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Increasing breastfeeding worldwide could prevent over 800,000 child deaths and 20,000 deaths from breast cancer every year

27. 9. 2016 The Lancet | More information...

Breastfeeding not only has multiple health benefits for children and mothers, but it also has dramatic effects on life expectancy. The results were published in The Lancet in January this year [1].

Excess weight linked to 8 more cancer types

24. 8. 2016 Washington University School of Medicine Press Release | More information...

There's yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight as we age. An international team of researchers has identified eight additional types of cancer linked to excess weight and obesity: stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, ovary, meningioma (a type of brain tumour), thyroid cancer and the blood cancer multiple myeloma.

Physical activity associated with lower risk of many cancers

24. 5. 2016 National Institutes of Health Press Release | More information...

Leisure-time physical activity has many health benefits. In addition to a reduced risk for heart disease, increased physical activity has been associated with a lower risk for colon, breast, and endometrial cancers.

Faecal immunochemical test screening effective at 4 years

26. 1. 2016 Medscape.com | More information...

The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) is highly effective for annual colorectal cancer screening programs for average-risk patients, according to results of a study published online January 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine [1].

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