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February 4, 2019 Cancer

Obesity-Related Cancers up in Young Adults

Rates up for six of the 12 obesity-related cancers: colorectal, endometrial, gallbladder, kidney, multiple myeloma, and pancreas.

Vitamin D Supplements Don’t Reduce Cancer Incidence, Study

In the largest-ever randomized clinical trial testing vitamin D for cancer prevention, the supplement did not reduce the risk of developing cancer.

September 17, 2018 Cancer

Closing the rural-urban cancer survival gap

Rural cancer patients would likely survive just as long as their city-dwelling counterparts if they received “guideline care” available in clinical trials.

August 31, 2018 Cancer / Nutrition

Cancer, Schmancer. In California, Coffee Is King

At issue is a chemical called acrylamide, a byproduct of coffee roasting also present in many other foods that are roasted, fried or baked.

Scanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAID

July 18, 2018 Biotechnology / Cancer / Drugs

Insurers slow to cover high-cost cancer immunotherapy

Most commercial insurers are covering CAR-T immunotherapies now, but they do so on an individual basis, writing single-patient agreements each time.