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Taking Dietary Supplements Could Raise Risk of Cancer, Report Shows
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Taking Dietary Supplements Could Raise Risk of Cancer, Report Shows

So, you’ve started a new supplement routine. It’s likely you’re hoping to lose weight, gain energy, feel better, or a combination of all three. However, a new report shows that taking dietary supplements can actually be dangerous. The report, which comes from Dr. Tim Byers of the University of Colorado Cancer Center, finds that dietary […]

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Cancer Survival Rates Improving, Study Shows
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Cancer Survival Rates Improving, Study Shows

A new study shows that more people are surviving cancer. The study, which was led by Vanderbilt University’s Dr. Wei Zheng and published in the journal JAMA Oncology, found that middle-aged people (50 to 64) diagnosed with cancer between 2005 and 2009 were 39 to 68 percent more likely to be alive five years later, […]

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Obesity-related Cancer Cases On the Rise, Study Shows
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Obesity-related Cancer Cases On the Rise, Study Shows

When we think of the causes of cancer, we often think about smoking, alcoholism, and environmental factors, such as pollution. But a new study from the World Health Organization shows that obesity results in roughly half a million cases of cancer each year. The WHO report, which was recently published by The Lancet Oncology, says […]

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Google Working on Cancer-Detecting Pill
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Google Working on Cancer-Detecting Pill

Google may have started as a search engine company, but the firm now finds itself involved in a wide array of emerging industries, from ‘smart’ glasses to self-driving cars. Now, the firm is headed in an even more radical direction: pills that can help in the detection of cancer. Google’s project, which remains in the […]

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