Nutrition Recommendations Help Cancer Patients, and Other News

Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have caught our attention the past two weeks:

  • The Cancer Nutrition Consortium, formed by seven leading cancer centers, including the Dana Farber Cancer Center, aims to help cancer patients make healthy choices in their diet to support their treatment.
  • Negative BRCA testing may not always imply lower breast cancer risk, according to research in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
  •  The FDA announced the first regulatory approval of a high-throughput DNA sequencing device.
  • According to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, sugary drinks increase endometrial cancer risk.