These nutrition experts have a T-bone to pick with four kinds of foods — and one type of beverage — they say can lead to cancer. Studies have shown that a person’s diet can affect their chances of developing several types of cancer, with experts promoting the consumption of whole grains, vegetables, fruit, and beans to lower the risk. … Read more
Sonja Christopher, who made history as the first person voted off “Survivor” and the first lesbian contestant, died Friday. She was 87. “Sonya [sic] was one of the kindest people to ever play Survivor. Every interaction I had with her over the years was lovely,” “Survivor” host Jeff Probst, 62, said in a statement Saturday … Read more
Olivia Munn is detailing her stage 4 cancer diagnosis, which led to a double mastectomy, four surgeries in 10 months and treatments that put her into medically induced menopause. “I was not someone who obsessed over death or was afraid of it in any way,” Munn, 43, told People in its latest cover story. “But having … Read more
Ice could be the next frontier in breast cancer therapy, according to new research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. In breast cancer patients, cold therapy was shown to be effective in freezing and destroying small, cancerous tumors in a study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting in Salt … Read more
Shannen Doherty is setting herself free from her material possessions as she battles breast cancer. The “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum — who has stage four cancer — revealed on her podcast “Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty” recently that she’s getting rid of her belonging so her mother doesn’t have to deal with them when she … Read more
Christina Applegate continues to be brutally honest about her battle with multiple sclerosis. The 52-year-old “Dead to Me” star revealed on the “Armchair Expert” podcast with co-hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman that she is in constant pain thanks to the autoimmune disorder. “I have 30 lesions on my brain,” Applegate claimed in Monday’s episode. “My biggest one … Read more
Kate Middleton revealed Friday that she’s battling cancer that was discovered after recent abdominal surgery — and now, oncologists are sounding the alarm about an uptick in certain cancers among younger adults. “There is an epidemic currently of young people getting cancer (under 50s),” Dr. Shivan Sivakumar, associate professor in oncology at the University of Birmingham … Read more
He’s cashing in his chips. A retired man who built the world’s largest-ever collection of empty potato chip wrappers says he’s finally reached the proverbial bottom of the bag — after pulling in an astonishing 24,000. Gary Key, of East Yorkshire, England, first embarked upon the thoroughly unusual pastime back in 2012 as a diversion after … Read more
Shannen Doherty‘s cancer treatment has ruined her sex drive. “When you’re feeling not great about yourself, that’s going to kill your libido,” Doherty, 52, said on the most recent episode of her “Lets Be Clear” podcast. “But then when it actually impacts your libido, when meds take your libido away, or it makes things not … Read more
“Baywatch” actress Nicole Eggert revealed Thursday that more cancer has been found in her lymph nodes after her recent breast cancer diagnosis. Per the Daily Mail, the 52-year-old “Charles in Charge” star told Inside Edition that doctors had found more disease as she undergoes treatment for a “very rare” form of breast cancer, which she was … Read more
Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with an aggressive skin cancer just months after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis. “Following her diagnosis with an early form of breast cancer this summer, Sarah, Duchess of York, has now been diagnosed with malignant melanoma,” the 64-year-old’s spokesperson told Express on Sunday. “Her dermatologist asked … Read more
She’s company. Once a skeptic, Suzanne Somers’ widower, Alan Hamel, says he is now a believer in “an afterlife” because of a series of “strange” instances following the “Three’s Company” star’s death. Hamel, 87, told Page Six about three occurrences in the same day that made him feel that Somers, who died while holding Hamel’s hand … Read more
“Baywatch” and “Charles in Charge” actress Nicole Eggert has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 51-year-old revealed that she was diagnosed in early December 2023 with stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer, exclusively to People. After gaining 25 pounds in three months, feeling “terrible pain” in her left breast and a lump during a self-exam, she … Read more
Shannen Doherty won’t stop fighting for her life. The “Charmed” alum, 52, is currently battling stage IV breast cancer. Doherty revealed on a new episode of her “Let’s Be Clear” podcast that she’s hoping to “squeeze out another three to five years.” She believes that hanging on will allow her to receive T-cell therapy and … Read more
“Today” show contributor Jill Martin is continuing to be candid about her breast cancer journey. After losing her hair during chemotherapy treatment, Martin, 47, shared emotional videos on Instagram on Dec. 27 about going wig shopping. “It’s really hard and strange,” she said in one Instagram story. “But I’ll make believe I’m playing dress-up,” she … Read more
She’s sailing away from her troubles. After enduring a double mastectomy, not to mention the loss of both parents to cancer in their 60s, Angela Linderman found herself thinking a lot about longevity — and how nothing is guaranteed. And so, the 38 year-old did something many people push back into their golden years — she took … Read more
Flaxseeds are one of nature’s superfoods. They’re high in fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, as well as plant-based compounds known as lignans, according to the Mayo Clinic. And a new study, published today in the journal Microbiology Spectrum, suggests that the lignans in flaxseed might help lower the risk of breast cancer by altering the … Read more
Shannen Doherty underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor mere hours after allegedly discovering her husband, Kurt Iswarienko, had been cheating on her for two years. “I went into that surgery early in the morning and I went in after I found out that my marriage was essentially over, that my husband had been carrying … Read more
Statins are among the world’s most commonly prescribed drugs: The number of US statin prescriptions jumped from 461 million in 2008 to 818 million in 2019. And cholesterol-lowering drugs are a big business, too: According to a recent study, US statin expenditures reached $10 billion in 2019. And now, the blockbuster statin class of drugs … Read more
Robbin Bain, who covered fashion and beauty as a “Today Girl” on the NBC morning show, died Oct. 21 in Southampton, NY. She was 87. Bain’s daughter, Lara McLanahan, told Deadline that breast cancer was the cause of her death. Born on Aug. 10, 1936, Barbara Jane Bain’s career got underway in 1959 when the … Read more