According to a new report by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)excess body fat increases the risk of cancer. The landmark evidence according to researchers is stronger than ever. Evidence linking consumption of alcohol, red meat and processed meat to increased risk is also convincing.

The report five years in the making is by most accounts is the most comprehensive ever published on the evidence linking cancer risk to diet, physical activity and weight

The World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research has published the most comprehensive report Wednesday on lifestyle and cancer which offers some stark warnings.

The report says that there is strong medical evidence which suggests excessive body fat increases the risk of getting various types of cancer. Alcohol, red meat and processed meat further increase cancer risk

Contrary to the earlier findings, vitamin D does not lower the overall risk of dying from cancer, a new study has found. However, higher vitamin D levels were associated with a decreased risk of colorectal cancer death, supporting earlier findings.

The sunshine vitamin made headlines in recent years because of research saying it may be a powerful cancer fighter. It further lead to the latest vitamin craze in a large number of people, with many of them consuming more than currently recommended amounts, either through diet or sun exposure

Death rates from cancer are dropping more quickly across the United States, according to a report that suggests screening and new medicines are making a difference.

According to a new report released Monday by U.S. cancer groups, cancer death rates fell by 2.1 percent each year from 2002 through 2004, almost double the 1.1 percent annual decline recorded between 1993 and 2003

A low-fat diet may also lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women, a new study has found.

The study, which appears Tuesday in the current issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, analyzed 40,000 older women over an average of eight years