Women who had mumps had a 19% lower risk of ovarian cancer according to a study from researchers from Harvard Medical School.

This is more evidence that childhood illnesses may help to protect us from heart attack, stroke and certain cancers.

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Women consuming a high intake of garlic, which was not quantified, had 22% less ovarian cancer compared to women who had a low intake of garlic according to a 2006 study from Milano, Italy which used data from an integrated network of Italian and Swiss case-control studies.

(Subjects were simply asked if they had a low intake, moderate intake or high intake of garlic.)

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People consuming seven (7) or more servings of onions per week had 25% less breast cancer compared to people who did not consume onions according to a 2006 study from Milano, Italy which used data from an integrated network of Italian and Swiss case-control studies.

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People consuming seven (7) or more servings of onions per week had 71% less prostate cancer compared to people who did not consume onions according to a 2006 study from Milano, Italy which used data from an integrated network of Italian and Swiss case-control studies.

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People consuming seven (7) or more servings of onions per week had 38% less kidney cancer (renal cell cancer) compared to people who did not consume onions according to a 2006 study from Milano, Italy which used data from an integrated network of Italian and Swiss case-control studies.

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A difference of about 60 pounds increases the risk of ovarian cancer 1.1-fold in women, an increase of 14 percent, according to a study from the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Read the entire article | Email this article

People who consume the most onions reduce the risk of various cancers by 25-88 percent according to a study from Italy. Read the entire article | Email this article

Severe obesity, that is having a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or more, appears to increase a woman's risk of ovarian cancer by 55 percent according to a study from the National Cancer Institute. Read the entire article | Email this article

Severe obesity, that is having a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or more, appears to increase a woman's risk of ovarian cancer by 55 percent according to a study from the National Cancer Institute. Read the entire article | Email this article

It isn't clear whether or not obesity increases the risk of ovarian cancer. Some studies have found the heaviest women have a 1.5 to 2 times greater risk, while other studies have not found any association between weight and risk of this cancer. Read the entire article | Email this article