Jake Olson

If you haven't been inspired lately by someone who beats incredible odds to find happiness and success, read about Jake Olson. He has shown an astounding attitude about his rare eye cancer and subsequent blindness; wise and mature beyond his years.

http://outofsightfaith.ning.com/

This Just In!

This isn't necessarily "news," but it's newsworthy. Well it's certainly noteworthy -

"Increased oxygen consumption associated with moderate- to high-intensity exercise appears to reduce the risk of cancer, a new study has found.

"The Finnish study included 2,560 men, aged 42 to 61, whose leisure-time physical activity was assessed over one year. None of the men had a history of cancer, according to the report published online July 28 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine."

That's most of the article, but it's from MSN Health & Fitness.

Cancer and Weight Gain

So, if you're overweight as a child, you're more likely to be overweight as an adult. And if you're overweight as an adult, you're more likely to get cancer, in particular, women are more likely to get breast cancer, according to a recent study by the National Cancer Institute, and outlined in this article in U.S. News and World Report.

"'This is just one more very important piece of evidence demonstrating the importance of weight gain to the development of breast cancer,' said Dr. Jay Brooks, chairman of hematology/oncology at Ochsner Health System in Baton Rouge, La."

The article makes an important point in stating that, just because it has become common in our society for people to gain weight as they age, does not mean that it is natural or healthy.

Surprising Cancer News

This seems like fantastic news to me. Cancer death rates, and incidences of cancer in general, have fallen.

"U.S. Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall"

"According to a new report, 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."