International Epidemiology Institute
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Cancer prevention and poverty
A new epidemiological study supports smoking cessation and avoidance of sedentary lifestyle as cancer prevention measures. Read MoreMar 31, 2016
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Low selenium and lung cancer
Vanderbilt researchers have found that selenium deficiency may contribute to the racial disparity in lung cancer incidence. Read MoreAug 6, 2014
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Study eases childhood cancer survivors’ birth defect worries
A large, retrospective study of the children of childhood cancer survivors who were treated with radiation therapy and/or some forms of chemotherapy found that the offspring do not have an increased risk for birth defects compared with children of cancer survivors who did not receive these treatments. Read MoreJan 13, 2012
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Cancer Center study snuffs out menthol myths
People who smoke mentholated cigarettes are no more likely to develop lung cancer or die from the disease than are smokers of non-mentholated brands, a new study shows. Read MoreMar 24, 2011