For Women

Pills to prevent breast Cancer
Evening primrose oil, pressed from the flower's seeds, is rich n gammalinolenic acid, a substance that a new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found inhibits a gene that causes nearly 30% of breast-cancer cases.

Doctor's Orders-Herbal Aid for Women
Taking ginkgo biloba supplements for at least six months may lower the risk of ovarian cancer 60%, report doctors at Boston's' Brigham and Women's Hospital.  In the lab, ginkgo also stopped some ovarian-cancer cells from growing.

 

For Men

Good News for Wannabe Dads
A Norwegian study of testicular-cancer survivors offers hope for would- be dads: 71% fathered children within 15 years, though conception was less likely with men who had the most aggressive treatment.

100,000
Number of cancer cases a year in the US. that can be attributed to obesity, per the Harvard School of Public Health. Distribution by type:
Breast Cancer: 11%
Colon Cancer:  14%
Endometrial cancer: 49%
Esophageal cancer 39%
Kidney cancer: 31%
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: 20%
Pancreatic cancer: 14%