Tom Davies set out on the 17th Jan and is due to complete a 1800 miles record breaking solo cycle around the world journey on the 9th August in Balham. Racking up a muscle-burning 100 miles a day, Tom is raising money for Prostate Cancer UK, Carney's Community, and The Sohana Research Fund, (supporting Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa). For more information, to view lots of inspiring lovely pictures from his route see Tom's website

 Blackberries are packed with numerous healthy nutrients

including vitamins C, K and folate as well as phytochemicals including the polenolic group of polyphenols which have anticancer and cardio-protective properties. The polyphenol and antioxidant content of wild varieties is almost double that of farmed and what's more,  they not spayed with pesticides and herbicides - tips on blackberry picking

Regular consumption of sugary drinks was linked to onset of type 2 diabetes independent of obesity reports a new review from Cambridge University. Processed fruit juices and artificially sweetened drinks didn't appear to be any healthier. The paper, published in the BMJ, looked at 17 studies involving 38,000 cases and found that higher consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages was associated with an 18% increase in incidence of type 2 diabetes. This is concerning as there is a strong link between type 2 diabetes and cancer - read more

 Vaginal douching expose users to chemicals known as phthalates (DEP), a study from Washington finds. DEP were found in urine in 739 women who were also surveyed about their use feminine care products. The more women douched, the higher levels. Phthalate are xenoestrogenic carcinogens so this raises concerns about this practice which does not offer any health benefits anyway - read more

For those of us interested in food and health this documentary series is highly recommended, especially the episode on the 13th July 2015 which highlights a remarkable story. It describes a remarkable case of a man with advanced hormone refractory prostate cancer who's wife saved him with broccoli soup - link to programme  | broccoli

A study from the Moffitt Cancer Centre, USA has shed more light on the risk of impaired cognitive function after starting androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). They found that intellect became significantly impaired by 6 months but was even worse at a year. Interestingly, age, cognitive reserve, depressive symptoms, fatigue, and hot flushes  did not moderate the risk. What was significant was a genetic susceptibility to dementia called GNB3 single-nucleotide polymorphism. Lifestyle tips to help your brain

Turmeric has a number of potential anticancer properties ranging from slowing growth, increasing apoptosis, preventing the invasion and migration. These properties are specific to cancer not normal cells. The worry among oncologist is that it also has antioxidant properties which although good for fighting carcinogens could interfere with chemotherapy. A laboratory study actually showed the opposite; A turmeric taxotere combination was more effective at killing lung cancer cells than taxotere alone and had less damage to normal cells - read more

A study presented at MASSC Copenhagen provides further reassurance for men taking the food supplement Pomi-T . In this new study, men who continued Pomi-T long term had 2 high resolution MRI images a year apart. There was a 100% correlation between disease progression on MRI with a rising PSA This data strongly suggests that the PSA effect of Pomi-t correlates with disease on MRI see full poster

Women who were exposed to higher levels of the potential carcinogen pesticide DDT in utero were nearly four times more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer as adults than women who were exposed to lower levels before birth, according to a study published  in J Clin End & Met