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Vitamin D protects against colorectal cancer by boosting the immune system

By Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on Jan 16, 2015   Health  

Vitamin D protects against colorectal cancer by boosting the immune system

A new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators demonstrates that vitamin D can protect some people with colorectal cancer by perking up the immune system’s vigilance against tumor cells. The research, published today by the journalGut, represents the first time that a link between vitamin D and the immune response to cancer has been shown […]

US Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline, National Report Finds

By Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on Jan 8, 2013   Health  

BOSTON—A report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows rates of death in the United States from all cancers for men and women continued to decline between 2000 and 2009.

U.S. cancer death rates continue to decline, national report finds

By Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on Mar 29, 2012   Health  

Dana-Farber president: Encouraging news, but improvements are still needed

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