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The mission of The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles is to ensure that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by community. All programs and services are provided free of charge.
news & research
7/1/10: Experts explore emerging evidence linking diabetes and cancer
7/1/10: Off-the-shelf cancer detection
7/1/10: Coffee may protect against head and neck cancers
7/1/10: New lung cancer drug shows dramatic results for shrinking tumors
7/1/10: Researchers find key to getting estrogen's benefits without cancer risk
7/1/10: Chlordecone exposure and risk of prostate cancer
7/1/10: New study explores early detection of ovarian cancer
7/1/10: Higher levels of vitamin B6, common amino acid associated with lower risk of lung cancer
6/1/10: Exercise may keep cancer patients healthier during, after treatment
6/1/10: New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer
6/1/10: Study Finds No Overall Increased Brain Tumor Risk from Cell Phones
6/1/10: Mayo Clinic researchers find gene they believe is key to kidney cancer
6/1/10: Caregivers of brain cancer patients play a key role
6/1/10: Vaccine hope for skin cancer sufferers
6/1/10: Nobelist Is Chosen to Fill Cancer Post
6/1/10: The Friendship of Cancer
6/1/10: Estrogen-lowering drugs minimize surgery in breast cancer patients
6/1/10: F.D.A. Approves Vaccine to Fight Prostate Cancer
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2/1/10: Scientists discover enzyme that 'cleans' cancer cells
1/21/10: Lung cancer patients who quit smoking double their survival chances
1/1/10: Mediterranean Diet
12/09/09: Soy doesn't harm, and may even help, breast cancer survivors, study finds
12/09/09: Pistachios may reduce lung cancer risk
12/08/09: Oxygen Therapies
12/01/09: TWC and Gilda's Club Unify!
12/01/09: Long-Term and Recent Recreational Physical Activity and Survival After Breast Cancer: The California Teachers Study
11/01/09: Current Research Studies
8/11/09: Aspirin Use after Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Associated with Improved Survival
8/3/09: Regular Yoga Practice is Associated with Mindful Eating
7/27/09: Psychological Distress in Long-term Survivors of Adult-Onset Cancer
6/15/09: Ginger Quells Chemotherapy-Related Nausea
4/22/09: Yoga Fosters Sense Of Well-Being In Breast Cancer Patients, Oncology News International. Vol. 18 No. 4
11/17/08: Psychological Intervention Improves Survival for Breast Cancer Patients, in the journal Cancer
10/20/08 Cancer Patients are Making their Bodies Strong Again, LA Times
10/20/08 The Benefits of Exercise for Cancer Patients, LA Times
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