Browsing: Cancer

The International Agency for Research on Cancer reported that the global cancer rates jumped to over 14 million in 2012, while over 1.7 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer last, an increase of 20 per cent since 2008

Vegetarians and vegans don’t get a pass on this one – the FDA says acrylamides form less (or not at all) in dairy, meat, and fish products. Organic produce is no better either: the offending compound springs from naturally-occurring precursors found in plants, not from fertilizers or pesticides