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- Why Is Colorectal Cancer Rising Rapidly Among Young Adults? https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2020/colorectal-cancer-rising-younger-adults 118 comments
- First human injected with cancer-killing virus in clinical trial https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/search/v?id=NCI-2021-08983 112 comments
- Cancer Moonshot initiative restarted by NIH https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/moonshot-cancer-initiative 109 comments
- Vitamin D and cancer prevention https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/diet/vitamin-d-fact-sheet 81 comments
- NCI's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Challenges and Interim Paylines Explained https://www.cancer.gov/grants-training/nci-bottom-line-blog/2023/nci-fy-2024-budget-challenges-and-interim-paylines-explained?cid=eb_govdel 3 comments politics
- A look at high dose intravenous vitamin C as a cancer treatment; past and present. https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/ras/ras-central/blog/2020/yun-cantley-vitamin-c 7 comments science
- Why is cancer so much more prevalent in men? https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/statistics#:~:text=The%20cancer%20mortality%20rate%20is,women%20(85.6%20per%20100%2C000) 33 comments askscience
- Study illuminates origins of lung cancer in never smokers. A genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking has found that a majority of these tumors arise from the accumulation of mutations caused by natural processes in the body. https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/lung-cancer-never-smokers 6 comments science
- Red Meat Genetic Signature for Colorectal Cancer https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/red-meat-colorectal-cancer-genetic-signature 30 comments science
- National Cancer Institute: Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®) – for Health Professionals [Updated Regularly] | 'Overview of the use of Cannabis and its components as a treatment for people with cancer-related symptoms caused by the disease itself or its treatment.' | More in OP comments https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/hp/cannabis-pdq 12 comments science
- Researchers create AI approach for cervical cancer screening: Researchers developed a computer algorithm that analyzes digital images of a woman’s cervix. It identified precancer with greater accuracy (AUC=0.91) than a human expert review (AUC=0.69) or conventional cytology (AUC=0.71). https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/deep-learning-cervical-cancer-screening 4 comments artificial
- From cancer.gov: "A meta-analysis of 34 in vitro and in vivo studies of cannabinoids in glioma reported that all but one study confirmed that cannabinoids selectively kill tumor cells." https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/hp/cannabis-pdq#section/_7 42 comments science
- Cannabis and Cannabinoids - National Cancer Institute Study indicates Marijuana kills cancer cells http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/cannabis-pdq 4 comments science
- Cannabis and Cannabinoids - National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/cannabis-pdq/#link/_13 6 comments science
- Case Western researchers discover gene that permanently stops cancer cell proliferation http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/cancerresearchnews/2012/genethatstopscancercellproliferation 26 comments worldnews
- Researchers discover gene that permanently stops cancer cell proliferation http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/cancerresearchnews/2012/genethatstopscancercellproliferation 8 comments science
- NIH study finds that coffee drinkers have lower risk of death http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2012/coffeeprotectivedceg 15 comments science
- Various cannabinoids have been shown to be highly antibacterial, showing success in killing MRSA, via a different mechanism than conventional antibiotics. Is this being looked into further? http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page4 5 comments askscience
- Estrogen pills (birth control) have prevented an estimated 200,000 cases of ovarian cancer and saved 108,000 lives. As a husband of an ovarian cancer survivor talking about this is not a cover story for justifying pregnancy prevention. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prevention/ovarian/oral-contraceptives 529 comments politics
- Questions about second hand smoking and its effects. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/ETS 4 comments askscience