Prevention
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Forward Look
Exploring the Link Between Cancer and Vitamin DQuestions remain about low vitamin D levels and cancer risk.
by Sharon Reynolds
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Forward Look
Smoking After CancerA cancer diagnosis isn’t enough to convince some smokers to kick the habit. A survey of almost 3,000 survivors of the 10 most common types of cancer published in the September 2014 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found nearly one in 10 survivors were current smokers nine years after diagnosis, with 83 percent lighting […]
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The Weight of Obesity on Cancer PatientsOverweight and obese patients face worse side effects and survival odds than others with the same cancer. New efforts aim to help them get better care, become healthier and live longer.
by Melissa Weber
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Forward Look
The Vitamin HypeResearchers find no evidence that supplements reduce cancer risk.
by Stephen Ornes
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Healthy Habits
A Protein PuzzleStudy links higher protein consumption to a greater chance of cancer death, but risk may depend on age.
by Alanna Kennedy-Gorman
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Forward Look
Unraveling the Genetics of CancerQ&A with Li Ding on The Cancer Genome Atlas
by Yasmine Iqbal
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Forward Look
Gut ReactionNew research suggests a link between gut bacteria and colorectal cancer.
by Melissa Weber
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Forward Look
Affordable Care Act to Cover Breast Cancer Risk Reduction DrugsMedications are an option for high-risk women, but few use them.
by Sue Rochman
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Forward Look
Push Needed to Increase HPV Vaccination RatesPresident's Cancer Panel stresses reducing 'missed opportunities.'
by Sue Rochman
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Forward Look
Moving Closer to a Menthol Ban?FDA weighs whether to prohibit sales of mentholated tobacco products.
by Sharon Reynolds
