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Soy Diet Before Lung Cancer Diagnosis Linked To Improved Survival, Study

A new Shanghai study found women who ate more soy food prior to a diagnosis of lung cancer lived longer than those who consumed less.

Researchers have identified three new genetic risk factors linked to colorectal cancer in East Asians.

An international group of scientists has identified three genetic regions that predispose Asian women who have never smoked to lung cancer.

A US-China joint study has shown that folate intake reduces the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women by 40 percent.

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