be packed with a lifestyle of regular health check-ups and a diet including foods that double as anti-cancer agents.[...]

The mainstream media and government have peddled the same lame health concerns affecting children for decades. Whether it’s drug abuse, smoking, teen pregnancy, obesity or any other perceived public health threat, no officially recognized health concern affecting children compares to the actual threats which are rarely if ever discussed by[...]

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the developed world, and yet we are still in the dark ages when it comes to treating and understanding it. The colossal failure of conventional cancer treatments reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of what cancer – the “enemy” – actually is.  For one, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are both[...]