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

A European Union-funded study on organic food showed that it is more nutritious than non-organic produce.

The finding has prompted the U.K. government to review for possible revision its advice that there is no difference between eating organic and non-organic food

A European Union-funded study found that organic foods are healthier than ordinary produce because they contain 40 percent more antioxidants.

The $24 million study is dubbed to be the most expensive one undertaken into the subject matter, which employed researchers growing fruits and vegetables on adjacent organic and non-organic areas covering 725 acres (about 290 hectares) attached to Newcastle University and other sites in Europe

Chili peppers can spice up life by protecting people from cancer and other diseases, a researcher revealed in a recent symposium.

Dr. Evelyn Rodriguez of the Institute of Chemistry - University of the Philippines Los Banos said phytochemicals like Carotenoids and Phenolic Acids can be derived from chili peppers locally known in the Philippines as Siling Labuyo

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