Can folic acid cause cancer? Supplements of vitamin B are thought to increase the risk of bowel cancer, warns Jennifer Swift Shirley Sepstrup's busy job in a hospital lab in East Sussex left her with little time to cook, so she often relied on convenience foods, hoping that her daily multivitamin pill would make up for any dietary deficiencies. But when a colonoscopy showed that, at 52, she had developed bowel cancer - like her father, uncle and grandfather - she had ... Read More

The concentrated extract of dried broccoli sprouts cuts down the development of bladder tumours by more than half, according to a new study. The findings, published in the latest issue of the journal Cancer Research, validate studies suggesting that cruciferous vegetables like broccoli are associated with reduced risk of bladder cancer. "Although this is an animal study, it provides potent evidence that eating vegetables is beneficial in bladder cancer prevention," said Yuesheng Zhang of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the study's senior investigator. There ... Read More