Three additional studies presented in the Wednesday briefing examined existing therapies for various cancers and which ones were the most effective.

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The current analysis adds to a growing body of disappointments surrounding dietary supplements and their ability to lower risks of various cancers.

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Many epidemiological studies link low vitamin D levels to a high risk of getting or dying from various cancers down the road, especially colon cancer.

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Yet, many of the new drugs that are now being approved to treat various cancers have been developed through innovative paradigms and experimental methods developed by scientists and physicians in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Although prostate cancer, in which doctors face a choice between radically different treatment strategies, is an obvious choice for "tailored treatments", other researchers are hopeful that the genetic makeup either of the individual, or, more particularly, of the tumour, will be key to treatment choice in various cancers.

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Other genes have already been found which seem to play a role in the development of various common cancers.

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It's most commonly used to treat arthritic joint pain, but can also be used for other conditions like allergic reactions, sports-related injuries, immune system disorders, certain cancers and various other types of inflammatory diseases.

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There are certainly many cancers that radiation can induce in addition to thyroid cancer, from breast and prostate cancer to various leukemias.

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